I'd like to introduce you, who don't already know, to the "short snorter" paper currency. A "short snorter" is a banknote which circulated...
As you know Finland was a Russian posession from 1809 until 1917. Have you, as a coin collector, ever wondered what the last coins of...
Do you remember when Argentina invaded the tiny Falkland Islands (a British Protectorate) way back in 1982? Do you know the Argentine government...
Are you familiar with the Mexican coin, Libertad? Yes, you're right, it's a Mexican silver bullion coin. Yes, its composition is one ounce (un...
You've heard all the talk about the new dollar coins being minted to replace the paper Dollar in the USA (as Canada has so successfully done )....
You know Panama gained its independence from Columbia with help from the U.S.A. in 1903 because the U.S.A. wanted to build a canal to link the...
Thought you may wish to know about one of Canada's firsts in coin production. That coin has the distinction of being the world's first...
Do you like coins with elephants on them? Do you know what an Erawan is? Erawan is a Siamese (formerly Siam, now Thailand) mythological...
Perhaps the headline for this "trivia" should be the "D" for Denver Mintmark as the first "D" mint mark coins were gold coins struck at Dahlonega,...
HI... and welcome to this newest Trivia. You probably know the U.S. Half Cent and One Cent coins first minted by the United States Mint at...
Hi everyone... Been slim pickings for my birthyear coins (silver 1935s) so I decided to acquire a "set within-a-set" of 1935 series $1 Silver...
Paper Nickels, Dimes, Quarters and Halves? Some of you have guessed the subject of this post, but many of you are thinking, "I know coins have...
When we read or hear the word "Proof" those of us coin collectors who own a "Proof" coin/s or a "Proof" set/s can appreciatively envision a...
The Eight 1982 Lincoln Cents Hi, and welcome to this week's "TRIVIA." Do you realize the composition of the Lincoln Cent was changed in 1982?...
This Post attempts to show you the difference between the 1960 Large Date and Small Date Cents in circulation (business) strikes. Photos are...
As you probably know some of our (United States of America) early "Liberty Seated" Half Dimes, Dimes, Quarters and Half Dollars had arrows placed...
This post gives me a chance to applaud the 2009 Lincoln Commemorative Silver Dollar. The Mint's site reads. "The beautiful Abraham Lincoln...
Every once in a while the U.S. Congress passes a bill that instructs the Treasury Department to authorize the Mint to strike a commemorative coin...
You know the U.S. struck Zinc Coated Steel cents in 1943 because copper was needed for our World War II effort, but do you know there were other...
NOTABLE LARGE GOLD COINS Throughout Numismatic history certain large gold coins were minted that garnered attention and importance to coin...
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