Topic: Philadelphia

What Are Mints And Mint Marks?

Mint marks are tiny letter referring to the locality where the minting of coins took place. The Director of the Mint chooses the design and patterns for United States coins that is then approved by the Secretary of the Treasury. The design ...

Nicholas Biddle

Feb. 27, 1844, Philadelphia), financier who as president of the Second Bank of the United States (1823-36) made it the first effective central bank in U.S. history. Biddle was a contributor to and later (1812) editor of Port Folio, the first U.S. ...