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Gold Price at All Time High – Closes at $1309.70

Gold closed up $17.20 at $1309.70 in another try at the “over $1300.00 club”. It traded flat overnight in both Hong Kong and London but moved higher in the domestic market for a number of reasons. First, the Draghi…

January 11, 2025Coin Opp, Gold, Gold Price, News, Precious Metals, Variety Errors, YouTube

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NGC Director David Lange Named by American Numismatic Association

Numismatic Guaranty Corporation® (NGC®) is proud to announce that David W. Lange, NGC Research Director, has been named Numismatist of the Year by the American Numismatic Association (ANA). The Numismatist of the Year award honors a person from the numismatic…

January 10, 2025Announcements, articles, coin news, Coin Opp, Coins, New News, News, NGC

Coins Coin Grading Ike Dollar

Ike Dollar Varieties You Can Find Coin Searching!

Between 1971 and 1978, the United States Mint released a $1 coin with President Dwight D. Eisenhower on the obverse. Commonly called "Ike Dollars", these coins did not see much popularity. Because of their bulky size, Americans tended to…

January 10, 2025articles, coin news, Coin Opp, Coin Opp YouTube, Coins, Ike Dollar, Peace Coin, Peace Dollar, YouTube

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2017 American Eagle Silver Proof Coins Just Went on Sale March 23

(Washington)—The United States Mint will begin accepting orders for the 2017 American Eagle 1-ounce silver Proof coin on March 23 at noon Eastern Time. The obverse of the ASE features Adolph A. Weinman’s full-length figure of Liberty in full stride,…

January 10, 2025American Silver Eagle, Coin Opp, Coin Release Date, Coin Store, Coins, New Coins, Silver Coins, Silver Eagle, US Mint

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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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Coin Certification Organizations and How They Function

Certification Organizations Several independent organizations exist for the sole purpose of grading coins, including the highly reputable Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) or Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC). For a nominal fee, individuals can submit a coin for grading, which…

January 10, 2025coin certification organizations, coin collecting, Coin Opp, coin organizations, die varieties, Error Coins, variety and errors, Variety Coins

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Coin Production 2016 – Review

United States Mint circulating coin output fell to the lowest monthly total of the year 2016 in the month of December. Only 696.8 million coins came off the presses at the Philadelphia and Denver Mints. This weak performance left…

January 9, 2025Coin Opp, Coin Production, Coins, Mint, price guide, Proofs

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Example of New England Shilling found in Alabama

Readers Ask column from the Feb. 13, 2017, weekly issue of Coin World: I found this coin when I was a boy in the woods off any trails around 1989-1991. It was found in an Alabama forest on the…

January 9, 2025Coin Opp, Coin Searching, gold opp, New England shilling, shilling, us coins2

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Parts of a Coin

Parts of a Coin The coin shown below is a 1952 Franklin Half Dollar. Knowing the coin anatomy terms are the basics when talking with other collectors or dealers. Certain terms such as the motto, date, mint mark, designer’s…

January 9, 2025Coin Grading, Coin Guides, Coin Opp, Coin Opp YouTube, Coin Values, Coins, YouTube

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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