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This 1893 Isabella quarter, graded NGC MS65, was sold by Stack’s Bowers on 6/16/2021 for $840.

1893 Isabella Quarter : A Collector’s Guide

The Isabella quarter is a commemorative coin that was sold during the 1893 Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois. The obverse of the coin features...
1885 Liberty Head Nickel. Image: Stack's Bowers.

1885 Liberty Head Nickel : A Collector’s Guide

The Philadelphia Mint struck over 1.472 million 1885 Liberty Head nickels. Because of the influx of nickels being returned to the Treasury Department, production...
1912-S Liberty Head Nickel. Image: Stack's Bowers / CoinWeek.

1912-S Liberty Head Nickel : A Collector’s Guide

With only 238,000 pieces struck, the 1912-S Liberty Head nickel is the lowest circulation mintage of the entire Liberty Head nickel series. This mintage...
U.S. Grant Silver Presidential Medal. Image: U.S. Mint / CoinWeek.

Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Silver Medal Available Oct. 2

The United States Mint Presidential Silver Medal featuring 18th president Ulysses S. Grant (in office 1869-77) will be available at noon Eastern on October...

Why Collect Commemoratives? A Better Question Might Be “Why Not?”

Collecting Commemoratives By Ron Drzewucki If you collect modern U. S. coins, then you collect commemoratives. Today, practically every coin the United States Mint produces commemorates...
The Origin of the First U.S. Commemorative Coins

The Origin of the First U.S. Commemorative Coins

By Victor Bozarth for PCGS ...... While some recognize the 1848 CAL Quarter Eagle struck from California gold as the first United States commemorative coin,...
United States 1892 Barber Quarter

United States 1892 Barber Quarter

Generations of Americans living through the second half of the 19th century had known only the Seated Liberty coinage. The motif was ubiquitous, entering...
Jeff Garrett: Tips for Collecting Twenty Cent Pieces

Jeff Garrett: Tips for Collecting Twenty Cent Pieces

An important question for most collectors when tackling this series from the 1870s is: Which coins are beyond my reach?   By Jeff Garrett for Numismatic...
No-Date Buffalo Nickels: How to Find Their Value

No-Date Buffalo Nickels: How to Find Their Value

By Everett Millman - Gainesville Coins ...... It's quite common to find Buffalo nickels that are dateless—missing the four digits that indicate the year the coin...
GreatCollections Offering One of Finest Certified 1913-S Barber Quarters

GreatCollections Offering One of Finest Certified 1913-S Barber Quarters

GreatCollections is currently offering interested numismatists a rare opportunity to acquire one of the finest certified examples of the Barber Quarter Dollar series. This...
Indian Head $10 Gold Coins: The Other Saint-Gaudens Masterpiece

Indian Head $10 Gold Coins: The Other Saint-Gaudens Masterpiece

By Bullion Shark LLC ...... Though he is most widely known for his masterpiece of numismatic art, the $20 gold double eagle issued from 1907...

Coin Stories: Where Charles Barber Found Inspiration for a New Series of Silver Coins

By Blanchard and Company, Inc ...... After 55 years, the Seated Liberty half dollar design had become somewhat of a dinosaur. A classic, yes. Exciting,...
Foreign Coins Struck by the United States Mint in the 19th Century

Foreign Coins Struck by the United States Mint in the 19th Century

By Tyler Rossi for CoinWeek ..... The purpose of the United States Mint is to make money. And no, I don't just mean striking coins...
United States 1912-D Liberty Nickel

1912-D Liberty Nickel : A Collector’s Guide

The 1912-D Liberty Head nickel was struck during the only year when any of the coins in the series were struck at branch mints....
Isabella: The Mother of All U.S. Commemorative Quarters

Isabella: The Mother of All U.S. Commemorative Quarters

By Dan Duncan – Retired, Pinnacle Rarities ......   The original Washington quarter was intended as just a one-year commemorative. Yet John Flanagan’s obverse design has...

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