Starting with El Yunque National Forest, the America the Beautiful Quarters Program presented another fresh set of five brilliantly designed coins for 2012. The first set of five America the Beautiful Quarters (also referred to as National Park Quarters), became available to the public in 2010. Collectors quickly added these …
Socrates is known for saying “The unexamined life is not worth living.” He was a great Greek philosopher who believed the value of life was realized best or only when a person searched for better understanding or purpose in their own life. He thought that to realize the best return …
School is out and it is known many of us head to the Eastern beaches for some fun time in the sun and waves. What might not be known, however, is the beach is a perfect place to go for a treasured vacation! While looking for seashells or taking a …
It is thought that at least 20,000 meteorites, over 10 grams (about.025lb), land on Earth each year, according to a study led by P.A. Bland. This number includes the entire sphere, and so since water covers much of Earth, 70% of them are lost beneath the oceans and lakes almost …
Any error during the process of making new coins by the United States Mint, which then the coins get released into circulation, offers treasure to be found. These ‘Error Coins’ are highly collectible and worth more than their face value. It is known the US Mint produces multiple error coins …
Even though the discovery of King Tutankhamun’s tomb by Howard Carter happened almost a century ago, it continues to fascinate. The nearly intact chambers, and their contents, hidden for over three thousand years, were once again able to be seen after its unearthing in November 1922. The tomb contained over …
The Newton Boys are famously known for carrying out America’s biggest train robbery on June 12th, 1924. Not only did they make history by stealing more than three million dollars on this one train heist, but this sealed the Newton Boys to become remembered as the most successful bank and …
