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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!

Grading Pennies: How To Determine The Grade Of A U.S. Penny

How to find the grade of your U.S. pennies. Learn how to determine the exact grades for circulated small cents -- Lincoln cents and Indian Head pennies.

Grading Nickels: How To Determine The Grade Of A U.S. Nickel

Grading U.S. Nickels: How to determine the grade (condition) of circulated nickels -- Jefferson nickels, Liberty Head nickels (V nickels), Buffalo nickels.

Grading Dimes: How To Determine The Grade Of A U.S. Dime

Grading U.S. Dimes: Here's how to determine the grade (condition) of your circulated dimes -- Roosevelt dimes, Mercury dimes, and Barber dimes.

Grading Half Dollars: How To Determine The Grade Of A Half Dollar

Grading Half Dollars: How to determine the grade (condition) of your circulated U.S. half dollars -- Kennedy, Franklin, Walking Liberty, and Barber halves.

Grading Quarters: How To Determine The Grade Of A U.S. Quarter

Grading U.S. Quarters: How to determine the grade (condition) of circulated quarters -- Washington quarters, Standing Liberty quarters, Barber quarters.

Why I Love Collecting Canadian Coins

Canadian coins provide a refreshing alternative to collecting U.S. coins. The wonderful images found on the reverse of most Canadian coins make collecting them a satisfying pastime.

Top 10 Famous Coin Collectors: A Look at Celebrity Numismatists

Have you ever wondered what famous coin collectors you share your hobby with? Check out this list of 10 luminaries that have enjoyed coin collecting as one of their pastimes.

America The Beautiful Quarters: A List Of All The Coins In This Popular Series + Little Known Facts About National Park Quarters

The America the Beautiful Quarters series consists of 56 new quarters that honor 1 national park or historic monument in each of the 50 states, Washington, D.C., and the 5 U.S. territories. The coins (also called National Parks quarters) are being released over 11 years -- from 2010 through 2021.

Grading Silver Dollars: How To Determine The Grade Of A Silver Dollar

Grading Dollar Coins: How to determine the grade (condition) of circulated U.S. silver dollars -- Eisenhower dollars, Peace dollars, and Morgan dollars.

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