The story of the 1933 Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle is one of intrigue and mystery. In 1933, around 445,500 twenty-dollar Double Eagle gold coins were minted. However, following the passage of theGold Reserve Act of 1934, all but two coins were ordered to be melted down before they could o...
A handful of new dollar coins were produced as specimens, with two known in silver and one in lead. While presentation cases for specimen sets were created with a portal for the new silver dollar, the Canadian government decided to abandon the production of any further silver dollars. The ...
Originally, ten dollar gold coins were made of .917 gold, meaning they contained 90% pure gold, and because of their golden makeup and appearance, they are often referred to as “eagles” in numismatic circles. The ten dollar “eagle’s” counterparts include the twenty dollar gold coin (t...
It was also exceptionally rare, one of only three such coins known to exist. Of the remaining two, one was on long-term loan to the British Museum, the other in the collection of the German Bundesbank. That made this specimen a rare and precious target for collectors. And finally, it w...
We’ve already seen that the one dollar coins dated 1916 and depicting Yuan Shi Kai are highly collectable. This second example also came up for auction in 2021. But this one was a little different. In this case, there’s clear space between the top of Yuan’s hat and the rim of the...
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Another contender for that elusive “most valuable” crown is a 1794 Flowing Hair Silver Dollar with silver plug, graded Specimen-66. The coin is believed by some to be one of the first coins of this type to be manufactured from those dies. Some experts argue that it is indeed the first...
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The 1936 Dot Coins were also the last Canadian pennies that had the reverse design from 1920. If you recall, 1920 is when the coin got smaller and adopted the split maple reverse. This design had a maple leaf on each side with ‘One Cent’ and the mintage year in between....
1942 Walking Liberty Half Dollar Values, Errors, and Rarities Most Asked Questions About US Mint Coins: Buyer's Guide Posted In: blog Login to post comment Login Elizabeth | 5/7/2024 any value to a 1974 no mint quarter 1 Reply Everett | 5/8/2024 Hey Elizabeth. There aren't ...