Ep. 19 – The Civil War

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

Ep. 21 – The Lost Cause and Reconstruction

The Civil War had ended. Reconstruction brought the Southern states back into the Union. Yet for many in the South, the wounds lingered. They searched for a way to make sense of defeat and move forward with a measure of dignity. And their search gave to what would become known as The Lost Cause... 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. 20 – Fractional Currency and a New Financial System

The Civil War changed the American financial system. Its patchwork of coins and local bank notes gave way to more centralized federal paper money and one of the most practical – and collectible – innovations in our numismatic history: Fractional Currency...  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. 19 – The Civil War

When Confederate artillery opened on Fort Sumter in April 1861, America plunged into a war unlike any before in American history. It was a full-scale test of two societies, economies and financial systems. Armies would decide battles. But money – how to raise it, spend it, sustain it – would decide the war...  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