US Coins
The Twenty-Cent Piece: America’s Shortest-Lived Silver Experiment
Few United States coin denominations have failed as quickly, or as quietly, as the Twenty-Cent Piece. Authorized in the mid-1870s and struck for only...
1904 Morgan Dollar: The Last Philadelphia Morgan Before a 17-Year Shutdown
The 1904 Morgan Dollar Survived a 17-Year Shutdown and America’s Great Silver Melt
In January 1904, the Philadelphia Mint struck 2.2 million Morgan Dollars. Then...
The Massive 1851 Humbert $50 Slug That Helped Turn California Dust Into Money
1851 Humbert $50 Slug: Gold Rush Giant at Auction
An attractive Kagin-2 Lettered Edge slug from the Charles “Cheech” Litman Collection brings the raw ambition...