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

Fancy Serial Numbers, Paper Money, Serial Numbers / July 13, 2023 / Binary, camping, coin facts, coin news, Coin Opp, coin search, currency, dollar, education, facts about money, fancy serial numbers, find rare currency, find treasure, finding money, jefferson nickel, Lincoln Cent, money, Paper Money, radar, rare currency, rare finds, repeater, Serial Numbers, solid, survival, treasure hunt, what is my coin worth

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!

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

Coin Grading, Coin Guides / July 13, 2023 / 31 U.S. Code § 5112, camping, coin facts, Coin Law, coin search, currency, Denominations, Design, Design of Coins, dollar, education, facts about money, find rare currency, find treasure, finding money, jefferson nickel, law, Lincoln Cent, money, rare currency, rare finds, specifications, survival, treasure hunt, what is my coin worth

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 dollar coin that is 1.205 inches in diameter and weighs 11.34 grams. (3) a quarter dollar … Read more

What are Clad Coins?

Coin Guides, Coins / July 13, 2023 / articles, camping, Clad, Clad Coin Description, Clad Coins, Coin Details, coin facts, coin news, Coin Opp, coin search, Coins, currency, dollar, education, facts about money, find rare currency, find treasure, finding money, jefferson nickel, Lincoln Cent, money, News, rare currency, rare finds, survival, treasure hunt, what is my coin worth

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 layers are metallurgically bonded to the inner layer and weigh at least 30 percent of the … Read more

5 Facts on the new £1 coins worth £250

Uncategorized / July 12, 2023 / camping, coin facts, coin search, currency, dollar, education, facts about money, find rare currency, find treasure, finding money, jefferson nickel, Lincoln Cent, money, rare currency, rare finds, survival, treasure hunt, what is my coin worth

How to look for to spot the really rare ones!

Some of the Rarest Doubled Die Varieties

Uncategorized / July 5, 2023 / cherry picking, cherrypickers, coin die varieites, coin search, die variety, Double Dies, Doubled Die, Error Coins, Rare Coins, rare doubled dies

Doubled Dies Undoubtedly the rarest of die varieties in general are those on proof coins. Not only are there far fewer proof coins minted overall, but each proof die is used for only a few thousand coins before they are retired. In addition, each proof die is inspected more closely than business strike dies, so … Read more