2009 Lincoln’s Birth Bicentennial Cents
2009 was the bicentennial of Lincoln’s birth. Four different versions of the Lincoln Cent were minted to celbrate the ocassion. All four were struck at both the Philadelphia and Denver Mints which...
View ArticleAmerica the Beautiful Quarters for 2011
The America the Beautiful Quarter Program will feature 56 different US National Sites. The obverse or “heads”, of all will be the classic George Washington profile designed by by John Flanagan in 1932....
View ArticlePrivate Tokens And The Regulation Of Coins
Private tokens were first seen in the early 1860s. In 1862, many Americans, especially in the Midwestern and Northern states began responding to the hoarding of gold, silver, and nickel by using...
View ArticleUS Nickel Cents of the Civil War
Nickel Cents of the Civil War Have you ever heard the expression “he doesn’t have a nickel’s worth of sense?” Believe it or not, there used to actually be “nickel cents”. Nickel Cents were minted...
View ArticlePre 1982 Copper Pennies Selling at Premium Prices
I have written and talked to people about the lowly copper penny for quite some time. US pennies minted before 1982 (and some struck during the first part of that year) are made of 95% copper. Later...
View ArticleSilver American Eagles Hit Record High Sales In January 2013
January of 2013 saw a small growth in the value of silver, around 3.7%. During the same period gold actually dropped by 0.8% but analysts seem to agree that gold will see a steady rise overall. Today...
View ArticleBarber Quarter History & Information
Barber Quarter 1892–1916 The Barber quarter was designed by Charles E. Barber and first minted in 1892. Barber was Chief Engraver of the U.S. Mint at that time. The Barber quarter was minted of 90%...
View ArticleJunk Silver Prices And Rolls
About two and a half years ago I bought a few rolls of junk silver dimes for around $65 to $70 each including shipping. I shopped around and got them from different online auctions and websites. Even...
View ArticleScrip – Coal Company Tokens
There was a time when there were more than 20,000 company stores using scrip in pace of, or in addition to, cash wages in North America.(*1) It has been estimated that around 75% of all the scrip that...
View ArticleThe 2014 National Baseball Hall of Fame Coin
The 2014 National Baseball Hall of Fame Coin series will be the first curved coins ever to be minted by the United States Mint. OK, so the United States Mint is celebrating the diamond anniversary of...
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