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- Letters to the Editor (June 5, 2018) Phase out low-value coins and introduce higher values David Harper’s May 15, 2018, “End of Coins?” editorial was spot on. Inflation and electronic payments have chipped away on the public’s acceptance of coins. Absent an overhaul of circulating coinage, it’s hard to feel confident that U.S. coins will be in much use 20 years from now. Will collectors ...
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Tag Archives: error coins
Error coins can bring big money
OK, admit it. That pocketful of change you have at the end of the day doesn’t go into the change jar until you’ve looked over each coin. And that’s a good thing, because there are lots of valuable coins floating … Continue reading
Strike it Rich Spurs Rare Cent Find
IOLA, Wis. (June 18, 2012) — A 1983 copper-alloy cent has been found by a Pennsylvania collector who had purchased a copy of Strike it Rich with Pocket Change that was co-authored by Dr. Brian Allen and Ken Potter. It … Continue reading
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Tagged cent variety, copper cent, doubled die, error coin, error coins
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Foundations of Coin Collecting Master Box Set
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Tagged beginning coin collecting, coin collecting, error coins, pricing, u.s. coins
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Frosting error found on $50
The first example of a frosted “Freedom” proof 2007-W $50 platinum American Eagle was reported June 18 as the result of a March 15 article in Numismatic News. Based mainly on this report, which a reader found on the CONECA website that eventually linked him to the full report on the NumisMaster website, I can now state that this error, which is the third size, has finally been found. Continue reading
