GHENT, N.Y. — This winter I made a concerted, and frankly impressive, effort to purge our basement of ancient files. I found it a challenge any longer to make the argument that the voluminous notes I ...

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While some coins have vanished from circulation, their value has skyrocketed among collectors and numismatists. These defunct coins, often overlooked in their time, now fetch thousands of dollars at ...