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1925 Lincoln Cent : History and Value | CoinWeek

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By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes ..... In 1925, the United States Mint struck a total combined mintage of 188,909,000 Lincoln Cents across all three facilities. Of this,...

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By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes ..... The Philadelphia Mint had been solely responsible for producing minor coins since the first half cents and large cents rolled off the...

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By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes ..... 1903 saw a series of interesting events for America: the United States leased Guantanamo Bay from Cuba, the Ford Motor Company...

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By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes ..... First released on July 7, 1975, the Kennedy Half Dollar became the first United States Bicentennial design to reach public hands. So...

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By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes ..... Released on March 27, 2023, the 2023-D American Women Quarter honoring Edith Kanakaʻole was the second of five designs released in...

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