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This month we feature items from a 20 year period that was arguably the golden age of political Americana: 1896 to 1916. Politics underwent radical transformation, from the relatively closed system of electing leaders of the 19th century, to the

The early years of the Republic, from the adoption of the Constitution and presidency of George Washington, to the death of Zachary Taylor at the midpoint of the 19th century, frame the selection of items featured in our October update. This

We will be closed starting Wednesday, October 4, returning after the Columbus / Indigenous Day holiday. Orders placed during our absence will ship no later than Wednesday, October 11. We will monitor email and phone messages, and respond to

With nearly 100 new listings, this is among our largest updates, all postwar era material from Truman to Jimmy Carter, with an emphasis on John F. Kennedy, who in many ways defined the times and is the standard against which all modern presidents

We're back from summer vacation and just added a large number of items to the  Back in Stock  category. Many of these items sold out years ago, and stock is limited. You'll definitely want to browse this category in case you

We will close Wednesday, August 2, reopening Tuesday, August 8. Orders placed during our absence will ship no later than August 9. We will monitor email and phone messages, and respond to anything urgent.

We are back with a selection of items from the 1920s and '30s. It was a time of stark contradictions. Prohibition took effect simultaneously with women achieving full suffrage rights. Pro-enforcement Republicans sat in the White House as a

The final decades of the 19th century were largely a time of peace and prosperity. Americans, still traumatized by the rupture of the Civil War, came to a tacit agreement not to let politics lead to bloodshed, and agued over boring and benign

The APIC Western Regional convenes July 28 & 29 at the Atlantis Casino Resort, in Reno, Nevada. The Atlantis has been the venue of the biennial Regional for two decades, and is hard to beat in terms of creature comforts and amenities. Even if

We recently got a significant influx of items making an encore appearance in the Legacy catalog. Many have not appeared for years, and may not be seen again for years. Check the  Back in Stock  category in case you missed them the first

We will close Wednesday, May 24, reopening Tuesday, May 30. Orders placed during our absence will ship no later than May 31. We will monitor email and phone messages, and respond to anything urgent.

This month we feature a selection of political exonumia. Within numismatics, exomunia broadly comprises tokens and medals, or non-monetary coinage. Political exonumia comprises tokens and medals circulated to advance a cause or candidate, and in

We will close Thursday, April 27, reopening Tuesday, May 2. Orders placed during our absence will ship no later than May 3. We will monitor email and phone messages, and respond to anything urgent.

This month we have a fine group of early 20th century political items, with several benchmark pieces including a great TR "Bull Moose" chromo button with moose suspension, always a favorite and seldom found in such nice condition. McKinley,

As new material is acquired, we routinely get items that were offered in the past and sold out. Many have not appeared in the catalog for years, and may not return again for years, so it's always worth your while to check the  Back in Stock

Our new offerings for March date from the mid-to-latter half of the 20th century, from the administration of Franklin Roosevelt to Ronald Reagan. Featured are several rare Truman and Kennedy items. Victor will have a table tomorrow at the

The expression, "Gone the way of the Whigs," refers to a powerful American political party that arose as the opposition to Jacksonian Democracy, coalescing around traditional Federalist conservatism, achieving majorities in Congress and two

In this, our final update of 2022, we feature items from the elections of 1896 and 1900: Bryan vs. McKinley. Apart from sharing first names, the candidates had little in common, either in style or substance. Bryan was a populist who was rural and

Our November listings are from a challenging period in American history: the Civil War and Reconstruction. Lincoln and his Republican or National Union Party prosecuted the war to ultimate victory for the North, then oversaw the occupation of the