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What are Doubled Die Error Coins? How to Find DDO / DDR Coins?

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Let’s talk all about DOUBLED DIE (DOUBLE DIE) error coins! The coin die that strikes double die coins has a partial or fully doubled image. Therefore, the coin has two identical images that are slightly offset from one another. The doubling occurs from mistakes in the die hubbing process. This results in a coin die […]

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Whitman Releases New Edition of Guide to Lincoln Cents

Whitman Publishing has released an expanded, updated second edition of its best-selling Guide Book of Lincoln Cents, a popular entry in the Bowers Series of numismatic titles. The book continues in the tradition of the Guide Book of Morgan Silver Dollars and other Bowers Series guides, now numbering more than two dozen volumes. The 320-page full-color book is available

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Rare Bills and Recent Finds While Bill Searching

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Some recent finds of mine while bill searching. Check them out! Some tips and hints on what to look for. Nothing too crazy in this video but more for everyone to see some basic fancy serial number and rare bills to look for while bill searching or coin searching. Comment or email us any questions

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Rare Coins to Look For in Your Pocket Change Worth Money

Years ago, the known rare coins were a combination of guesswork and experience. Researchers had done much work on a few specialized series such as Half Cents, Large Cents and Capped Bust Half Dollars. The remainder of most numismatic series was largely unexplored for true rarity, especially as to condition rarity. Many, if not all, price guides 30 years

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Counterfeit Coins and How to Detect Them

NGC graders identify counterfeit coins with added or altered mint marks each and every day. These alterations are seen so often that we devoted an entire article to them last year, which can be found here. While that article covered the most frequently seen mintmark alterations—removed, added, and embossed mintmarks—NGC graders recently identified an altered

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