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The Silk Road is the focus of an upcoming exhibit that explores its history from its inception to its decline over 1,300 years later. The Silk Road connected China to the Roman Empire and facilitated an exchange of culture, technology, and coinage. The exhibit uses coins as primary evidence to trace the steps taken towards our modern, globalized world and highlights the empires and peoples that participated in this trade network. The Silk Road also facilitated the transfer of ideas, including Buddhism, Islam, Judaism, and Christianity. The exhibit aims to tell these fascinating stories through the lens of coins and the records left by merchants, diplomats, missionaries, and adventurers. [Extracted from the article]

The article presents information on Clark, Gruber & Co. gold coins from Colorado Territory, which will be on display at the Edward C. Rochette Money Museum in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The collection comprises eight gold coins, including quarter eagle, half eagle, and double eagle, that date back to 1860 and 1861. It is stated that Colorado Territory was the last gold-mining region in the U.S. during 1860-1893, where it was legal to mint private gold coins.

The article focuses on the 1933 double eagle and the eagle gold $10 designed and produced by renowned sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens at request by U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt in 1905. It mentions that the 1933 Indian Head eagle coin is the only U.S. gold coin dated 1933 that can be owned legally, but is relatively unknown to collectors. It discusses the design and reverse featured of the double eagle gold coin.

The article offers the author's view on the Charlotte and Dahlonega Mints which will be featured at the National Money Show of the American Numismatic Association (ANA) in Atlanta, Georgia. The author states that the Dahlonega Mint struck $3 gold pieces in 1854 and its complete date set consists of 58 coins while the complete date set of Charlotte gold is 50 coins. The author mentions that the Dahlonega and Charlotte is often recognized by their green-gold cast, due to its high silver content.

The article discusses the shortage of gold and silver coinage during the Civil War. It mentions that the disappearance of government-issued cents started as individuals hoard them. It cites that as the U.S. Mint was unable to produce enough coins to circulation to address the shortage, postage stamps and fractional paper currency in cent denominations are used. It also emphasizes the appearance of merchant tokens or Sutler tokens in 1863 as the economic crisis worsened.

The article reports on several antique coinages donated by coin collector Gerry Frederick Hansen to the Edward C. Rochette Money Museum in Colorado. It states that the donation consists 59 gold coins including 29 $20 from 1900-1927, 24 $5 from 1842-1926, and two $3 from 1854-1874. It mentions that the charitable bequest will allow the museum to conduct in-depth research and expanded displays. Moreover, the donation will also allow the museum to grow their numismatic collections.