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- This week's letters (06/18/13) In response to the question in Mr. Fazzari’s May 28 column from Numismatic News, I wanted to let you know that the coin you came across is part of a popular magic trick, called a “Scotch and Soda.”
Author Archives: Paul M. Green
1892-CC Morgans went to vaults upon issue
The 1892-CC Morgan dollar is a very interesting coin from a very interesting year. After all, 1892 saw the introduction of the new Barber dimes, quarters and half dollars. Continue reading
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Time for 1815 quarter to awake?
A sleeper is a coin that is perceived as undervalued by some collectors. It is not a case where it is being ignored deliberately, but a simple fact that it might not be appreciated for being the scarce and interesting coin that it is. Continue reading
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Will 1955-D ever reach potential?
Sometimes you get a feeling that a coin should be much better than its current price would suggest. Continue reading
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Gold rarity a product of Philadelphia
There are any number of really tough gold coins. In some cases they command extremely high prices while in others the prices may be high but certainly reasonable when you realize what you are getting. Continue reading
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Lowest 2-cent mintage intriguing
If you asked enough people you might find someone who would know what the lowest mintage business strike 2-cent piece was. Continue reading
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Not cheap, but 1846 looks like a deal
It is actually fairly easy to overlook half dimes. The half dime has not been in production since 1873 and no one alive today has ever seen one in regular use. Continue reading
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Texas coin turned into ongoing series
It’s interesting that the Texas Independence Centennial half dollar was approved just prior to the real flood of commemoratives. In 1934 having a Texas half dollar probably seemed like a modest proposal not unlike a number of other states that … Continue reading
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More than Morgans in coin hoards
Did you buy any of the Morgan silver dollars sold by the General Services Administration sales in the 1970s and early 1980s? Congratulations. You were part of numismatic history as the U.S. government dispersed its remaining 2.9 million Morgan dollars. Continue reading
1950 nickel succumbed to ‘D’ popularity
In its day, the 1950-D nickel simply eclipsed every other coin of the period and that included another pretty good 1950 nickel that was produced in Philadelphia the same year. Continue reading
Walker short set brings down cost
Let’s be blunt about coin collecting. Sometimes a set of coins we might like is simply out of our financial reach in the grade we might desire. That might well be the case with Walking Liberty half dollars as many would love to have a complete set of Walkers in MS-65 or better. Continue reading
