Ep. 26 – World War I and the End of Isolation

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.com [https://www.LittletonCoin.com] We hope you've enjoyed this episode of the Coins, Currency & American History podcast, presented by Littleton Coin Company. Visit us online at: https://www.LittletonCoin.com [https://www.LittletonCoin.com] Are you a collector? Shop one of the largest inventories of coins, paper money & collecting supplies at https://www.LittletonCoin.com [https://www.LittletonCoin.com] New to Collecting? Check out Littleton's FREE Coin Collecting Learn Center at: https://www.LittletonCoin.com/Learn [https://www.LittletonCoin.com/Learn] Want more fun facts about coins & currency? Check out Littleton's popular Heads & Tails Blog at: https://blog.LittletonCoin.com [https://blog.LittletonCoin.com] Follow Us on Social Media:  * Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/littletoncoincompany [https://www.facebook.com/littletoncoincompany] * Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/littletoncoincompany/ [https://www.instagram.com/littletoncoincompany/] * YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/LittletonCoinCo [https://www.youtube.com/user/LittletonCoinCo] * Pinterst: https://www.pinterest.com/littletoncoin/ [https://www.pinterest.com/littletoncoin/] * X: https://twitter.com/LittletonCoin [https://twitter.com/LittletonCoin] Littleton Coin Company Serving Collectors Since 1945 Copyright © 2026 Littleton Coin Company, Inc. All rights reserved. 1309 Mt. Eustis Road, Littleton, NH 03561

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.com [https://www.LittletonCoin.com] We hope you've enjoyed this episode of the Coins, Currency & American History podcast, presented by Littleton Coin Company. Visit us online at: https://www.LittletonCoin.com [https://www.LittletonCoin.com] Are you a collector? Shop one of the largest inventories of coins, paper money & collecting supplies at https://www.LittletonCoin.com [https://www.LittletonCoin.com] New to Collecting? Check out Littleton's FREE Coin Collecting Learn Center at: https://www.LittletonCoin.com/Learn [https://www.LittletonCoin.com/Learn] Want more fun facts about coins & currency? Check out Littleton's popular Heads & Tails Blog at: https://blog.LittletonCoin.com [https://blog.LittletonCoin.com] Follow Us on Social Media:  * Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/littletoncoincompany [https://www.facebook.com/littletoncoincompany] * Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/littletoncoincompany/ [https://www.instagram.com/littletoncoincompany/] * YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/LittletonCoinCo [https://www.youtube.com/user/LittletonCoinCo] * Pinterst: https://www.pinterest.com/littletoncoin/ [https://www.pinterest.com/littletoncoin/] * X: https://twitter.com/LittletonCoin [https://twitter.com/LittletonCoin] Littleton Coin Company Serving Collectors Since 1945 Copyright © 2026 Littleton Coin Company, Inc. All rights reserved. 1309 Mt. Eustis Road, Littleton, NH 03561

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.com [https://www.LittletonCoin.com] We hope you've enjoyed this episode of the Coins, Currency & American History podcast, presented by Littleton Coin Company. Visit us online at: https://www.LittletonCoin.com [https://www.LittletonCoin.com] Are you a collector? Shop one of the largest inventories of coins, paper money & collecting supplies at https://www.LittletonCoin.com [https://www.LittletonCoin.com] New to Collecting? Check out Littleton's FREE Coin Collecting Learn Center at: https://www.LittletonCoin.com/Learn [https://www.LittletonCoin.com/Learn] Want more fun facts about coins & currency? Check out Littleton's popular Heads & Tails Blog at: https://blog.LittletonCoin.com [https://blog.LittletonCoin.com] Follow Us on Social Media:  * Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/littletoncoincompany [https://www.facebook.com/littletoncoincompany] * Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/littletoncoincompany/ [https://www.instagram.com/littletoncoincompany/] * YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/LittletonCoinCo [https://www.youtube.com/user/LittletonCoinCo] * Pinterst: https://www.pinterest.com/littletoncoin/ [https://www.pinterest.com/littletoncoin/] * X: https://twitter.com/LittletonCoin [https://twitter.com/LittletonCoin] Littleton Coin Company Serving Collectors Since 1945 Copyright © 2026 Littleton Coin Company, Inc. All rights reserved. 1309 Mt. Eustis Road, Littleton, NH 03561

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.com [https://www.LittletonCoin.com] We hope you've enjoyed this episode of the Coins, Currency & American History podcast, presented by Littleton Coin Company. Visit us online at: https://www.LittletonCoin.com [https://www.LittletonCoin.com] Are you a collector? Shop one of the largest inventories of coins, paper money & collecting supplies at https://www.LittletonCoin.com [https://www.LittletonCoin.com] New to Collecting? Check out Littleton's FREE Coin Collecting Learn Center at: https://www.LittletonCoin.com/Learn [https://www.LittletonCoin.com/Learn] Want more fun facts about coins & currency? Check out Littleton's popular Heads & Tails Blog at: https://blog.LittletonCoin.com [https://blog.LittletonCoin.com] Follow Us on Social Media:  * Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/littletoncoincompany [https://www.facebook.com/littletoncoincompany] * Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/littletoncoincompany/ [https://www.instagram.com/littletoncoincompany/] * YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/LittletonCoinCo [https://www.youtube.com/user/LittletonCoinCo] * Pinterst: https://www.pinterest.com/littletoncoin/ [https://www.pinterest.com/littletoncoin/] * X: https://twitter.com/LittletonCoin [https://twitter.com/LittletonCoin] Littleton Coin Company Serving Collectors Since 1945 Copyright © 2026 Littleton Coin Company, Inc. All rights reserved. 1309 Mt. Eustis Road, Littleton, NH 03561

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.com [https://www.LittletonCoin.com] We hope you've enjoyed this episode of the Coins, Currency & American History podcast, presented by Littleton Coin Company. Visit us online at: https://www.LittletonCoin.com [https://www.LittletonCoin.com] Are you a collector? Shop one of the largest inventories of coins, paper money & collecting supplies at https://www.LittletonCoin.com [https://www.LittletonCoin.com] New to Collecting? Check out Littleton's FREE Coin Collecting Learn Center at: https://www.LittletonCoin.com/Learn [https://www.LittletonCoin.com/Learn] Want more fun facts about coins & currency? Check out Littleton's popular Heads & Tails Blog at: https://blog.LittletonCoin.com [https://blog.LittletonCoin.com] Follow Us on Social Media:  * Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/littletoncoincompany [https://www.facebook.com/littletoncoincompany] * Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/littletoncoincompany/ [https://www.instagram.com/littletoncoincompany/] * YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/LittletonCoinCo [https://www.youtube.com/user/LittletonCoinCo] * Pinterst: https://www.pinterest.com/littletoncoin/ [https://www.pinterest.com/littletoncoin/] * X: https://twitter.com/LittletonCoin [https://twitter.com/LittletonCoin] Littleton Coin Company Serving Collectors Since 1945 Copyright © 2026 Littleton Coin Company, Inc. All rights reserved. 1309 Mt. Eustis Road, Littleton, NH 03561