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How are Coin Dies Made? A Little History.

All coins struck in the United States are struck by a pair of dies. A die is a steel rod with a face that is the same size as the coins that it will be striking. This steel rod…

January 9, 2025Coin Dies, coin facts, Coin History, Coin Variety, Die, Double Dies, Doubled Dies, Errors, How Are Coin Dies Made, Varieties, Variety Error1

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Lincoln Cent Design Varieties

Lincoln Cent Design Varieties Unlike the Transitional Design Varieties in which a coin design is used in a year when it shouldn't be used, the Wrong Design Varieties have a coin design being used in the correct year, but…

January 9, 2025Coins, Design Errors, Design Variety, Error Coins, Transitional Errors, Variety Coins

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New World Coins of 2017

New World Coins To mark the milestone, the Mint of Finland has unveiled a silver €10 coin and a gold €100 coin honoring the theme, each due for release on Jan. 3, 2017. The Proof .500 fine silver coin…

January 9, 2025Coin Opp, Coins, domestic coins, Error Coins, finland, foreign coins, new word coins, newly minted coins

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2020 US Mint Sets for Newborns and Birthdays

New year, new decade and now new celebration sets are available from the United States Mint. The Mint’s 2020 Birth Set and 2020 Happy Birthday Coin Set went on sale today at noon ET for $23 apiece.

January 9, 2025US Mint

Two exceptional Proof Saint-Gaudens gold $20 double eagles continue Heritage’s offerings of the Bob R. Simpson Collection

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Proof Saint-Gaudens gold $20 Double Eagles at Heritage Sale

Two exceptional Proof Saint-Gaudens gold $20 double eagles continue Heritage’s offerings of the Bob R. Simpson Collection...

January 9, 2025Gold Coins, Heritage Auction, Saint Gauden

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Not all Fold Over Errors are Errors

A regular contributor to that site is Joe Koelling, an enthusiastic collector of both errors and varieties and a dedicated roll-hunter. Koelling has discovered a prodigious number of new die varieties. In just the past year he has found…

January 9, 2025coin facts, coin info, coin information, coind facts, error coin news, Error Coins, fold over error, fold overs, price guide

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IMPRESSIVE 1943 S Steel Penny Selling for $20,000+

A really nice looking 1943 Steel Penny is on the auction block at Great Collections through January 2023. This 1943 Steel Lincoln Wheat Cent is estimated to sell for somewhere in the neighborhood of $20,000! SUBSCRIBE IF YOU ENJOYED…

January 9, 20251943, 1943 coins, 1943 penny, 1943 steel cent, Coin Auctions, coin news, Steel Penny, valuable Lincoln cents, wheat cents

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Possible Real 1964 D Peace Dollar

Here's a great video on a possible real 1964 D Peace Dollar possible real 1964 D Peace Dollar Peace Dollars (1921 - 1935) Peace Dollars - In 1921, the Silver Peace Dollar was released, the same year the Morgan…

January 9, 2025Coin Opp, Coins, Collector Coins, Error Coincs, Peace Dollar, Rare Coins, Variety Coins

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Wrong Planchet Errors or Off Metal Errors

Examples of Wrong Planchet Errors and Off Metal Errors on Coins. [sgmb id="1"] Leave us a comment if you'd like! Off metals and wrong planchet errors occur when a blank from one denomination is accidentally fed into a…

January 9, 2025Coin Opp, Coins, Collector Coins, Error Coincs, Off Metal Errors, Variety Coins, Wrong Plnchet1

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Wide AM and Close AM Lincoln Varieties

So, what exactly is a Wide AM and Close AM Cent?The terms Close AM and Wide AM refer to the spacing between the letters ‘A’ and ‘M’ in “America” on the reverse of the Lincoln Memorial Cent. The terms generally refer to…

January 9, 2025Coin Opp, Coins, Collector Coins, Error Coincs, Lincoln Cent, Lincoln Penny, Rare Coins, Variety Coins, wide am and close am12