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President George Washington’s Pocket Coin Up for Auction

A gold coin believed to be carried around by President George Washington is headed to auction this summer. In August, the 1792 Washington President gold eagle will be auctioned without reserve at the American Numismatic Association’s annual World’s Fair of Money Convention in Philadelphia. According to researchers, the coin was created exclusively for President Washington […]

June 26, 2018

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Vermont Town Must Rescind Its Role in Patent History

The legend of a Vermont town being home to America’s first patent is no more. For decades, Pittsford, Vermont celebrated being the hometown of inventor Samuel Hopkins. On July 31, 1790, Hopkins received the first U.S. patent for an improvement in “the making of Pot ash and Pearl ash by a new Apparatus and Process.” […]

April 7, 2014

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