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20 Lincoln Cent Doubled Dies You Should Know About

Doubled die is a term in numismatics used to refer to doubling in the design elements of a coin. Doubled dies can appear as an outline of the design or in extreme cases, having legends and dates appear twice…

February 19, 2025Coins, Error Coincs, Error Coins, Lincoln Cent, lincoln doubled die, Lincoln Penny, Rare Coins, Variety Coins7

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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…

February 15, 2025Coin Guide, Coin Opp, Coin Price Guide, Coins, Collector Coins, Error Coincs, guide to us coins, Rare Coins, Variety Coins

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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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The War on Currency and Precious Metals

[sgmb id="1"] The global financial system continues to groan under the strain of the accumulated weight of trillions of dollars worth of debt and derivatives, which have built up to even more fantastic levels than those that precipitated the…

February 9, 2025articles, cash, coin news, Coins, currency, Error Coins, Gold, gold news, law, Variety Coins

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Big Small Notes Popular at Stack’s Bowers Auction

It has become normal to see small-size high-denomination notes dominate the top price tier in contemporary auctions. These notes are nearly always from the Series 1934 issue. Seeing one from the earlier Series 1928 does not often happen, so…

February 2, 20252017, articles, Auctions, Coin Auctions, Coin Opp, Coins, finding money, Money Auction, rare currency, Stack's Bowers, 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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Doubled Dies – What are they and how much are they worth?

Doubled dies or the “doubled die” variety, is one of the most popular die varieties for collectors. Because doubled dies are so popular, there is a lot of information out there about these varieties and they are often seen…

January 29, 2025Double Die, Double Dies, Doubled Die, doubled die obverse, doubled die vs strike doubling, Error Coincs, Lincoln Cent, lincoln doubled die, Rare Coins, Variety Coins, What are double dies

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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…