200-160505 In the Treasure Corner - The Last (Regularly-Scheduled) Show
Show Number 200. A good, clean stopping point. I really love doing this program, but after 200 shows, I've just about run dry. It's just bec...
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199-160421 In the Treasure Corner - Adios Andrew, Howdy Harriet
First, the powers-that-be decided it was past time to get a woman on our currency. Their initial thought - Sacajawea on the ten-dollar bill....
A Different Kind of Treasure
No Show This Week - I'm at the Great Lakes Nostalgia Convention with Paul Petersen (Jeff Stone on the Donna Reed Show) and Kathy Garver (Big...
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198-160324 In the Treasure Corner - Visiting the Dentist Pays Off
Oh, no. Dental check-up time again! What good could possibly ensue? Well, there was this great book full of treasure leads, right there amon...
197-160310 In the Treasure Corner - Costly Coins, Pricey Pennies
"Psst! Hey Bud! This penny cost me almost two cents - yours for just a penny! And this nickel cost almost eight cents - wanna buy it for a n...
196-160225 In the Treasure Corner - Design a United States Coin!
Who designs our coins? The Chief Engraver of the United States? Sometimes. An artist or sculptor invited by the US Mint? Sometimes. You? May...
195-160211 In the Treasure Corner - James B. Longacre, Engraver With a Problem
Mr. Longacre was in trouble. His boss didn't like him. And his boss was Director of the United States Mint. But Mr. Longacre had friends in...
194-160128 In the Treasure Corner - Oops! Three New Coins Issued - By Mistake!
The year, 1915. The new Director of the United States Mint, Robert Woolley, misunderstood the law. He thought he had to redesign the dime, q...
193-160114 In the Treasure Corner - Dick Stout's Tornado
The regularly-scheduled episode for this week has been put on the back burner because of a tragedy in Texas. Instead of one long show, here...
192-151231 In the Treasure Corner - A Brand New Start
Out with the old, in with the new. The old calendar is all used up, and a fresh one is raring to go. New Year's Resolutions? Nah. They only...
191-151217 In the Treasure Corner - Those 1913 Liberty Head Nickels
They were never issued, the mint said. But Sam Brown had five of them. He said they were sold to him by various collectors around the countr...
190-151203 In the Treasure Corner - Whitman Publishing Company
Question: What do malted milk balls, garbage disposals, and coin-collecting treasure hunters have in common? Answer: Racine, Wisconsin. List...
189-151119 In the Treasure Corner - Hunting for a Lost Ring
The girl who sent me the email was frantic. Her husband's wedding ring had come off his finger while he was raking leaves. Did I know where...
188-151105 - In the Treasure Corner - Fun Stats for Geeks!
Other sports do it, why not us? Yes, keep a lot of stats on your treasure hunting, impress your friends! I hope your CFPT is high, and your...
187-151022 In the Treasure Corner - Big Bucks in Pocket Change?
You May Have Valuable Coins In Your Pocket Right Now! Well, okay, probably not. For the past century, businesses have spent money trying to...
186-151008 In the Treasure Corner - Are Mutant Coins Worth Messing With?
Coin collecting has become quite sophisticated in the past fifty years. Eagle-eyed collectors with lots of time on their hands have identifi...
185-150924 In the Treasure Corner - That "VDB" Man
Beginning coin collectors learn many terms unknown to the general public, and one of the first terms they encounter is "VDB." These initials...
184-150910 In the Treasure Corner - Frank's Follies
Memorial back or wheat back? Did Ike really look like that? And that Susan B. Anthony dollar - what was THAT all about? Frank Gasparro was t...
183-150727 In the Treasure Corner - Seven Years Old!
The "In the Treasure Corner" podcast has just completed its seventh year, and in this birthday program we look back at the Top 10 Episodes o...
182-150813 In the Treasure Corner - Coin Probes
Before electronic pinpointers, there were probes that were pushed into the ground to locate the coins that our detectors told us were there....