Wet ink transfer notes that could be worth a premium over face value. Come with me as we look through pocket change in search of rare banknotes, rare serial numbers and anything collectible!
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Small Cent collecting is enjoyed by perhaps more coin collectors than any other field of coins other than Morgan silver dollars.
1816 is the first year of what is known as the Middle Dates in the large cent series, encompassing the period from 1816 to 1839.
Ron Guth:Â The Draped Bust large cent first appeared in mid-1796 as a replacement for the former Liberty Cap design. The new obverse was paired with three different reverses (Reverse of 1794, Reverse of 1795, and a new reverse that would continue through 1807). 1796 large cents also include a LIHERTY obverse (the “H” is actually
Half cents of 1809 sported a new look, with a matronly bust of Liberty facing left and a modified wreath on the reverse. The new design, by John Reich, lasted until 1836, although half cents were not minted from 1812-1824, in 1827 and 1830. The key dates of this type are 1831 and 1836.
In 1986, the United States began striking gold and silver bullion coins to compete with world bullion coins such as the Canadian Maple Leaf, the South African Krugerrand, and others. The value of these coins was intended to be tied directly to their metal value, although in some cases (where mintages were low) a collector market has developed. The bullion value of these coins far outstrips their face value.
Precious metals futures posted gains Wednesday that ranged from 0.6% for gold to 3.9% for platinum. Palladium finished at another all-time high. Gains in gold and silver were their first in three sessions.
A date and Mint mark set of Lincoln cents is a typical starting point for a collector and examples with gorgeous, original Mint red color are particularly coveted. Heritage offered the Jerald L. Martin Collection at its recent Florida United Numismatists auctions in Orlando, which included several finest-known examples. Over 40 years the collector worked
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2019-W Proof American Platinum Eagle Liberty Coin Launches
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Heads turned last September when, at an otherwise insignificant auction of assorted properties, in a small village northwest of London, a book of specimen bank notes, the property of the widow of an old Waterlow & Sons employee, estimated by the auctioneer at $915, sold for $324,201. One of the underbidders said at the New