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A NEW TRADITION THAT CAN LAST A LIFETIME…
Silver Christmas Coins Throughout the years there have always been an assortment of holiday traditions. From leaving cookies for Santa, watching a favorite holiday movie, caroling or tree trimming before reading “The Night Before Christmas” and waiting for jolly ole Saint Nick to slide... READ MORE
THE SHIELD EARRING QUARTER
The most coveted of all pattern coins from the late 19th century… Broadly defined, a wide variety of coins fall into the category of pattern coins, experimental and trial pieces. Patterns, narrowly defined, are design concepts that should logically have been considered,... READ MORE
AN AMERICAN COINAGE FIRST – 1909- LINCOLN CENT
When the notion of a Lincoln coin arose to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s birth, it encountered real resistance from traditionalists. Having a regular-issue U.S. coin honoring an actual person was a first for the United States Mint. This had never... READ MORE
WHY IS A “DOLLAR” COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS A “BUCK”?
As with many idioms or slang terms, the exact beginning of a word is difficult to pinpoint with one hundred percent certainty. However, the theory of the origin of the term “Buck” for “Money” is extremely plausible and backed up... READ MORE
KENNEDY HALF DOLLAR
“Kennedy-Half-DollarHeader”American politics and ideals forever were changed in 1963 with the death of President John Fitzgerald Kennedy; his presidency had ushered in hope that democracy could prevail against communism in those early years of the Cold War. In those uncertain... READ MORE
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