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Theodore Roosevelt and the Renaissance of American Coinage
Back in December 1904, three years after he took office, Theodore Roosevelt sent a famous letter to Treasury Secretary Leslie Shaw that ushered in a new age of American coinage. Here’s what he said: I think our coinage is artistically of atrocious hideousness. Would it be possible, without asking permission ...
The Curse of the Mountain of Light
There are some who believe the diamond we now call Koh-i-Noor (Mountain of Light) has been around for more than 5,000 years. Although there’s no proof of that, we can trace the enthralling history of this magnificent stone for certain from the 14th century. It was then that the first ...
The Secret to Finding Great Deals on Fine Jewelry
Were you left uninspired by the latest necklaces you saw at your local boutiques? Are you looking for something different, something with a bit more character? Well, West Seattle Coins and Bellevue Rare Coins have an outstanding collection of heirloom and contemporary jewelry—handpicked from the items we’ve purchased locally or ...
Why You Should Own Krugerrands, One Of The World’s Most Popular Bullion Coins
Produced from one of the world’s largest gold mines in South Africa, the Krugerrand is the original and most recognized one-ounce gold bullion coin. First minted in 1967 from Rand Refinery, it was developed to internationally promote South African gold by making it easy for anybody to invest in gold. ...
Cyber Monday 2012: The best deals
Bye-bye Black Friday. So long Small Business Saturday. Now, it's Cyber Monday's turn. Cyber Monday, coined in 2005 by a shopping trade group that noticed online sales spiked on the Monday following Thanksgiving, is the next in a series of days that stores are counting on to jumpstart the ...
What’s in store: Holiday gifts for kids
Like many American businesses, the toy industry isn’t all fun and games right now. U.S. toy sales were down 2 percent last year, and have dropped in four of the past five years, according to the Toy Industry Association. The decline has been attributed to everything from a dearth of ...
Back-to-school software: The five best freebies
Last week I told you about five awesome back-to-school apps and gadgets. Today let's go old-school on back-to-school and talk about software. Chances are good you've already spent at least a few hundred dollars on a laptop for your high school- or college-bound students. Do you really need to spend hundreds ...
Groupon puts on a new face
Groupon launches "Clicky the Clickable Value Wheel." It's a Facebook game that allows users to "spin" for various Groupon deals.
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