Month: March 2018
U.S. Mint Finally Has New Permanent Director
David J. Ryder is now the new Director of the U.S. Mint after being confirmed by the Senate on March 21, 2018. The Mint has not had a permanent director since Edmund C. Moy left it in January 2011. Long-Standing Vacancy at U.S. Mint Ryder will replace Dave Croft, who took over on January 31 […]
March 27, 2018
US Mint Issues an Angry Breast Cancer Awareness Coin
What should have been an obverse coin design depicting women empowered in the fight against breast cancer instead became a design of women who are angry and in protest. There is a subtle difference in expression between power and anger. Unfortunately, the US Mint got it wrong. This is the first time the public is […]
March 19, 2018
Edmund Morris’s Theodore Roosevelt Trilogy
President Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt remains one of the most popular and influential politicians to ever hold the country’s highest office. While his life and political career are chronicled in countless books, Edmund Morris’s Theodore Roosevelt Trilogy, which includes “The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt,” “Theodore Rex,” and “Colonel Roosevelt,” is the best. The Rise of Theodore […]
March 14, 2018
Turks & Caicos Grace Bay Named Best Beach in the World
Trip Advisor announced last week that Grace Bay in Turks & Caicos Islands is the Number One Best Beach in the world. The announcement came along with the release of the list of best beaches in the Trip Advisor annual Travelers’ Choice awards. [flowplayer src="https://donaldscarinci.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/IMG_0763.mov%22] According to TripAdvisor, the award winners were determined based on the […]
March 5, 2018