Coins, Currency & American History

By Littleton Coin

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

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March 20, 2026Ep. 12 – The Age of Jackson and the Coalition That Changed American Politics
The late 1820s looked peaceful on the surface. The War of 1812 was over. The Monroe Doctrine had claimed a hemisphere. The Panic of 1819 was fading. And the Federalists were gone, leaving only one major party. For the first time, Americans imagined themselves unified. But beneath the surface, three regional economies were diverging. And into that divide stepped a man who would reshape both the presidency and the nation...
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March 13, 2026Ep. 11 – The Monroe Doctrine
The early 1820s were supposed to be an age of unity without party politics. But while America looked calm, stable and confident, the Panic of 1819 had shattered financial innocence. The industrial North, the plantation South and the expanding West were drifting apart. And in this moment of internal fragility, the United States issued one of the boldest statements in history...
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March 06, 2026Ep. 10 – Good Feelings and the Panic of 1819
After the War of 1812, flags flew above rebuilt forts. Veterans were honored. And crowds cheered President James Monroe as he proclaimed a new age of unity. It was “The Era of Good Feelings.” But beneath the surface, the country was dividing economically, socially and philosophically. A financial crisis would soon shake the nation – and shape the century ahead...
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10min
February 27, 2026Ep. 9 – The War of 1812 and the Three Americas
The War of 1812 was a defining moment for America. Often counted a minor conflict, it was anything but. It revealed the United States was not one nation with a shared experience. There were three Americas. Each lived the war through a different lens, with a different idea of what the country should be. And the fissures exposed would echo all the way to the Civil War...
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8min
February 20, 2026Ep. 8 – The End of the First National Bank
Thomas Jefferson had won the presidency. His vision had triumphed. Federal power would shrink. State power would rise. His Louisiana Purchase doubled the nation’s size, but he set the stage for a decentralized republic. When the First Bank of the United States’ charter expired, Congress let it close. And in the silence that followed, cracks began to appear...
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10min
February 13, 2026Ep. 7 – The Louisiana Purchase and a Debtor Nation
There comes a moment when every young nation must prove its reliability. For the United States, that moment arrived in 1803. The Revolution was over, and the early republic was beginning to find its footing. Purchasing the Louisiana Territory would be the cost of securing a future. But it was the country’s first great financial leap – and the world was watching...
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7min
February 06, 2026Ep. 6 – Hamilton vs. Jefferson: The Battle for America’s Future
The year is 1790. The new United States is fragile. Loud. Full of hope, but also arguments. At the center stand Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson. Their rivalry is the first great divide in American politics. And beneath the newspaper attacks and cabinet shouting matches is one central question: How should America protect the ideals for which it fought?
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8min
January 30, 2026Ep. 5 – Paper Promises and the Price of Freedom
The Declaration of Independence has been signed. The War for Independence has begun. The American colonies have finally broken from the world's largest empire and severed themselves from its financial system. But for all their bravery, the Continental Congress now faces a question no amount of rhetoric can answer: How do you pay for a revolution?
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8min
January 23, 2026Ep. 4 – Paying the Bill for Services Not Rendered
Long before he became a Founding Father, Benjamin Franklin was a loyal citizen of both the American colonies and the British empire. He warned that taxes would bankrupt the colonies and limit the empire’s prosperity. But he was mocked and dismissed. And in 1774, he returned to the colonies with a new conviction. The time for diplomacy had ended. Revolution was coming...
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6min
January 16, 2026Ep. 3 – Testing Independence with Colonial Currency
The year is 1652. England has no king. The First Anglo-Dutch War erupts off the Straights of Dover. And the growing American colonies are desperate for currency to fuel their economies. So a Boston silversmith mints the first New England coinage. The Pine Tree Shilling is an act of treason. One that will become a symbol and sow the seeds of American independence...
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10min

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