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Who Will Miss the Coins When They’re Gone? Who Will Miss the Coins When They’re Gone? In the 1860s, the problem was hoarding — a side effect of the Civil War — so merchants, corporations and local governments tried printing their own money, called shinplasters. Congress tried to stamp out the practice with an 1862 law outlawing such private currency, …

Dr. Jay Galst, a Specialist in Eyes and Coins, Dies at 69 Dr. Jay Galst, a Specialist in Eyes and Coins, Dies at 69 An ophthalmologist with a numismatic hobby, he combined those interests in an unusual book. He died of the novel coronavirus. Source link