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Archive for November, 2018

Roman Coins 101

November 26, 2018 0 Comments
Roman Coins 101

Most coin collectors build their collections around modern, or fairly modern coins. For many a 19th century coin is ‘old’, but of course coins have been around for thousands of years. Surely there can be nothing more magical than owning a coin that is 2,000 years old, and has passed through the hands of people […]

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Collecting Trade Dollars

November 19, 2018 0 Comments
Collecting Trade Dollars

The $1 coin remains unpopular in America, unlike the situation in most other countries, where the basic unit has been a coin for many years. Despite that, the history of the American dollar coin is a long one, reaching back into the 19th century. Dollar coins have been made by the Mint since its founding […]

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The World’s Most Expensive Penny?

November 12, 2018 0 Comments
The World’s Most Expensive Penny?

The recent sale of a Judd-3 1792 Birch cent at auction must represent the extreme opposite of the change in our pockets. A comparative bargain at only $660,000, the penny changed hands at the Whitman Coin & Collectibles Winter Expo, held from October 25 to 28, 2018, in Baltimore. The well-known New York coin auction […]

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Nickel and Dime Your Coin Collection – Part Two

November 5, 2018 0 Comments
Nickel and Dime Your Coin Collection – Part Two

Recently we wrote about collecting small change – the nickels and dimes that are rapidly disappearing from everyday use, with the growth of electronic methods for small purchases. These everyday items remain important for collectors though, and especially if you want to build an interesting collection, full of the history of American life, without investing […]

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