1776 Continental Dollar
The 1776 Continental Dollar Coins are a very important part of the U.S. coinage history. That is why it is sad to say that only little is known about this important coin and the...
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US 5 Cents Nickel
The Five-Cents Nickel is a very popular denomination among Americans, since time immemorial until today. Maybe it’s because, in the olden days, a lot of things or services were priced at a “nickel”. In...
Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle
The Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle gold coin is named after the sculptor who designed the coin, Augustus Saint-Gaudens. This likewise hot coin is one of the $20 double eagle gold coin series of the United...
US One Cent Coin – US Penny
The U.S. One-Cent coin is probably the longest existing coin in public circulation. The coin, or more popularly called “penny”, has been in U.S. circulation since the late1700s until today. It had battled and...
Art of Coin Making – Coin Minting Process
Coin minting can be considered an art form, in as much as collecting them is. It is actually like making a sculpture, starting from the conceptualization of the design up to the actual striking...
Common Errors in Coins
Difficult as it is to understand, it is a hard fact that people collect coins bearing errors on it. Coin collectors consider these errors unique and therefore worth a place in their precious collection....
US Large Cent Coin – Chain Cent
The United States Large Cent is the first coin minted and released for public circulation, together with Half Cent coin. This coin served the US public for 64 long years before it was replaced...
Shield Nickel 5 Cents – American Civil War Coins
The Shield Nickel 5 Cents Coin was the first of its kind that used copper and nickel in coinage. The U.S. five-cent coins used to be made out of the precious silver but with...
US Half Cent Coin
The US Half Cent Coins, together with the US Large Cent Coins, is the first Federal Issue coins of the United States of America. They were both released in the year 1793 and both...
Maria Theresa Thaler
The Maria Theresa (or Theresia) Thaler Coin is one of the oldest coins that are still in circulation today. This Thaler coin, made from silver, went into circulation in 1740 and lasted until the...
