The Dominican Republic (D.R.) is a country that many people like to visit but even more call home. For example, people love to go to Punta Cana for vacation. We hear more about its neighbor Haiti than about the D.R.,… Read More

Many people in the US began collecting coins with Morgan Dollars or Peace Dollars. There remains significant interest in these coins and there are advertisements for them are in many magazines and TV infomercials. The US Mint has announced that… Read More

Some countries have a surprising and unique origin. For example, the Djibouti and its Franc origin story is definitely unexpected. Looking at its location its a good indicator that it was carved out of a prior region. Djibouti is located… Read More

Denmark is a relatively small European country, considered by most people to be more associated with Scandinavian than Northern European. Denmark has outsized influenced on its neighbors because of its strong seafaring history. Sweden, Norway and Denmark had been part… Read More

People have written books about China banknotes. To try to summarize all of the issuing authorities, printers, themes, etc. in a single blog is impossible to do the history justice. Instead, we can try to pick out a few of… Read More