In this episode of Living History with Alex, we sit down with Bill Stallcup—a fellow coin collector, church volunteer, and military-artifact enthusiast—to explore the stories stamped into metal: from Roman emperors and “widow’s mites” to 1776 Delaware paper money and classic U.S. coins like Large Cents, Indian Heads, Morgans, and Walking Liberties.

🌟 Topics Covered

🪙 How it started: inheriting a small stash of old coins and asking, “What could people buy with these?”

🏛️ Ancients: Augustus, Tiberius, Nero; Pontius Pilate & Herod pieces; a c. 147 BC silver denarius.

📜 Colonial/Rev-Era: Continental Currency (Delaware, 1776)—“To counterfeit is death,” anti-counterfeit flakes.

🧵 Early U.S.: Large Cents (copper value, cornet design) → Flying Eagle → Indian Head (Liberty in a headdress).

🦅 Silver Icons: Morgan Dollars (1878–1904, 1921), Peace Dollars, everyday buying power in the early 20th c.

🥇 Gold & Bullion: Krugerrands (fractionals) vs. Canadian Maple Leafs; design notes.

🇺🇸 Design Greats: Walking Liberty Half (dawn of a new day, sapling America), Mercury Dime (winged Liberty).

⚙️ War & Money: 1943 steel cents (copper to the war effort); 3-cent silver “trime” & 3-cent nickel “thricle”.

🦬 Nickels & More: Buffalo and Shield nickels (post-Civil War issues, 1867).

🎓 Life Lesson: Learn history—or risk repeating it.

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