The Year 1952

The year 1952, when Numismatic News got started, and got up and running, certainly had some ups and downs. We were not all that many years away from having fought and won the biggest war the world had ever seen. The afterglow of that brought on a certain amount of good feeling, and that in turn meant progress on several fronts. Taking a quick look back gives us a lot to ponder.

Circulating Coinage

When it came to the coins used to keep America’s economy going on a daily basis, a collector can make the claim that 1952, like most of the 1950s, was pretty much an example of more of the same. Five coins did the work of everyday