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The curious history of glass coins

Have you ever thought about all the metal in your piggy bank? The United States Mint certainly has. When the United States joined World War II in December 1941, the government worried about strategic reserves of metal, knowing that it … Read more →

Myth busted: scandal in the glasshouse

Mystery. Scandal. Fraud. Like any other cultural institution, the collections within the Rakow Research Library are not immune from tales of secrets long-buried – unsurprising, really, for a library that includes nearly 200 archival collections. For years, I’d heard tell … Read more →