Coins, Currency & American History

America was not built in a straight line. It was built through arguments about power, money, and trust. This podcast tells the story of the United States through the forces that shaped it beneath the surface: currency, credit, debt, and the systems people argued over long before the outcomes were clear. Instead of memorizing dates and battles, we follow the economic and political choices that quietly defined who benefited, who paid the price, and why the nation developed the way it did. From the fight between Hamilton and Jefferson, to the rise and fall of early national banks, to gold rushes that turned frontiers into financial centers, each episode explores how Americans tried to turn ideals into institutions. How paper promises competed with hard money. How regional economies grew apart even as the country claimed unity. And how decisions made in moments of uncertainty echoed for generations. This is not a story about heroes o

Coins, Currency & American History is a history podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 32 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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  Episode #32

  Ep. 32 – Booms, Busts and COVID Reglobalization

  Aug 14, 202613 minS1

  The 1990s arrived with a burst of optimism. After the uncertainties of previous decades, the United States stepped into a new era of technological promise and economic expansion. And for many Americans, it felt like prosperity was not only possible but almost inevitable. Yet beneath that sense of momentum lay seeds of volatility. The decade would test the resilience of markets, institutions and everyday citizens in profound ways. And through it all, the coins and currency in our pockets continued to tell their own quiet stories of adaptation and change... Presented by Littleton Coin Company. Visit us online at: 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 New to Collecting? Check out Littleton's FREE Coin Collecting Learn Center at: 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 Follow Us on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/littletoncoincompany Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/littletoncoincompany/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/LittletonCoinCo Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/littletoncoin/ X: https://twitter.com/LittletonCoin Littleton Coin Company Serving Collectors Since 1945 Copyright © 2026 LCC, Inc.

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  Episode #31

  Ep. 31 – 1970s Stagflation and the '80s Finance Boom

  Aug 7, 202611 minS1

  The 1970s opened with a sense of promise. But soon enough, familiar comforts started to slip away. Gas lines stretched for blocks. Prices climbed higher week after week. And the steady growth that defined the previous decades suddenly felt uncertain. But then came the 1980s. The economy recovered, then boomed – but so did the national debt. It was a time when the rules of money seemed to change. And United States coinage reflected those shifts in quiet but telling ways... Presented by Littleton Coin Company. Visit us online at: 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 New to Collecting? Check out Littleton's FREE Coin Collecting Learn Center at: 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 Follow Us on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/littletoncoincompany Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/littletoncoincompany/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/LittletonCoinCo Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/littletoncoin/ X: https://twitter.com/LittletonCoin Littleton Coin Company Serving Collectors Since 1945 Copyright © 2026 LCC, Inc.

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  Episode #30

  Ep. 30 – The Postwar Boom and Suburban Capitalism

  Jul 24, 202611 minS1

  After four years of fighting and rationing, Americans were tired. But finally, World War II was over. Millions of men and women serving overseas returned home to both celebrations and new challenges. And a new generation of Americans, Baby Boomers, was born. In the decades that followed, the nation faced new challenges and a new Cold War. But the economy was booming. The United States reached new heights – literally – with NASA and the Apollo space program. All while twin economic forces reshaped the American landscape... Presented by Littleton Coin Company. Visit us online at: 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 New to Collecting? Check out Littleton's FREE Coin Collecting Learn Center at: 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 Follow Us on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/littletoncoincompany Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/littletoncoincompany/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/LittletonCoinCo Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/littletoncoin/ X: https://twitter.com/LittletonCoin Littleton Coin Company Serving Collectors Since 1945 Copyright © 2026 LCC, Inc.

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  Episode #29

  Ep. 29 – World War II, Bretton Woods and a New World Currency

  Jul 17, 202613 minS1

  The United States entered World War II in December of 1941. Across Europe and Asia, air and ground combat were ravaging farms and factories. Consumer goods were rationed. War production defined the global economy. Even the U.S. Mint joined the war effort. Coins were struck in silver and steel to save copper and nickel for munitions and other military equipment. While the Bureau of Engraving and Printing issued special emergency currency notes to stop the enemy from using captured American money. And the war would bring other monetary changes – including a new world reserve currency... Presented by Littleton Coin Company. Visit us online at: 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 New to Collecting? Check out Littleton's FREE Coin Collecting Learn Center at: 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 Follow Us on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/littletoncoincompany Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/littletoncoincompany/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/LittletonCoinCo Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/littletoncoin/ X: https://twitter.com/LittletonCoin Littleton Coin Company Serving Collectors Since 1945 Copyright © 2026 LCC, Inc.

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  Episode #28

  Ep. 28 – The Great Depression, The New Deal and Managed Capitalism

  Jul 10, 202612 minS1

  The crash came in late October of 1929. Stock prices plunged. Fortunes evaporated. The Roaring Twenties gave way to the Great Depression. Out of its depths emerged one of the most ambitious experiments in American economics. Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal reshaped the relationship between government, business and everyday citizens. It was the birth of managed capitalism in the United States. And through it all, the nation’s coins and currency told their own quiet story of upheaval and adaptation... Presented by Littleton Coin Company. Visit us online at: 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 New to Collecting? Check out Littleton's FREE Coin Collecting Learn Center at: 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 Follow Us on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/littletoncoincompany Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/littletoncoincompany/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/LittletonCoinCo Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/littletoncoin/ X: https://twitter.com/LittletonCoin Littleton Coin Company Serving Collectors Since 1945 Copyright © 2026 LCC, Inc.

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