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The article showcases the collection of coins from the Franklin Mint Inc. Noted is the establishment of the mint which took place in 1964 and started striking legal tender coins for other countries including the Bahamas, Jamaica, and Tunisia. Featured are several coins produced at the Franklin Mint including the 1971 Babe Ruth silver proof are Medal, the Douglas McArthur medal, and a depiction of American author, political activist, and lecturer Helen Keller.

The article informs about the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) and United Confederate Veterans (UCV), which were formed after the civil war in the U.S. As stated, in memory of the veterans GAR and UCV used to issue medals, badges and tokens. Contribution of these organizations for the needs of veterans and their families is also mentioned. The political success of GAR with 490,000 members in 1890 is also reported, but both of these organizations survived only till mid of the 20th century.

The article focuses on the concerns on the lack of precious metal in Sweden. The author examines the impact of the precious metal deficit on the production of Swedish plate money. He also explores how the nation make use of the abundant number of cooper present in the country to deal with the shortage of precious metal, which is vital in making coins.

The article focuses on the history of ivory tokens of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands being kept at the Edward C. Rochette Money Museum. It says that John Sidney Clunies-Ross IV, the first governor of Cocos (Keeling) Islands, issued bone and ivory tokens in 1913 which became island's first authorized coinage. It mentions that Ross created seven denominations of the tokens. Moreover, the said tokens prevented the islanders from purchasing products being sold from passing ships.

The article offers information on the silver decadrachms engraved by artist Euainetos around 400 B.C. at Syracuse in Sicily, Italy that is part of the collection at Edward C. Rochette Money Museum. It says that the decadrahms was bought for the American Numismatic Association (ANA) collection with funding from Werner Amelingmeier. It adds that the silver decadrachms show the boom of coinage in fifth-century which marked a significant change in the political and economic life of Sicily.

The article focuses on demand notes or greenbacks which are considered as prototypes of the U.S. paper currency. Demand notes are regarded as the first regular and non-emergency series of paper currency to be issued for circulation and first to be called greenbacks. They are printed by the American Bank Note Co. in five dollars, 10 dollars, and 20 dollars in denominations.

The article offers information on the National Bank notes that were used several years ago in the U.S. It informs that the National Bank notes were issued in denominations ranging from 5 to 1,000 dollars. It tells about a 2 dollars National Bank note which was issued by the Continental National Bank of New York. It also informs that these notes had been retired in the 1930s when the U.S. Department of the Treasury consolidated the country's system of paper currency into Federal Reserve notes.

The article previews the exhibition, which will illustrate the World War I using coins, paper money, medals, decorations and emergency currency to be held at the Edward C. Rochette Money Museum in Colorado Springs, Colorado in April 2017.

The article reviews the exhibition "Galleons, Storms and Sunken Treasure" at the Edward C. Rochette Money Museum in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

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.

The article offers information on the mini-mint set up of coins at the the Lower Gallery of American Numismatic Association's (ANA's) Edward C. Rochette Money Museum. It states that the equipment in mini-mint consists of a blanking press, a rolling mill, a Castaing machine, and a screw press which are used in coin production. Furthermore, it discusses the minting process to produce coins or tokens using the equipment.