Reading this weeks edition (2/6/06) of Coin World provides some of the answer as to why modern U.S. coinage is in such a sad state. A page one...
The new 2006 Jefferson nickels are now in production. Anyone have a photo of the actual coin yet? Not the drawing that has been available for...
On the reverse of the classic Buffalo nickel, directly in front of the Buffalo's front leg/hoof there is a protrusion from the ground. What is...
What a Christmas find! Found, in a roll of new Minnesota quarters, one with the missing obverse clad layer (Washington). The red, pure copper...
In the end, inflation will be the force that finally knocks off the U.S. paper dollar and opens the way for the dollar coin. When the day...
First and foremost, my heart goes out to all the folks of New Orleans who are enduring this terrible tragedy. May God speed relief and comfort to...
In minting the 1944 and 1945 V nickels, and again for the regular 5 cent coins of 1951 thru 1954, the RCM used chromium plating on the steel core,...
Have I missed something? The Justice Marshall commemorative is due out in 2 or 3 months and I have not seen even a sketch of the design. Has...
I remember back in 1965 when the first clad coins were introduced, one of the major concerns was that eventually, as the top layers wore down, the...
With the sudden and disturbing end of the Coin World Forum right around the corner, a thought or two: First, Coin World is a hobby publication...
I have noticed that on some of the newer U.S Mint medals (Bush II presidential, Ron and Nancy Reagan, etc.) being offered by the U.S. Mint, the...
Over the years, since being introduced in 1982, the zinc cents have become a real problem regarding how they decompose. Being in retail...
Shell Case cents made from 1944 through 1946 are interesting to me, but info regarding them is scarce. Anyone have details about these?
Has anyone noticed the change in color of the clad coins made for circulation? I certainly see a big difference. When clad coins first...
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