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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!

The Controversy Behind The No-CENTS 1883 V Nickel (Like Other Racketeer Coins, The 1883 Nickel Has An Interesting Story… Or Two!)

Some little-known facts about the no-cents Liberty V nickel. This 1883 nickel has quite a story to tell! See why it's often called the Racketeer nickel, and one possible explanation for how the phrase 'joshing you' came to be!

New 2011 First Spouse Gold Coins

The First Spouse gold coins series enters it 5th year in 2011. Let's find out more about each of the First Spouse coin designs and how you can collect each of the designs for a fraction of the cost of buying the gold coins.

2011 Proof Sets Offer Variety For Every Coin Collector

There's plenty of variety for coin collectors with 2011 United States proof sets.

2011 Native American Gold Dollar Coin

The 2011 'gold' dollar coin honors a famous peace treaty made between Native Americans and early European settlers.

Small Cents vs. Large Cents: History Of The Most Popular U.S. Penny (The Small Cent) + Rare Dates

The first small cent US penny was the Flying Eagle cent (1856-1858). Then came the Indian Head cent (1859-1909), followed by the Lincoln cent (1909-present). Yes, our current U.S. penny is a small cent coin. They're called small cents because Large Cent pennies with a larger diameter came before them (1793-1857).

5 Reasons To Collect Silver Half Dollars (And Why They’re Better Than Collecting Silver Dollars!)

Silver half dollars, like larger silver dollars, are big silver coins that are popular collectibles & investment tools. 5 reasons to collect half dollars.

5 Hidden Secrets On United States Coins & Paper Currency

US Money Secrets - symbols on US paper currency, 6 things that must appear on every US coin, what the olive branch & arrows mean, what E Pluribus Unum means, how to tell which US Mint facility made a coin.

The U.S. Mint’s Souvenir Set Is The Only Way To Collect Official 1982 & 1983 Uncirculated Coin Sets

Buying a souvenir set from the Philadelphia and Denver mints in 1982 and 1983 was the only way to obtain official coin sets from those years.

The Thaler: Forerunner Of The United States Silver Dollar

The United States silver dollar can trace some of its roots to the thaler.

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