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Guide to US Coins

Guide to US Coins A U.S. type coin set offers collectors an opportunity to show their individuality. Ultimately, this set should be fun and rewarding to build. But what exactly is a type set? This set should contain one…

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Circulated or Uncirculated Coins

Circulated or Uncirculated? Proof or No Proof? Numismatic coins fall into one of two basic categories for quality: circulated and uncirculated. Circulated coins exhibit wear, whereas uncirculated coins do not. Uncirculated coins tend to be more valuable, causing investors…

February 10, 20252017, articles, Coin Grading, Coin Guides, Coin Opp, Coins, Collector Coins, Error Coincs, Rare Coins, Variety Coins

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1945 Double Die Reverse Jefferson Nickel FS 801

1945 Double Die Reverse Jefferson Nickel FS 801 Short video featuring the 1945 double die reverse Jefferson Nickel. The Jefferson nickel has been the five-cent coin struck by the United States Mint since 1938, when it replaced the Buffalo…

February 1, 2025Coin Opp, Coins, Collector Coins, Error Coincs, Rare Coins, Variety Coins1

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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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2020 Basketball Hall of Fame Collector Coin Designs

The United States Mint unveiled the official designs for the dome-shaped Basketball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coins.

January 24, 2025Coin Designs, Collectibles, Collector Coins, Commemorative Coins, NBA, NBA Hall of Fame

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Gold and Silver Price Continues to Rise

Gold and silver futures retreated from 14-week highs but they still extended their string of weekly wins — three for gold and seven for silver. On Friday, gold for April delivery shed $2.50, or 0.2%, to settle at $1,239.10…

January 21, 2025Coins, Collector Coins, Error Coincs, Gold, Gold Price, Precious Metals, Precious Metals Price, Rare Coins, Silver, Variety Coins

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Cool Numismatic News – $85K Coin Just Found 1990 No S

Numismatic News Numismatic News - Comment, email or private message me any questions or suggestions for videos on coins. Don't forget to like and subscribe so we can build the community and stay in touch! https://varietyerrors.com/ VARIETY AND…

January 20, 2025articles, Coin Opp, Coin Opp YouTube, Collector Coins, Rare Coins

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The Cost to Make Coins in 2016

The overall price of producing U.S. circulating coins fell for a fifth straight year even as the cost of making cents and nickels remained above their face values for an eleventh year in a row, the United States Mint…

January 19, 20252017, articles, Coin Grading, Coin Opp, Coins, Collector Coins, Error Coins, Variety Coins

Coins Doubled Dies Lincoln Penny

1971 Double Die Obverse

1971 Double Die Obverse Basic information and images on the 1971 double die obverse Lincoln memorial cent.

January 18, 2025Coin Opp, Coins, Collector Coins, double die obverse, Doubled Die, doubled die obverse, Error Coincs, Lincoln Cent, lincoln doubled die, Lincoln Penny1

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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