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Tennessee Innovation Dollar

2022 Tennessee Innovation Dollar Debuts

Last week’s release of dollars recognizing innovation in Tennessee started a near-four week wait before the next U.S. Mint scheduled product launch, resulting in what will probably be lackluster weekly sales reports for a time going forward.

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PCGS Grades Rare 1854-S $5 Gold Coin – High Price

The fourth known 1854 San Francisco Mint Liberty Head Half Eagle, discovered earlier this year and subsequently sold at auction this past August for more than $2 million, now is in a Professional Coin Grading Service (www.PCGS.com) holder. The current owner took the coin to the Baltimore Winter Expo to submit to PCGS, which was running their popular Crossover

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Variety and Errors Coin Guide Available on Amazon!

Our Coin Guide Over the years, I have become more and more enthralled in my love for collecting many things, most commonly, currency in all forms. Along with my gold mining trips along with friends, coin collecting has always lured me back in ! The thrill of the hunt… the love of find! Throughout the

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Top 10 Most Valuable Morgan Silver Dollar Coins

Top 10 Most Valuable Morgan Silver Dollar Coins 0:38 1879 CC Silver Morgan Dollar, MS66+ $290,000 1:32 1885 CC Morgan Silver Dollar, MS68+ $300,000 2:13 1880 CC Morgan Silver Dollar, MS68 $300,000 2:53 1883 S Morgan Silver Dollar, MS67+ Prooflike $450,000 3:36 1897 O Morgan Silver Dollar, MS67 $385,000 4:17 1901 (P) Morgan Silver Dollar,

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Medal in Numismatica Ars Classica auction marks Venetian victory over pirates

A silver medallic coin being offered in Dec. 5 auction recalls the ongoing threat of piracy to the Venetian economy. The silver osella (which weighs 9.77 grams and was equal to 78 soldi) depicts a Venetian warship on the obverse, cannon firing at a vessel flying the Turkish flag. This was a not-so-subtle reference to the Barbary Pirates who dominated the Mediterranean Sea for centuries.

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