A Morgan silver dollar damaged by a bullet hole might not be as ugly and worthless as it sounds. The skillful marksman Annie Oakley was famous for shooting such coins as they were tossed in the air. Today any dollars that can be credited to her are worthy of a hefty premium as special souvenirs.
1878 Morgan Dollar – First Year of Issue – BU Condition
When Victor D. Brenner designed the Lincoln cent in 1909 he added his initials VDB to the reverse of the coin. Public sentiment forced the Mint to remove the letters during the year, and to keep them off for nearly a decade. In 1918 the initials, and a well-deserved honor, were restored. Since then the letters have been located at the truncation of the Lincoln bust on the front of the coin.
2010 MS67 Inaugural Strike Lincoln Cent Mint Mark Set
The 1894-S dime is the rarest of all U.S. coins actually placed in circulation in modern times. It is estimated that only about 12 of them were made. No one knows why they were produced or how some were saved and others used as change.
The term “Eagle” refers to any of the United States $10 gold pieces minted from 1795 to 1933. The $20 was called a “Double Eagle.” When gold coins were again coined starting in 1986, for some reason the government called the bullion one-ounce $50 coin an Eagle. Making it even more confusing is the fact that it is nearly the same size and design as the old $20 double Eagle coin of 50 years earlier.
1/2 Ounce 2010 Gold American Eagles – MS70 Grade
Marks
In 1923 at the height of inflation in Germany the value of the Mark was finally stabilized at 4.2 trillion Marks to the U.S. Dollar. The purchasing power of the Mark had fallen steadily after the war from its old value of being on par with U.S. money, to the point where people scrambled to buy goods with their wages before the end of each day to avoid losing out to inflation.
Emergency World War II “North Africa” US $1 Bill