Jan 12, 2016 | Coin Collecting, Coins, Mint, US Coins
So this story has been blowing up the internet. I am sure you have seen it. I have had about 10 people post it to me. If you have not, here is the gist. A coin collector bought a dime (yea a 10 cent piece) for $1,997,500 in Tampa on January 7, 2016. Is it awesome,...
Dec 29, 2015 | Coin Collecting, Coins, Gold Coins, Mint, Silver Coins, US Coins
Bank rolls & bank bags, and the US Mint This is a little off topic from my list of blogs that I am working on, but it came up at work the other day and I just had to share. So the US Mint does not sell coins or ship them individually, duh I know, but had to say...
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....
