I’m not sure what the new year has in store. Who does? OK, there are some who religiously adhere to soothsayers such as Nostradamus. I don’t. His predictions tend to lean toward the bleak with prophesies of plagues, eruptions and Armageddon. Plus, Nostradamus’s writings are so cryptic that any of them could be interpreted to mean either the onset of the war in Iraq or the making of the film “I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry” - whichever disaster you consider worse.

For now, let’s stick to what’s probable for 2008. For instance, we know by the end of the year, we’ll have chosen a new president. All the current candidates espouse is that it’s now time for change. That’s a given. Over the next 12 months, some of our change will change - with the issuance of four new presidential golden dollars. Issued in 2008 will be dollar coins featuring William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, James K. Polk and Zachary Taylor. Read Full Story