Circulating coins are those minted in the United States Mint for everyday transactions. The only half-dollars currently used in circulation are beautifully designed Kennedy half-dollars, but the Federal Reserve rarely orders them for circulation. Philadelphia and Denver mints produced 5,700,000 half-...
Even though you can find several pricey and collectible American quarter types, only Washington quarters are still in circulation these days. The US Mint produced them from 1932 to 1998, but numerous coins are still used for transactions. The US Mint has struck 56 different quarters with differen...
Valuable US Quarters Error Coins Go ahead and crack open the kid's piggy banks, because there could be gold in them thar hills! When coins are being produced at the U.S. Mint, every now and then mistakes are made. Those mistakes many times aren't realized until the coins are in circ...
While the country typically used escudos and reales, they did have a local currency called the peso. One peso was worth eight reales. Today, Mexicans still use pesos, and one peso is worth a hundred centavos. But contemporary coins in circulation are only worth face value. Year: Mixed Type...
were originally intended to be kept in circulation. But the Feds ceased production in 1971 because people were hoarding them and not circulating them like the government planned. “But what 99% of the public doesn't realize is thatmany banks today still hold large quantities of these coins.”...
Maybe you have, too… After all, there are plenty of strange-looking coins in circulation — like those that aren’t the usual color or that have some weird cuts in them. But that stuff is justpost-mint damage. True error coins are hard to find. (That’s why they’re considered rare...
As the Canadian example shows, not all highly valuable coins are old. This one is another example of a younger yet precious coin – and it too was never intended for circulation. The gold 10,000 yuan coin was produced by the Chinese Shenyang Mint in 1991. It was crafted to commemorate ...
In 1933, the United States government not only removed US gold coins from circulation, it confiscated privately-owned gold. Since then, the US dollar has depreciated approximately 95%. This means that $100 in 1933 is equal to five dollars today. Before the government confiscation of gold, you...
there are 100 Inverted Jennys in circulation, but the wider availability makes the stamps even more sought after. The Inverted Jenny is a misprint of a 1918 stamp featuring one of the Jenny biplanes first used by the US Post Office to carry mail. The plane on the face of the stamp was...
Franklin half dollars are among the most popular series for collectors of modern United States coins. These 90% silver half dollars bear a portrait of Founding Father and prolific inventor Benjamin Franklin on the obverse. The reverse motif features the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia. Rarest Franklin...