The Reeded Edge, Capped Bust half dollars were first pieces of that denomination that the Philadelphia Mint struck on a steam press. Some type...
Here is an example of the next generation of Pole to Cap cents, a 1795. This is a Sheldon 76b which is the most common variety in the series. The...
If you have been a collector for some years and have gone shopping at the local brick and mortar stores and shows, you have probably seen some low...
Early copper collectors regard this 1795 half cent as a "common variety," but I have never thought of any of the pre-1800 half cent as "common."...
There was a post in the "What's it Worth?" area of a modern reproduction of the Confederate Half Dollar. I promised to post a picture of the Scott...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Most numismatists believe that the 1907 High Relief $20 gold piece is the most beautiful U.S. coin. This piece was the “pet...
With a mintage of only 1,520 and its status as a one year type coin, the 1913 Type I Nickel should be more expensive than it is. The trouble is it...
William Henry Harrison is best remembered for winning the Battle of Tippecanoe and the shortest presidency in the history of the United States....
If you look at the War Nickel section of the "Red Book," you will see a notation that "1944 nickels without a mint mark are counterfeits." This...
It truly amazes me that collectors take so little interest in the odd denominations these days. Despite the fact that coins like the half cent,...
It's time to dust off another of my old articles that I wrote for my local club. Here one about the 1848 CAL. $2.50 gold piece. [ATTACH]...
One of the huge problems that a struggling government faces is how to maintain the value of its paper money, especially when it is issuing too...
During the 1880s, the Philadelphia Mint produced some beautiful gold dollars. The mintages were generally low, and one result was that the dies...
I have been slowly building a type set of Confederate notes. I will never finish it because the first four notes that the Confederate Government...
I think I have the answer. When I was young collector in 1960s, finding Lincoln Cent dated from 1909 to 1920 in circulation was sort of exciting....
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] That's right. The total business strike mintage for the 1880 gold dollar was 1,600 pieces plus 36 Proofs. This has long made...
I first saw this 1799 dollar in 1979. I had just joined a local club in the Boston area, and an older gentleman brought it to a meeting. I told...
There was a question concerning a copy of the Continential Dollar in the "What's it worth?" forum. Since there was some confusion over the...
I wrote this article for my local club a couple of years ago. Since I don't know what to do with it from there, I'll post in here in three parts....
I have been fascinated by the early half dimes since I was in high school. The trouble is they have always been expensive, and there was no way I...
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