We may have just found our best metal detecting field of 2021! While searching for a possible Andrew Jackson War of 1812 site, we stumbled upon a field full of surprises, Civil War relics, old silver ...

But these coins “are almost never seen available for purchase,” according to APMEX. The U.S. Coins Guide lists the 1861 CSA half dollar as “perhaps the most famous Civil War coin.” ...

The War of 1812 is among the lesser celebrated of the nation’s victories, perhaps because the British marched into Washington, D.C., and burned the White House.

A Civil War-era treasure of more than 700 gold coins was unearthed in a Kentucky cornfield, a find that has at least partly vindicated legends of lost Civil War gold that have driven American ...

Three rare tokens issued as money during the English Civil War in Nottinghamshire have fetched nearly £10,000 at auction. The town of Newark on Trent was held by forces loyal to King Charles I ...

The specifics of the coins’ burial remain unknown. But GovMint.com speculates their owner hid the trove as an “insurance policy” during the chaos of the Civil War.

This year marks the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812, one of whose epic battles inspired the United States national anthem. Although war—which featured the U.S. invasion of Ontario and the ...

A Black War of 1812 veteran who has been denied a traditional military honor due to protocols dating to the slavery era will be memorialized in a Frederick cemetery this weekend, though not by the ...

In honor of the bicentennial of the War of 1812, the Georgetown University Library Associates and the Lecture Fund invited archivist David Ferriero to speak on the history of the National Archives in ...

Therefore, Mr. Neale is a Veteran, for VA purposes, based on his honorable active-duty wartime service with the United States Army during the War of 1812.” ...

The War of 1812 is among the lesser celebrated of the nation’s victories, perhaps because the British marched into Washington, D.C., and burned the White House. March 19, 2024 at 9:03 AM.