Foreign Coins, Value Estimated by Mint Director; List. ... Jan. 1, 1896. Credit... The New York Times Archives. See the article in its original context from January 1, 1896, Page 16 Buy Reprints.

Steinway wrote in his diary entry of July 10, 1896, "To our horror Democratic Convention adopted a silver platform and nominated Wm. J. Bryan of Nebraska as the democratic candidate for President." ...

To mark the 125th anniversary of the start of the Klondike Gold Rush, we are introducing these commemorative $1 circulation coins highlighting the 1896 gold discovery in the traditional territory ...