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Alan Herbert

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Blogs

S’ nickels came down to wire in 1912

Dec 31, 2012
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Blogs

Dime design represents unity, peace

Dec 27, 2012
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World Coin News

Ike $1 silver used for Washington commem

Dec 18, 2012
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World Coins

Symbols abound on Saint-Gaudens $20

Dec 10, 2012
2013 U.S. Coin Digest CD
Blogs

Why are coins from new rolls greasy?

Dec 4, 2012
U.S. Coin Collecting Essentials
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Postholes served as makeshift banks

Nov 29, 2012
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Blogs

Holed large cents had many uses

Nov 20, 2012
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‘Lead’ common nickname for 1943 cents

Nov 14, 2012
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Coin Q&A

Clinic: Taft’s head on nickel stretch of imagination

Oct 24, 2012
Top 50 Most Popular Modern Coins
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First coins almost featured Columbus

Sep 25, 2012
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Real effort was made to revive Morgan

Aug 15, 2012
Blogs

Quarter wasn’t in original Bicentennial plan

Jul 18, 2012
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News

L.A. Olympic committee stuck with fees

Jun 20, 2012
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Roman poet source of coin motto

Jun 11, 2012
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Inscription remains same since 1792

Jun 6, 2012
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Design holds clues for dateless quarter

May 30, 2012
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News

‘Rolled’ edge coin not actually rolled

May 22, 2012
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Blogs

Hard to find doesn’t always mean rare

May 10, 2012
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Events

Carson City coin value totals $47 million

Apr 12, 2012
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Gold coins among longest in production

Apr 11, 2012
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1827 quarter proofs technically medals

Apr 3, 2012
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Archive

Nickel designs didn’t overlap in 1938

Mar 27, 2012
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Archive

Majority of steel cents eluded Mint

Feb 29, 2012
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Coin Q&A

War nickels loophole in melting ban

Feb 22, 2012
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Archive

1873 melt wiped out 3-cent supply

Feb 14, 2012
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Coin Q&A

Eagle a real denomination

Jan 11, 2012
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World Coin News

Morgan $1 legend placement illegal

Dec 28, 2011
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World Coin News

Anthony dollars promoted by many

Dec 13, 2011
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Coin Q&A

Nickel find a genuine double strike

Dec 7, 2011
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Coin Q&A

Dollars in 1962 display totaled 1 million

Nov 30, 2011
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Archive

Key area on 1864 cent is hair ribbon

Nov 16, 2011
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Coin Q&A

1818 piece fantasy strike, not mule

Oct 25, 2011
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Coin Q&A

Gold $5 prop in WWI Houdini act

Oct 11, 2011
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Archive

Credit Longacre for 3-cent issue design

Oct 4, 2011
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Coin Q&A

Wheat heads considered symbolic wreath

Sep 28, 2011
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Archive

Two commems bear prominent crosses

Sep 22, 2011
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US Coins

Tradition keeps names off U.S. coins

Sep 14, 2011
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Archive

Names ‘trime,’ ‘thrip’ didn’t fly

Aug 10, 2011
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Coin Q&A

Olympic surcharge brought $73 million

Aug 2, 2011
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Coin Q&A

Silver dime helped churn butter?

Jul 27, 2011
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Archive

Altered cent wasn’t Mint’s doing

Jul 12, 2011
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Archive

1892 Expo has wide collecting scope

Jul 6, 2011
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Gold $1 law left eagle off design

Jun 23, 2011
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Coin Q&A

Cent shares design element with $5 note

Jun 15, 2011
Fugio Cent
Archive

Fugio cent dies cut by convict

Jun 7, 2011
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Archive

Fraser’s design doubly criticized

May 31, 2011
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Archive

No mintmark for Philadelphia cents

May 18, 2011
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Arrows at date signify changes in weight

May 9, 2011
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Archive

Die fragility reason for leaving off rays

Mar 29, 2011
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Archive

Iowa-only commem sale a myth

Mar 8, 2011