Ever seen a two-cent piece?  I honestly didn’t know there was such a thing. On this date in 1864, the first two cent piece was released with the motto “In God We Trust.” This motto was new, and it was part of the U.S. Coinage Act.  But did you know that this motto was not the only one proposed?  Try […]

Well, this may have been the real beginning of our continued financial woes.  On this date in 1933, President Franklin Roosevelt made the announcement that America would be suspending gold exports to other countries.  In other words, we went off the gold standard.  No longer did our money have to be backed by gold.  It devastated the value of the […]