The opening of the Panama Canal in 1914 represented one of the greatest engineering feats in the history of the world at that time. Throughout the 1800s, businessmen around the globe wanted to ship goods quickly and cheaply between the Atlantic and Pacific coasts—and the long-awaited opening of the Panama Canal transformed global trade. It...

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The Civil War impacted nearly every aspect of Americans’ lives. Amid the military battles, food shortages, and economic chaos, people hoarded any precious metals they could get their hands on. That included the three-cent silver piece, the smallest silver coin produced at that time by the U.S. Mint. This created a currency shortage for daily...

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