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Fascinating Coin Fact

By Editor | Published: February 6, 2012
“Sweating” is an illegitimate means of obtaining small amounts of precious metal from coins. The practice was commonplace throughout the world prior to the last century. It was done by jostling coins together in a confined space such as a box or bag. Tiny flecks of gold or silver could be obtained by this method [...]
Posted in February 2012 | Leave a comment

Set of 5 Liberty Head Nickels

By Editor | Published: January 23, 2012
Minted from 1883 to 1912, the Liberty Head nickel was America’s 5-cent piece before the Buffalo Nickel came into use. The father of the Liberty nickel was A. Louden Snowden, Superintendent of the Philadelphia Mint. He instructed master engraver Charles E. Barber to design the new 5-cent piece, which Barber accomplished in a spare and [...]
Posted in January 2012 | 4 Comments

James A. Garfield- Our 20th President

By Editor | Published: January 16, 2012
The latest release in the Presidential $1 Coin series honors our 20th President. Elected in 1880, James Garfield was the last elected President to be born in a log cabin. Garfield was born in Ohio, worked hard to educate himself and graduated from Williams College in Massachusetts. He returned to Ohio to teach at Western [...]
Posted in January 2012 | Leave a comment

Philippines

By Editor | Published: January 9, 2012
Coins were issued for the Philippines under sovereignty of the United States from 1903 through 1945. These coins are all inscribed with the legend United States of America and show an eagle above the shield on the reverse. Pieces dated from 1903 to 1919 were struck at the Philadelphia and San Francisco mints. Those dated [...]
Posted in January 2012 | Leave a comment

Fascinating Coin Fact

By Editor | Published: January 2, 2012
The Executive Order of 1933 banned gold ownership except for $100 in face value that could be held in a collection. The government announced on December 28 that collectors could keep all numismatic gold except quarter eagles, but collectors protested so loudly that the order was rescinded on January 12, 1934. The $2.50 gold thus [...]
Posted in January 2012 | Leave a comment