Coins, Currency & American History
Littleton Coin Company
America was not built in a straight line.It was built through arguments about power, money, and trust.This podcast tells the story of the United States through the forces that shaped it beneath the surface: currency, credit, debt, and the systems people argued over long before the outcomes were clear. Instead of memorizing dates and battles, we follow the economic and political choices that quietly defined who benefited, who paid the price, and why the nation developed the way it did.From the fight between Hamilton and Jefferson, to the rise and fall of early national banks, to gold...
Episodes
Ep. 35 – America's 250th and Semiquincentennial Coinage
Two hundred and fifty years after the Declaration of Independence, the United States Mint told the story of America’s journey to liberty on the nation’s coinage. Dual dates, new designs and special privy marks… even unexpected production errors. For collectors, the result is a rich, one-year series that rewards close study. For the wider public it is a reminder of America’s founding principles. The coins of 2026 stand as both historical markers and living currency – tangible links between 1776 and the United States’ Semiquincentennial. They invite us to look back on our origins… on the people and events that shaped the nation. They are truly pieces of history we can hold in our hands…Presented by Littleton Coin Company. Visit us online at: https://www.LittletonCoin.comAre you a collector? Shop one of the largest inventories of coins, paper money & collecting supplies at https://www.LittletonCoin.comNew to Collecting?Check out Littleton's FREE Coin Collecting Learn Center at: https://www.LittletonCoin.com/LearnWant more fun facts about coins & currency?Check out Littleton's popular Heads & Tails Blog at: https://blog.LittletonCoin.comFollow Us on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/littletoncoincompanyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/littletoncoincompany/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/LittletonCoinCoPinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/littletoncoin/X: https://twitter.com/LittletonCoinLittleton Coin CompanyServing Collectors Since 1945Copyright © 2026 LCC, Inc.
Ep. 34 – Fiat Currency Backed by the Future
For most of American history, silver or gold stood behind the coins and currency notes people used every day. That link stretched back to the Coinage Act of 1792 and survived, in changing forms, until the early 1970s. But in August of 1971, the final formal connection to gold ended. From that point forward, the United States dollar rested on something less tangible and more continuous: the combination of the productive capacity of the American economy… the government’s power to tax… and the public’s willingness to accept the currency in everyday transactions. Economists and officials described the dollar as backed by the full faith and credit of the United States. Or, to put it another way, American currency was backed by the future – by the ongoing ability of the nation to produce, to trade and to meet its obligations... Presented by Littleton Coin Company. Visit us online at: https://www.LittletonCoin.comAre you a collector? Shop one of the largest inventories of coins, paper money & collecting supplies at https://www.LittletonCoin.comNew to Collecting?Check out Littleton's FREE Coin Collecting Learn Center at: https://www.LittletonCoin.com/LearnWant more fun facts about coins & currency?Check out Littleton's popular Heads & Tails Blog at: https://blog.LittletonCoin.comFollow Us on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/littletoncoincompanyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/littletoncoincompany/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/LittletonCoinCoPinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/littletoncoin/X: https://twitter.com/LittletonCoinLittleton Coin CompanyServing Collectors Since 1945Copyright © 2026 LCC, Inc.
Ep. 33 – Cryptocurrencies Challenge the Fiat System
The autumn of 2008 felt unsettled. Bear Stearns had collapsed in March. In September, the fall of Lehman Brothers triggered a full-blown financial crisis. The government scrambled to enact emergency measures. For many, confidence in traditional financial institutions was shaken. Then, on October 31, 2008, a short, nine-page document was published titled “Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System.” And it described a new form of electronic money – one that would operate without banks or central authorities, and without the need to trust any single institution. It was a radical idea, offered at a moment when the old system was under visible strain. And it would challenge the financial fabric of the world... Presented by Littleton Coin Company. Visit us online at: https://www.LittletonCoin.comAre you a collector? Shop one of the largest inventories of coins, paper money & collecting supplies at https://www.LittletonCoin.comNew to Collecting?Check out Littleton's FREE Coin Collecting Learn Center at: https://www.LittletonCoin.com/LearnWant more fun facts about coins & currency?Check out Littleton's popular Heads & Tails Blog at: https://blog.LittletonCoin.comFollow Us on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/littletoncoincompanyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/littletoncoincompany/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/LittletonCoinCoPinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/littletoncoin/X: https://twitter.com/LittletonCoinLittleton Coin CompanyServing Collectors Since 1945Copyright © 2026 LCC, Inc.
Ep. 32 – Booms, Busts and COVID Reglobalization
The 1990s arrived with a burst of optimism. After the uncertainties of previous decades, the United States stepped into a new era of technological promise and economic expansion. And for many Americans, it felt like prosperity was not only possible but almost inevitable. Yet beneath that sense of momentum lay seeds of volatility. The decade would test the resilience of markets, institutions and everyday citizens in profound ways. And through it all, the coins and currency in our pockets continued to tell their own quiet stories of adaptation and change... Presented by Littleton Coin Company. Visit us online at: https://www.LittletonCoin.comAre you a collector? Shop one of the largest inventories of coins, paper money & collecting supplies at https://www.LittletonCoin.comNew to Collecting?Check out Littleton's FREE Coin Collecting Learn Center at: https://www.LittletonCoin.com/LearnWant more fun facts about coins & currency?Check out Littleton's popular Heads & Tails Blog at: https://blog.LittletonCoin.comFollow Us on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/littletoncoincompanyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/littletoncoincompany/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/LittletonCoinCoPinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/littletoncoin/X: https://twitter.com/LittletonCoinLittleton Coin CompanyServing Collectors Since 1945Copyright © 2026 LCC, Inc.
Ep. 31 – 1970s Stagflation and the '80s Finance Boom
The 1970s opened with a sense of promise. But soon enough, familiar comforts started to slip away. Gas lines stretched for blocks. Prices climbed higher week after week. And the steady growth that defined the previous decades suddenly felt uncertain. But then came the 1980s. The economy recovered, then boomed – but so did the national debt. It was a time when the rules of money seemed to change. And United States coinage reflected those shifts in quiet but telling ways... Presented by Littleton Coin Company. Visit us online at: https://www.LittletonCoin.comAre you a collector? Shop one of the largest inventories of coins, paper money & collecting supplies at https://www.LittletonCoin.comNew to Collecting?Check out Littleton's FREE Coin Collecting Learn Center at: https://www.LittletonCoin.com/LearnWant more fun facts about coins & currency?Check out Littleton's popular Heads & Tails Blog at: https://blog.LittletonCoin.comFollow Us on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/littletoncoincompanyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/littletoncoincompany/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/LittletonCoinCoPinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/littletoncoin/X: https://twitter.com/LittletonCoinLittleton Coin CompanyServing Collectors Since 1945Copyright © 2026 LCC, Inc.
Ep. 30 – The Postwar Boom and Suburban Capitalism
After four years of fighting and rationing, Americans were tired. But finally, World War II was over. Millions of men and women serving overseas returned home to both celebrations and new challenges. And a new generation of Americans, Baby Boomers, was born. In the decades that followed, the nation faced new challenges and a new Cold War. But the economy was booming. The United States reached new heights – literally – with NASA and the Apollo space program. All while twin economic forces reshaped the American landscape... Presented by Littleton Coin Company. Visit us online at: https://www.LittletonCoin.comAre you a collector? Shop one of the largest inventories of coins, paper money & collecting supplies at https://www.LittletonCoin.comNew to Collecting?Check out Littleton's FREE Coin Collecting Learn Center at: https://www.LittletonCoin.com/LearnWant more fun facts about coins & currency?Check out Littleton's popular Heads & Tails Blog at: https://blog.LittletonCoin.comFollow Us on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/littletoncoincompanyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/littletoncoincompany/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/LittletonCoinCoPinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/littletoncoin/X: https://twitter.com/LittletonCoinLittleton Coin CompanyServing Collectors Since 1945Copyright © 2026 LCC, Inc.
Ep. 29 – World War II, Bretton Woods and a New World Currency
The United States entered World War II in December of 1941. Across Europe and Asia, air and ground combat were ravaging farms and factories. Consumer goods were rationed. War production defined the global economy. Even the U.S. Mint joined the war effort. Coins were struck in silver and steel to save copper and nickel for munitions and other military equipment. While the Bureau of Engraving and Printing issued special emergency currency notes to stop the enemy from using captured American money. And the war would bring other monetary changes – including a new world reserve currency... Presented by Littleton Coin Company. Visit us online at: https://www.LittletonCoin.comAre you a collector? Shop one of the largest inventories of coins, paper money & collecting supplies at https://www.LittletonCoin.comNew to Collecting?Check out Littleton's FREE Coin Collecting Learn Center at: https://www.LittletonCoin.com/LearnWant more fun facts about coins & currency?Check out Littleton's popular Heads & Tails Blog at: https://blog.LittletonCoin.comFollow Us on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/littletoncoincompanyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/littletoncoincompany/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/LittletonCoinCoPinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/littletoncoin/X: https://twitter.com/LittletonCoinLittleton Coin CompanyServing Collectors Since 1945Copyright © 2026 LCC, Inc.
Ep. 28 – The Great Depression, The New Deal and Managed Capitalism
The crash came in late October of 1929. Stock prices plunged. Fortunes evaporated. The Roaring Twenties gave way to the Great Depression. Out of its depths emerged one of the most ambitious experiments in American economics. Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal reshaped the relationship between government, business and everyday citizens. It was the birth of managed capitalism in the United States. And through it all, the nation’s coins and currency told their own quiet story of upheaval and adaptation... Presented by Littleton Coin Company. Visit us online at: https://www.LittletonCoin.comAre you a collector? Shop one of the largest inventories of coins, paper money & collecting supplies at https://www.LittletonCoin.comNew to Collecting?Check out Littleton's FREE Coin Collecting Learn Center at: https://www.LittletonCoin.com/LearnWant more fun facts about coins & currency?Check out Littleton's popular Heads & Tails Blog at: https://blog.LittletonCoin.comFollow Us on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/littletoncoincompanyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/littletoncoincompany/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/LittletonCoinCoPinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/littletoncoin/X: https://twitter.com/LittletonCoinLittleton Coin CompanyServing Collectors Since 1945Copyright © 2026 LCC, Inc.
Ep. 27 – The Roaring Twenties: Credit, Culture and Consumerism
The Roaring Twenties were a transformative era in American history. From flappers, speakeasies and shifting societal norms to rapid industrial growth and revolutions in personal finance, America was changing fast. Installment buying and consumer credit surged in popularity as people across the nation embraced a new, modern way of life. But beneath the glamour of the Jazz Age, even bigger changes were on the horizon… Presented by Littleton Coin Company. Visit us online at: https://www.LittletonCoin.comAre you a collector? Shop one of the largest inventories of coins, paper money & collecting supplies at https://www.LittletonCoin.comNew to Collecting?Check out Littleton's FREE Coin Collecting Learn Center at: https://www.LittletonCoin.com/LearnWant more fun facts about coins & currency?Check out Littleton's popular Heads & Tails Blog at: https://blog.LittletonCoin.comFollow Us on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/littletoncoincompanyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/littletoncoincompany/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/LittletonCoinCoPinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/littletoncoin/X: https://twitter.com/LittletonCoinLittleton Coin CompanyServing Collectors Since 1945Copyright © 2026 LCC, Inc.
Ep. 26 – World War I and the End of Isolation
History remembers World War I for trench warfare, alliances, and fallen empires. But it also showed factories and financial strength could shape events in ways armies and navies alone could not. And it forced the United States to decide what kind of country it would become in a connected world. America had long preferred distance and isolation. But modern industry and credit made separation harder to maintain. The nation found itself drawn onto the global stage. And it rose to the occasion, changing the world’s balance of power forever... Presented by Littleton Coin Company. Visit us online at: https://www.LittletonCoin.comAre you a collector? Shop one of the largest inventories of coins, paper money & collecting supplies at https://www.LittletonCoin.comNew to Collecting?Check out Littleton's FREE Coin Collecting Learn Center at: https://www.LittletonCoin.com/LearnWant more fun facts about coins & currency?Check out Littleton's popular Heads & Tails Blog at: https://blog.LittletonCoin.comFollow Us on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/littletoncoincompanyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/littletoncoincompany/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/LittletonCoinCoPinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/littletoncoin/X: https://twitter.com/LittletonCoinLittleton Coin CompanyServing Collectors Since 1945Copyright © 2026 LCC, Inc.
Ep. 25 – Teddy Roosevelt and the Meaning of Prosperity
America had become a nation of abundance. Wages climbed. Prices fell. New inventions were everywhere. For the first time, many could afford modern tools and conveniences. But what should all that prosperity serve? The question was asked by writers... naturalists... working Americans... and one energetic president who felt a nation needs more than comfort and commerce... Presented by Littleton Coin Company. Visit us online at: https://www.LittletonCoin.comAre you a collector? Shop one of the largest inventories of coins, paper money & collecting supplies at https://www.LittletonCoin.comNew to Collecting?Check out Littleton's FREE Coin Collecting Learn Center at: https://www.LittletonCoin.com/LearnWant more fun facts about coins & currency?Check out Littleton's popular Heads & Tails Blog at: https://blog.LittletonCoin.comFollow Us on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/littletoncoincompanyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/littletoncoincompany/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/LittletonCoinCoPinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/littletoncoin/X: https://twitter.com/LittletonCoinLittleton Coin CompanyServing Collectors Since 1945Copyright © 2026 LCC, Inc.
Ep. 24 – Ford and the Driveway Industrial Revolution
In the early twentieth century, America was already a powerhouse of factories and production. But for most families, that industrial strength was hidden behind the walls of giant plants in places like Pittsburgh and Detroit. Until one man reshaped how the country worked, spent, and moved... Presented by Littleton Coin Company. Visit us online at: https://www.LittletonCoin.comAre you a collector? Shop one of the largest inventories of coins, paper money & collecting supplies at https://www.LittletonCoin.comNew to Collecting?Check out Littleton's FREE Coin Collecting Learn Center at: https://www.LittletonCoin.com/LearnWant more fun facts about coins & currency?Check out Littleton's popular Heads & Tails Blog at: https://blog.LittletonCoin.comFollow Us on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/littletoncoincompanyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/littletoncoincompany/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/LittletonCoinCoPinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/littletoncoin/X: https://twitter.com/LittletonCoinLittleton Coin CompanyServing Collectors Since 1945Copyright © 2026 LCC, Inc.
Ep. 23 – The Spanish-American War
By the 1890s, the United States filled its own continent and began to look beyond its shores. And when the battleship Maine exploded in Havana harbor in February 1898, Congress declared war on Spain. The conflict lasted only a few months, but its effects reached far into the new century... Presented by Littleton Coin Company. Visit us online at: https://www.LittletonCoin.comAre you a collector? Shop one of the largest inventories of coins, paper money & collecting supplies at https://www.LittletonCoin.comNew to Collecting?Check out Littleton's FREE Coin Collecting Learn Center at: https://www.LittletonCoin.com/LearnWant more fun facts about coins & currency?Check out Littleton's popular Heads & Tails Blog at: https://blog.LittletonCoin.comFollow Us on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/littletoncoincompanyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/littletoncoincompany/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/LittletonCoinCoPinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/littletoncoin/X: https://twitter.com/LittletonCoinLittleton Coin CompanyServing Collectors Since 1945Copyright © 2026 LCC, Inc.
Ep. 22 – The Gilded Age: When Capital Outgrew Money
The end of Reconstruction left the future of the United States wide open. Historians would later call this period the Gilded Age. And for the first time since independence, Americans stopped measuring themselves against Europe. They started competing with it... Presented by Littleton Coin Company. Visit us online at: https://www.LittletonCoin.comAre you a collector? Shop one of the largest inventories of coins, paper money & collecting supplies at https://www.LittletonCoin.comNew to Collecting?Check out Littleton's FREE Coin Collecting Learn Center at: https://www.LittletonCoin.com/LearnWant more fun facts about coins & currency?Check out Littleton's popular Heads & Tails Blog at: https://blog.LittletonCoin.comFollow Us on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/littletoncoincompanyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/littletoncoincompany/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/LittletonCoinCoPinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/littletoncoin/X: https://twitter.com/LittletonCoinLittleton Coin CompanyServing Collectors Since 1945Copyright © 2026 LCC, Inc.
Ep. 21 – The Lost Cause and Reconstruction
The Civil War had ended. Reconstruction brought the Southern states back into the Union. Yet for many in the South, the wounds lingered. They searched for a way to make sense of defeat and move forward with a measure of dignity. And their search gave to what would become known as The Lost Cause... Presented by Littleton Coin Company. Visit us online at: https://www.LittletonCoin.comAre you a collector? Shop one of the largest inventories of coins, paper money & collecting supplies at https://www.LittletonCoin.comNew to Collecting?Check out Littleton's FREE Coin Collecting Learn Center at: https://www.LittletonCoin.com/LearnWant more fun facts about coins & currency?Check out Littleton's popular Heads & Tails Blog at: https://blog.LittletonCoin.comFollow Us on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/littletoncoincompanyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/littletoncoincompany/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/LittletonCoinCoPinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/littletoncoin/X: https://twitter.com/LittletonCoinLittleton Coin CompanyServing Collectors Since 1945Copyright © 2026 LCC, Inc.
Ep. 20 – Fractional Currency and a New Financial System
The Civil War changed the American financial system. Its patchwork of coins and local bank notes gave way to more centralized federal paper money and one of the most practical – and collectible – innovations in our numismatic history: Fractional Currency... Presented by Littleton Coin Company. Visit us online at: https://www.LittletonCoin.comAre you a collector? Shop one of the largest inventories of coins, paper money & collecting supplies at https://www.LittletonCoin.comNew to Collecting?Check out Littleton's FREE Coin Collecting Learn Center at: https://www.LittletonCoin.com/LearnWant more fun facts about coins & currency?Check out Littleton's popular Heads & Tails Blog at: https://blog.LittletonCoin.comFollow Us on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/littletoncoincompanyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/littletoncoincompany/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/LittletonCoinCoPinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/littletoncoin/X: https://twitter.com/LittletonCoinLittleton Coin CompanyServing Collectors Since 1945Copyright © 2026 LCC, Inc.
Ep. 19 – The Civil War
When Confederate artillery opened on Fort Sumter in April 1861, America plunged into a war unlike any before in American history. It was a full-scale test of two societies, economies and financial systems. Armies would decide battles. But money – how to raise it, spend it, sustain it – would decide the war... Presented by Littleton Coin Company. Visit us online at: https://www.LittletonCoin.comAre you a collector? Shop one of the largest inventories of coins, paper money & collecting supplies at https://www.LittletonCoin.comNew to Collecting?Check out Littleton's FREE Coin Collecting Learn Center at: https://www.LittletonCoin.com/LearnWant more fun facts about coins & currency?Check out Littleton's popular Heads & Tails Blog at: https://blog.LittletonCoin.comFollow Us on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/littletoncoincompanyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/littletoncoincompany/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/LittletonCoinCoPinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/littletoncoin/X: https://twitter.com/LittletonCoinLittleton Coin CompanyServing Collectors Since 1945Copyright © 2026 LCC, Inc.
Ep. 18 – A Nation Divided
The decade before the Civil War is often described as a political crisis. But the 1850s were also an economic crisis, a cultural crisis and a crisis of imagination. North, South and West each had opposing visions of the future – and believed the others misunderstood America’s promise... Presented by Littleton Coin Company. Visit us online at: https://www.LittletonCoin.comAre you a collector? Shop one of the largest inventories of coins, paper money & collecting supplies at https://www.LittletonCoin.comNew to Collecting?Check out Littleton's FREE Coin Collecting Learn Center at: https://www.LittletonCoin.com/LearnWant more fun facts about coins & currency?Check out Littleton's popular Heads & Tails Blog at: https://blog.LittletonCoin.comFollow Us on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/littletoncoincompanyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/littletoncoincompany/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/LittletonCoinCoPinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/littletoncoin/X: https://twitter.com/LittletonCoinLittleton Coin CompanyServing Collectors Since 1945Copyright © 2026 LCC, Inc.
Ep. 17 – Gold Rushes, Silver Booms and New U.S. Mints
The American economy exploded in the 1800s, fueled by no less than nine gold and silver rushes from Georgia and the Carolinas to California and the Klondike. People flocked to seek their fortunes. And new gold and silver coins were born, struck by six brand new United States Branch Mints... Presented by Littleton Coin Company. Visit us online at: https://www.LittletonCoin.comAre you a collector? Shop one of the largest inventories of coins, paper money & collecting supplies at https://www.LittletonCoin.comNew to Collecting?Check out Littleton's FREE Coin Collecting Learn Center at: https://www.LittletonCoin.com/LearnWant more fun facts about coins & currency?Check out Littleton's popular Heads & Tails Blog at: https://blog.LittletonCoin.comFollow Us on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/littletoncoincompanyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/littletoncoincompany/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/LittletonCoinCoPinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/littletoncoin/X: https://twitter.com/LittletonCoinLittleton Coin CompanyServing Collectors Since 1945Copyright © 2026 LCC, Inc.
Ep. 16 – The Uncertain Fate of America’s Frontier
In the early 19th century, Americans spoke of the western frontier with confidence. It was where Jefferson’s agrarian citizens would flourish. The land that would cure poverty and absorb the restless masses of the East. An investment that would pay dividends for generations. But by the 1840s, something changed. People began to see it as a costly promise rather than a realized future. And belief in the West was an unspoken pillar holding the young republic together... Presented by Littleton Coin Company. Visit us online at: https://www.LittletonCoin.comAre you a collector? Shop one of the largest inventories of coins, paper money & collecting supplies at https://www.LittletonCoin.comNew to Collecting?Check out Littleton's FREE Coin Collecting Learn Center at: https://www.LittletonCoin.com/LearnWant more fun facts about coins & currency?Check out Littleton's popular Heads & Tails Blog at: https://blog.LittletonCoin.comFollow Us on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/littletoncoincompanyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/littletoncoincompany/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/LittletonCoinCoPinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/littletoncoin/X: https://twitter.com/LittletonCoinLittleton Coin CompanyServing Collectors Since 1945Copyright © 2026 LCC, Inc.
Ep. 15 – Everyday Money in Antebellum America
The United States recovered slowly from the Panic of 1837. Trade resumed. Banks reopened. Wages returned. Eventually, the crisis passed and the country resumed its growth. But the panic left behind a revealing question: How did Americans actually conduct daily transactions? The United States was one nation in principle but many economies in practice. And its money reflected that reality... Presented by Littleton Coin Company. Visit us online at: https://www.LittletonCoin.comAre you a collector? Shop one of the largest inventories of coins, paper money & collecting supplies at https://www.LittletonCoin.comNew to Collecting?Check out Littleton's FREE Coin Collecting Learn Center at: https://www.LittletonCoin.com/LearnWant more fun facts about coins & currency?Check out Littleton's popular Heads & Tails Blog at: https://blog.LittletonCoin.comFollow Us on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/littletoncoincompanyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/littletoncoincompany/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/LittletonCoinCoPinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/littletoncoin/X: https://twitter.com/LittletonCoinLittleton Coin CompanyServing Collectors Since 1945Copyright © 2026 LCC, Inc.
Ep. 14 – Scarce Specie and the Panic of 1837
Economic stability depends on confidence. And in the early nineteenth century, confidence rested on metal. Gold and silver were trusted. Paper was tolerable as long as it could be redeemed. When confidence faltered, the American financial system strained under the weight of redemption demands. The Panic of 1837 revealed just how fragile this balance could be… Presented by Littleton Coin Company. Visit us online at: https://www.LittletonCoin.comAre you a collector? Shop one of the largest inventories of coins, paper money & collecting supplies at https://www.LittletonCoin.comNew to Collecting?Check out Littleton's FREE Coin Collecting Learn Center at: https://www.LittletonCoin.com/LearnWant more fun facts about coins & currency?Check out Littleton's popular Heads & Tails Blog at: https://blog.LittletonCoin.comFollow Us on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/littletoncoincompanyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/littletoncoincompany/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/LittletonCoinCoPinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/littletoncoin/X: https://twitter.com/LittletonCoinLittleton Coin CompanyServing Collectors Since 1945Copyright © 2026 LCC, Inc.
Ep. 13 – The Second Bank and the Return of an Old Argument
One of America’s earliest and most persistent debates was whether the United States should have a national bank. Hamilton proposed one in the 1790s. Jefferson opposed it. And in 1811, Congress let its charter expire. Less than five years later, it was back. But different regions had different needs, and different fears. Because this was more than banking. It was politics, identity, geography and power... Presented by Littleton Coin Company. Visit us online at: https://www.LittletonCoin.comAre you a collector? Shop one of the largest inventories of coins, paper money & collecting supplies at https://www.LittletonCoin.comNew to Collecting?Check out Littleton's FREE Coin Collecting Learn Center at: https://www.LittletonCoin.com/LearnWant more fun facts about coins & currency?Check out Littleton's popular Heads & Tails Blog at: https://blog.LittletonCoin.comFollow Us on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/littletoncoincompanyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/littletoncoincompany/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/LittletonCoinCoPinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/littletoncoin/X: https://twitter.com/LittletonCoinLittleton Coin CompanyServing Collectors Since 1945Copyright © 2026 LCC, Inc.
Ep. 12 – The Age of Jackson and the Coalition That Changed American Politics
The late 1820s looked peaceful on the surface. The War of 1812 was over. The Monroe Doctrine had claimed a hemisphere. The Panic of 1819 was fading. And the Federalists were gone, leaving only one major party. For the first time, Americans imagined themselves unified. But beneath the surface, three regional economies were diverging. And into that divide stepped a man who would reshape both the presidency and the nation... Presented by Littleton Coin Company. Visit us online at: https://www.LittletonCoin.comAre you a collector? Shop one of the largest inventories of coins, paper money & collecting supplies at https://www.LittletonCoin.comNew to Collecting?Check out Littleton's FREE Coin Collecting Learn Center at: https://www.LittletonCoin.com/LearnWant more fun facts about coins & currency?Check out Littleton's popular Heads & Tails Blog at: https://blog.LittletonCoin.comFollow Us on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/littletoncoincompanyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/littletoncoincompany/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/LittletonCoinCoPinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/littletoncoin/X: https://twitter.com/LittletonCoinLittleton Coin CompanyServing Collectors Since 1945Copyright © 2026 LCC, Inc.
Ep. 11 – The Monroe Doctrine
The early 1820s were supposed to be an age of unity without party politics. But while America looked calm, stable and confident, the Panic of 1819 had shattered financial innocence. The industrial North, the plantation South and the expanding West were drifting apart. And in this moment of internal fragility, the United States issued one of the boldest statements in history... Presented by Littleton Coin Company. Visit us online at: https://www.LittletonCoin.comAre you a collector? Shop one of the largest inventories of coins, paper money & collecting supplies at https://www.LittletonCoin.comNew to Collecting?Check out Littleton's FREE Coin Collecting Learn Center at: https://www.LittletonCoin.com/LearnWant more fun facts about coins & currency?Check out Littleton's popular Heads & Tails Blog at: https://blog.LittletonCoin.comFollow Us on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/littletoncoincompanyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/littletoncoincompany/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/LittletonCoinCoPinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/littletoncoin/X: https://twitter.com/LittletonCoinLittleton Coin CompanyServing Collectors Since 1945Copyright © 2026 LCC, Inc.
Ep. 10 – Good Feelings and the Panic of 1819
After the War of 1812, flags flew above rebuilt forts. Veterans were honored. And crowds cheered President James Monroe as he proclaimed a new age of unity. It was “The Era of Good Feelings.” But beneath the surface, the country was dividing economically, socially and philosophically. A financial crisis would soon shake the nation – and shape the century ahead... Presented by Littleton Coin Company. Visit us online at: https://www.LittletonCoin.comAre you a collector? Shop one of the largest inventories of coins, paper money & collecting supplies at https://www.LittletonCoin.comNew to Collecting?Check out Littleton's FREE Coin Collecting Learn Center at: https://www.LittletonCoin.com/LearnWant more fun facts about coins & currency?Check out Littleton's popular Heads & Tails Blog at: https://blog.LittletonCoin.comFollow Us on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/littletoncoincompanyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/littletoncoincompany/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/LittletonCoinCoPinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/littletoncoin/X: https://twitter.com/LittletonCoinLittleton Coin CompanyServing Collectors Since 1945Copyright © 2026 LCC, Inc.
Ep. 9 – The War of 1812 and the Three Americas
The War of 1812 was a defining moment for America. Often counted a minor conflict, it was anything but. It revealed the United States was not one nation with a shared experience. There were three Americas. Each lived the war through a different lens, with a different idea of what the country should be. And the fissures exposed would echo all the way to the Civil War... Presented by Littleton Coin Company. Visit us online at: https://www.LittletonCoin.comAre you a collector? Shop one of the largest inventories of coins, paper money & collecting supplies at https://www.LittletonCoin.comNew to Collecting?Check out Littleton's FREE Coin Collecting Learn Center at: https://www.LittletonCoin.com/LearnWant more fun facts about coins & currency?Check out Littleton's popular Heads & Tails Blog at: https://blog.LittletonCoin.comFollow Us on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/littletoncoincompanyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/littletoncoincompany/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/LittletonCoinCoPinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/littletoncoin/X: https://twitter.com/LittletonCoinLittleton Coin CompanyServing Collectors Since 1945Copyright © 2026 LCC, Inc.
Ep. 8 – The End of the First National Bank
Thomas Jefferson had won the presidency. His vision had triumphed. Federal power would shrink. State power would rise. His Louisiana Purchase doubled the nation’s size, but he set the stage for a decentralized republic. When the First Bank of the United States’ charter expired, Congress let it close. And in the silence that followed, cracks began to appear... Presented by Littleton Coin Company. Visit us online at: https://www.LittletonCoin.comAre you a collector? Shop one of the largest inventories of coins, paper money & collecting supplies at https://www.LittletonCoin.comNew to Collecting?Check out Littleton's FREE Coin Collecting Learn Center at: https://www.LittletonCoin.com/LearnWant more fun facts about coins & currency?Check out Littleton's popular Heads & Tails Blog at: https://blog.LittletonCoin.comFollow Us on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/littletoncoincompanyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/littletoncoincompany/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/LittletonCoinCoPinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/littletoncoin/X: https://twitter.com/LittletonCoinLittleton Coin CompanyServing Collectors Since 1945Copyright © 2026 LCC, Inc.
Ep. 7 – The Louisiana Purchase and a Debtor Nation
There comes a moment when every young nation must prove its reliability. For the United States, that moment arrived in 1803. The Revolution was over, and the early republic was beginning to find its footing. Purchasing the Louisiana Territory would be the cost of securing a future. But it was the country’s first great financial leap – and the world was watching... Presented by Littleton Coin Company. Visit us online at: https://www.LittletonCoin.comAre you a collector? Shop one of the largest inventories of coins, paper money & collecting supplies at https://www.LittletonCoin.comNew to Collecting?Check out Littleton's FREE Coin Collecting Learn Center at: https://www.LittletonCoin.com/LearnWant more fun facts about coins & currency?Check out Littleton's popular Heads & Tails Blog at: https://blog.LittletonCoin.comFollow Us on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/littletoncoincompanyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/littletoncoincompany/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/LittletonCoinCoPinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/littletoncoin/X: https://twitter.com/LittletonCoinLittleton Coin CompanyServing Collectors Since 1945Copyright © 2026 LCC, Inc.
Ep. 6 – Hamilton vs. Jefferson: The Battle for America’s Future
The year is 1790. The new United States is fragile. Loud. Full of hope, but also arguments. At the center stand Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson. Their rivalry is the first great divide in American politics. And beneath the newspaper attacks and cabinet shouting matches is one central question: How should America protect the ideals for which it fought? Presented by Littleton Coin Company. Visit us online at: https://www.LittletonCoin.comAre you a collector? Shop one of the largest inventories of coins, paper money & collecting supplies at https://www.LittletonCoin.comNew to Collecting?Check out Littleton's FREE Coin Collecting Learn Center at: https://www.LittletonCoin.com/LearnWant more fun facts about coins & currency?Check out Littleton's popular Heads & Tails Blog at: https://blog.LittletonCoin.comFollow Us on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/littletoncoincompanyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/littletoncoincompany/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/LittletonCoinCoPinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/littletoncoin/X: https://twitter.com/LittletonCoinLittleton Coin CompanyServing Collectors Since 1945Copyright © 2026 LCC, Inc.
Ep. 5 – Paper Promises and the Price of Freedom
The Declaration of Independence has been signed. The War for Independence has begun. The American colonies have finally broken from the world's largest empire and severed themselves from its financial system. But for all their bravery, the Continental Congress now faces a question no amount of rhetoric can answer: How do you pay for a revolution? Presented by Littleton Coin Company. Visit us online at: https://www.LittletonCoin.comAre you a collector? Shop one of the largest inventories of coins, paper money & collecting supplies at https://www.LittletonCoin.comNew to Collecting?Check out Littleton's FREE Coin Collecting Learn Center at: https://www.LittletonCoin.com/LearnWant more fun facts about coins & currency?Check out Littleton's popular Heads & Tails Blog at: https://blog.LittletonCoin.comFollow Us on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/littletoncoincompanyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/littletoncoincompany/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/LittletonCoinCoPinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/littletoncoin/X: https://twitter.com/LittletonCoinLittleton Coin CompanyServing Collectors Since 1945Copyright © 2026 LCC, Inc.
Ep. 4 – Paying the Bill for Services Not Rendered
Long before he became a Founding Father, Benjamin Franklin was a loyal citizen of both the American colonies and the British empire. He warned that taxes would bankrupt the colonies and limit the empire’s prosperity. But he was mocked and dismissed. And in 1774, he returned to the colonies with a new conviction. The time for diplomacy had ended. Revolution was coming... Presented by Littleton Coin Company. Visit us online at: https://www.LittletonCoin.comAre you a collector? Shop one of the largest inventories of coins, paper money & collecting supplies at https://www.LittletonCoin.comNew to Collecting?Check out Littleton's FREE Coin Collecting Learn Center at: https://www.LittletonCoin.com/LearnWant more fun facts about coins & currency?Check out Littleton's popular Heads & Tails Blog at: https://blog.LittletonCoin.comFollow Us on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/littletoncoincompanyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/littletoncoincompany/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/LittletonCoinCoPinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/littletoncoin/X: https://twitter.com/LittletonCoinLittleton Coin CompanyServing Collectors Since 1945Copyright © 2026 LCC, Inc.
Ep. 3 – Testing Independence with Colonial Currency
The year is 1652. England has no king. The First Anglo-Dutch War erupts off the Straights of Dover. And the growing American colonies are desperate for currency to fuel their economies. So a Boston silversmith mints the first New England coinage. The Pine Tree Shilling is an act of treason. One that will become a symbol and sow the seeds of American independence... Presented by Littleton Coin Company. Visit us online at: https://www.LittletonCoin.comAre you a collector? Shop one of the largest inventories of coins, paper money & collecting supplies at https://www.LittletonCoin.comNew to Collecting?Check out Littleton's FREE Coin Collecting Learn Center at: https://www.LittletonCoin.com/LearnWant more fun facts about coins & currency?Check out Littleton's popular Heads & Tails Blog at: https://blog.LittletonCoin.comFollow Us on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/littletoncoincompanyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/littletoncoincompany/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/LittletonCoinCoPinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/littletoncoin/X: https://twitter.com/LittletonCoinLittleton Coin CompanyServing Collectors Since 1945Copyright © 2026 LCC, Inc.
Ep. 2 – Spanish Succession and The Golden Age of Piracy
Spain has extended its empire from Peru to the Philippines. It controls nearly a third of the world’s silver, and the first global currency. But nothing lasts forever. When Spain’s King Charles II dies without an heir, the War of Spanish Succession ignites – ushering in the golden age of piracy. And in the Americas, colonists begin to discover the seeds of self-governance... Presented by Littleton Coin Company. Visit us online at: https://www.LittletonCoin.comAre you a collector? Shop one of the largest inventories of coins, paper money & collecting supplies at https://www.LittletonCoin.comNew to Collecting?Check out Littleton's FREE Coin Collecting Learn Center at: https://www.LittletonCoin.com/LearnWant more fun facts about coins & currency?Check out Littleton's popular Heads & Tails Blog at: https://blog.LittletonCoin.comFollow Us on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/littletoncoincompanyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/littletoncoincompany/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/LittletonCoinCoPinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/littletoncoin/X: https://twitter.com/LittletonCoinLittleton Coin CompanyServing Collectors Since 1945Copyright © 2026 LCC, Inc.
Ep. 1 – The Coins That Colonized the World
Join us as we begin our journey through American coin history! Our inaugural episode begins in the 15th century, as two global powers – Spain and Portugal – divide the world between them. Their rivalry will shape the destiny of the American colonies… and change the world forever.Want to learn more about Coin Collecting? Check out the Littleton Coin Learn Center: https://www.littletoncoin.com/shop/LearnWant your own piece of Spanish Silver? Shop here: https://www.littletoncoin.com/ Presented by Littleton Coin Company. Visit us online at: https://www.LittletonCoin.comAre you a collector? Shop one of the largest inventories of coins, paper money & collecting supplies at https://www.LittletonCoin.comNew to Collecting?Check out Littleton's FREE Coin Collecting Learn Center at: https://www.LittletonCoin.com/LearnWant more fun facts about coins & currency?Check out Littleton's popular Heads & Tails Blog at: https://blog.LittletonCoin.comFollow Us on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/littletoncoincompanyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/littletoncoincompany/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/LittletonCoinCoPinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/littletoncoin/X: https://twitter.com/LittletonCoinLittleton Coin CompanyServing Collectors Since 1945Copyright © 2026 LCC, Inc.