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Post Mint Damage & Post Strike Damage: What You Need To Know About PMD & PSD vs. Error Coins + Damaged Coins Value

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What is PMD? It stands for Post Mint Damage, and refers to any damage a coin has suffered after leaving the mint. The 1943 Jefferson nickel has a common form of PMD — Post Mint Damage — a hole that wasn’t there when the coin left the U.S. Mint. Common examples of damaged coins (those

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New Million Dollar Rare Coins for 2018

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By Mike Thorne, Ph.D. With gold and silver bullion values trending mostly downward in 2018, you wouldn’t expect a great deal of exciting news from the world of numismatic auctions. After all, activity in the bullion market tends to affect enthusiasm for coin sales overall. Of course, if collectors were completely rational, they would buy

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The 1861 Confederate Half Dollar

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After seven states seceded from the Union, beginning with South Carolina in December 1860, the Confederate States of America was formed with its capital as Montgomery, Alabama. The federal branch mint in New Orleans fell in the hands of the seceded State of Louisiana and the Confederacy. Starting in January 1861, about 5,000 double eagles

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MS-67+ red 1911 Lincoln cent brings $15,243.75 at auction

MS-67+ red 1911 Lincoln cent, one of two finest known, brings $15,243.75

This article covers a MS 67+ Red 1911 Lincoln cent. The Lincoln cent was first struck in 1909 and Proof examples with a velvety, matte finish were struck for sale to collectors from 1909 to 1916. Like the aforementioned 1949 cent, the 1911 Lincoln cent is common in nearly all grades and a mintage of

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2021 to 2025 Proof American Platinum Eagles Design Concepts Released

New Proof Platinum American Eagle Coin Design Concepts Released

Today, Oct. 16, the United States Mint unveiled design concepts for 2021 to 2025 proof American Platinum Eagles. The annual collector series of .9995 fine platinum coins was introduced in 1997 and has featured several design themes such as “Vistas of Liberty,” “Foundations of Democracy,” and “Preamble to the Constitution.” The current design series, which started

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