The Coinage Blog: Research Notes and Updates

What this page is

This is the index for the Coinage blog. At launch it carries no posts. The library pages are the product; the blog exists for the notes that do not belong inside a reference page. When research changes a page, the note about that change lives here first.

Where the old posts went

The previous version of this site published posts in 2023. Those posts were not deleted and they were not left to rot in place. Each one was folded into the pillar page that now owns its subject, rewritten against current sources. A reader who followed an old post URL now lands on the page that carries the subject, with fresher figures and fuller sourcing than the original post had. The blog index starts clean because the archive did its job by dissolving into the library. The index below carries forward the record of that work.

What will publish here

Three kinds of notes. Research notes explain how a figure was verified and why it carries the label it carries. Method notes explain changes to how the site works, such as a new label or a new table. Correction notes record the corrections that changed a published figure, mirroring the policy stated in the press room.

How blog posts are cited

Posts follow the same citation practice as the library. Statutes are cited to the text on congress.gov, not to coverage of the text ^[1]. Attestation coverage follows the standards published by the AICPA ^[2]. Every figure carries its date and its source, including in posts. A blog voice loosens the prose, never the evidence.

Comments are closed on posts, and that is also a citation matter. A comment thread cannot carry a source register, and an unsourced thread under a sourced post would undercut the post. Readers who dispute a claim send the dispute through the contact page, where it is judged against documents rather than against votes.

Why the index is empty at launch

An empty index is a deliberate launch posture, not an oversight. The library pages were written first and sourced first, because reference content is what a reader needs on day one. Notes about that content follow the content. When the first research note publishes, it will carry the same structure as a library page: dated figures, named sources, and a last reviewed date. Nothing publishes here as opinion with footnotes attached afterward.

The index will also stay honest about frequency. There is no posting schedule, because a schedule is how explainers become filler. A note publishes when there is something to state that the library pages do not already state.

How to read this site with the blog

Start with the library. The six hubs hold the reference pages, and each page carries its own sources and last reviewed date. When a page’s figure changes in a way worth explaining, the explanation publishes here. The about page states the full method, and the press room states the correction policy that the notes follow.