Did you know?…
- …1862 was the first year the United States Treasury printed paper currency?
- …More than 10 billion Lincoln cents were made in 1998?
- …nearly half of all paper currency printed by the U.S. Treasury is of the one dollar denomination?
These are just a few of the many basic facts numismatists know about U.S. money.
There are numerous things that collectors know about coins and paper currency….And those things which they don’t know about they look up in the many coin books, coin magazines, coin journals and, of course, coin websites available to students of money.
Oh, and did you know that the motto “In God We Trust” first appeared in 1864, on the 2-cent coin?
I’m the Coin Editor here at TheFunTimesGuide. My love for coins began when I was 11 years old. I primarily collect and study U.S. coins produced during the 20th century. I’m a member of the American Numismatic Association (ANA) and the Numismatic Literary Guild (NLG) and have won multiple awards from the NLG for my work as a coin journalist. I’m also the editor at the Florida United Numismatists Club (FUN Topics magazine), and author of Images of America: The United States Mint in Philadelphia (a book that explores the colorful history of the Philadelphia Mint). I’ve contributed hundreds of articles for various coin publications including COINage, The Numismatist, Numismatic News, Coin Dealer Newsletter, Coin Values, and CoinWeek. I’ve authored nearly 1,000 articles here at The Fun Times Guide to Coins (many of them with over 50K shares), and I welcome your coin questions in the comments below!
