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A Brief Resurrection: The Peace Dollar
A fantasy restrike of the infamous 1964-D Peace dollar. Image: WikiMedia Commons A Peace dollar from the 1960s? Get outta here. We all know the Peace dollar series ended in 1935… or did it? Briefly resurrected and quickly destroyed in the … Continue reading
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Tagged 1964, Denver Mint, Kennedy half dollar, Lyndon B Johnson, numismatics, Peace dollar, silver, silver hoarding, silver shortage
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American 3-Cent Coin & Nickel: What’s the Difference?
What is the strangest coin you’ve ever encountered? There are certainly quite a few unique and intriguing coins in the world. Two of the most unusual coins in American history are denominated 3-cents; the silver 3-cent coin and the 3-cent … Continue reading
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Tagged 3 cent nickel, 3 cent silver coin, America, American, American history, Civil war, coin collecting, coins, collectible, fishscale, historical coins, hoarding, iccoin.com, nickel, numismatics, numismatism, odd denominations, postage, silver, stopgap, trime, unusual american coins
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How Much Silver is in a Silver Dollar?
Romance and mystery surround America’s big silver dollars: The cowboy sliding one across the bar in the western movie, a shiny holiday gift from Grandpa, a magician pulling one from behind your ear. Collectors love these historic treasures both for … Continue reading
Posted in American, Dollar Coins, History, Morgan, Native American, Peace, Presidential, Silver
Tagged America, coin collecting, copper-nickel clad, dollar, eisenhower dollar, iccoin.com, ike dollar, International Coins and Currency, modern US commemorative dollars, morgan dollar, numismatics, numismatism, Peace dollar, silver clad, silver dollar, silver dollar value, silver dollars, silver value, United States, USA
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A Brief History of the Morgan Silver Dollar: Its Inception, Purchasing Power, and the Standard of Value
Have you ever found an old silver dollar in the back of your mother’s jewelry box, hidden under the necklaces that were passed down to her from her grandmother? Chances are it’s a Morgan dollar. The U.S. Mint’s 1878-1921 Morgan … Continue reading
Posted in American, Colonial Coins, Dollar Coins, Eight Reale, History, Morgan, Pieces of Eight, Silver, Spanish
Tagged American history, Chicago, coin collecting, D. Moberg, day’s pay, dollar, Henry Ward Beecher, history, hobbies, hobby, iccoin.com, industrial revolution, International Coins and Currency, J. Brauer, life interest, Montpelier, Montpelier Vermont, morgan dollar, numismatics, numismatism, silver, silver dollar, unions, US History, Vermont, VT, wages
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The Historic Lure of Gold Coins
The pirate opens his treasure chest, the dragon enters its lair, the king surveys his vault. All are filled with golden treasure, gold jewelry, gold tableware, gold ornaments and gold coins. We would all love to have a trove of … Continue reading
Posted in American, American Eagle, Bullion Coins, Five Dollar Coins, Gold, Platinum, Silver, Standing Liberty
Tagged 2013, American Eagle, bullion, coin collecting, five dollar, gold, gold bullion coins, gold piece, iccoin.com, International Coins and Currency, Montpelier, Montpelier VT, numismatics, Standing Liberty, Vermont, VT
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The Art of Coin Collecting: How Old is it Really?
Figure 1: Guillaume Budé’s De Asse et Partibus As a collector, you might not realize you’re part of a long line of collectors, a line that stretches into ancient history. You are participating in a tradition that was, for … Continue reading
Posted in Ancient Coins, History, Numismatic Terminology, Roman Coins, Widow's Mite
Tagged 1355, 1514, 2013, ancient, ancient coins, ancient history, Ancient Persia, berlin, brandenburg, BTV, Burlington, Caesar Augustus, Charles IV, coin, coin cabinet, coin collecting, coins, collectible, collectibles, collecting, Currency, De Asse et Partibus, de vita caesarum, elector joachim ii, emperor, Europe, foreign, france, germany, global, greek, greek leptons, Guillaume Bude, henry the iv, history, hoarding, hobbies, hobby, hobby of kings, Holy Roman Emperor, Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV, iccoin.com, internation, International Coins and Currency, Jazira, kings, leptons, life interest, Montpelier, munzkabinett berlin, Nestorian, Nestorian Scholars, Nestorianism, numismatics, numismatism, Persia, Petrarch, pope boniface viii, Princes of Jazira, Renaissance, Roman Emperor, Rome, suetonius, Vermont, VT, widow's mite
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2013 American Eagle Silver Dollar: It’s Here!
Hello! I’m the newest member of International Coins and Currency, a 25 year old English graduate student who knows more about phonology and etymology than coins. In all honesty, I could give you a better history on the word “numismatics” … Continue reading
Posted in American, American Silver Eagle, Dollar Coins, History
Tagged 2013, 2013 American Silver Eagle coin, Adolph A. Weinman, American, American history, bullion, buyers, CA, California, coin, coin collecting, coins, collectability, collectible, collectibles, cost, costs, Currency, dollar, eagle, history, iccoin.com, International, International Coins and Currency, January, John Mercanti, Mint, Montpelier, new, new year, New York, numismatics, PA, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, processes, San Francisco, selling, silver, thirteen colonies, U.S., United States Mint, US, US Mint, VA, Vermont, Virginia, VT, Walking Liberty, weight, West Point, where it comes from, why it costs more than weight of silver, why it is sold mid-January
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Back to School and Back to Collecting
Autumn is a beautiful time of year here in Vermont, featuring amazing scenery and fabulous weather. But the other thing I love about fall is the feeling of starting anew. The lazy days of summer are over and it’s the … Continue reading
Posted in American, Buffalo Nickels, Dimes, Dollar Coins, Half Dollars, History, Indian Head, Morgan, National Parks Quarters, Nickels, Pennies, Quarters, Statehood Quarters
Tagged 1/2 dollar, 2012, 2013, America, American, archaeology, autumn, BTV, buffalo, Buffalo Nickels, Burlington, cent, coin, coin collecting, coins, collecting, collection, commemorative, Commemorative Coins, Currency, dollar, fall, geography, half dollar, head, history, hobbies, hobby, iccoin.com, indian, Indian Head Pennies, International, International Coins and Currency, Montpelier, Morgan, Morgan Silver Dollars, national, National Park Quarters, national parks, native american, New England, nickel, nickels, nostalgia, numismatics, numismatism, park, pennies, penny, preservation, project, projects, quarter, quarters, silver, statehood, statehood quarters, United States of America, US, USA, Vermont, VT
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Be Glad You Waited — The Story of the U.S. 1999 Proof Set
The collecting world is full of interesting facts, wonderful tidbits and amazing stories. Recently I was researching the 1999 U.S. proof set for a new offer we are putting together here at International Coins & Currency. I was reminded of … Continue reading
Posted in American, History, Quarters, Statehood Quarters
Tagged 1999, 1999 U.S. Proof Sets, America, American, BTV, Burlington, coin, coin collecting, coins, collectible, collectibles, commemorative, commemorative quarters, Currency, iccoin.com, International, International Coins and Currency, Montpelier, numismatics, numismatism, proof, proof sets, quarters, set, sets, statehood, statehood quarters, U.S. Coins, U.S. Proof Sets, United States, United States of America, US, USA, Vermont, VT
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