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Coin Weights and Requirements under US Law – 31 U.S. Code § 5112

31 U.S. Code § 5112 - Denominations, specifications, and design of coins (a) The Secretary of the Treasury may mint and issue only the following coins: (1) a dollar coin that is 1.043 inches in diameter. (2) a half…

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Police Charged and Fired after Stealing Merovingian Tremissis Gold Coins

A policeman who found £15,000 of gold coins with his metal detector has been sacked for cheating the landowner out of a share of the treasure. PC David Cockle last month admitted theft and keeping the proceeds of the…

February 6, 20252017, articles, coin facts, Coin Opp, Coin Opp YouTube, Coins, Merovingian Tremissis, Rare Coins

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Coin Grading Scales and How are Coins Graded

Grading Scales Since rare coin quality varies widely, numismatists have adopted several coin-grading methods to assign more specific levels of quality to rare coins. The overwhelmingly popular method to use is the American Numismatic Association (ANA) grading scale. The…

January 30, 2025articles, coin facts, Coin Grading, Coin Guides, Coin Opp, Coins, Collector Coins, Error Coins, Rare Coins, Variety Coins

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Fancy Serial Numbers and How to Find Rare Money in Pocket Change

The worst thing that could happen after coin roll hunting or bill searching banknotes is that you end up with the same money you started with!

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What are Clad Coins?

The half dollar, quarter dollar, and dime coins are clad coins with 3 layers of metal. The 2 identical outer layers are an alloy of 75 percent copper and 25 percent nickel. The inner layer is copper. The outer…

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5 Facts on the new £1 coins worth £250

How to look for to spot the really rare ones!

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What is a Merovingian Tremissis ?

Notes on Merovingian Tremissis This gold coin dates from between 580AD and 630AD. The Merovingian Dynasty was based in ancient Gaul (which is now France) and dates from the middle of the 5th century AD. One side of the coin…

January 10, 20252017, articles, coin facts, Coin Grading, Coin Guides, Coin History, Coin Opp, Coin Opp YouTube, Coins, Collector Coins, Error Coins, Merovingian Tremissis

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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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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…

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