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History Of The Morgan Silver Dollar

Sunday, August 21st, 2011

George T. Morgan was the designer of the Morgan Dollar, which is a US coin made of silver. Although the main years of issue were between 1878 and 1904, some coins were also minted in 1921. Each coin is made from 24.057 grams of silver and consisted of a purity of .900. On the front […]

The Mints Of The Morgan Silver Dollar

Sunday, July 10th, 2011

Silver Morgan Dollar coins, named after George T. Morgan who designed them, were minted between 1878 and 1904 and again in 1921 by the US Treasury department. Each coin weighs around 24.057 grams and has a silver purity of .900. As these coins valued par with the silver bullion they remained in high demand in […]

The Legendary Wine that is Chateau Lafite Rothschild

Sunday, February 6th, 2011

The renowned wine estate of Chateau Lafite Rothschild situated in Bordeaux France is owned by members of the Rothschild family who are known as bankers. The name Lafite originates from the Gascon term  ‘la hite’ which means small hill. Lafite’s vineyard is one of the largest in the Médoc making around 35,000 cases of wine […]