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History & Facts About Coins – Here, our coin experts are debunking popular coin myths, sharing little-known facts about counterfeit coins, gold coins & silver coins, and revealing other important coin facts that anyone who’s interested in coins should know! Everything you want to know about U.S. coins, paper currency, U.S. mints, mint marks, and more. Whether you’re concerned about buying fake coins or just need to brush up on your facts about U.S. coins… start here!

Silver America the Beautiful bullion coins are 3 inches wide and heavy - 5 ounces of .999 fine silver! National Park Silver Bullion coins are being offered along with the National Park quarters program. The silver bullion coins have the same designs as the ATB quarters. Here are little-known facts about the silver coins.

Coin collectors typically collect 5 "types" of U.S. quarters. Here's info about these 5 kinds of quarters and how much they're worth today.

Little-known facts about pennies in circulation in the United States, including old rare pennies and the modern Lincoln penny.

The US one cent coin has a colorful history. Come look at the US penny and its roots, which can be traced back over 1,000 years. See why we call it a penny!

I buy silver (and gold) sometimes. Are you aware of the downsides of buying silver? I can think of 6 good reasons not to buy silver. They're listed here.

Henning nickels are collectible counterfeit nickels! See all Henning nickel dates, how to identify one, and how much these fake nickels are worth today.