Dec 17, 2015 | Coin Collecting, Coins, US Coins
COIN VALUES As you might have guessed by now, what a coin is worth is depended on many factors. Many people think that the most important factor is age. That is not the case. Valuations of coins are determined by many factors. Some include denomination,...
Nov 19, 2015 | Coin Collecting, Coins, Obsolete Coins, US Coins
What are obsolete coins? So glad you asked. They are not just the coins that you no longer have in your pocket, hehe. They are coins that are not being currently made by the mint for use in everyday commerce. Now they may still be legal tender, but that is not the...
Jul 24, 2015 | Coin Collecting, Mint, US Coins
The US has a long, well for us, history of minting coins. In 1792 we established the US mint. The official place to make coinage! Now to be clear, people were making items that were traded for commodities (Wampum anyone) since we got here and stared needing stuff....
