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Buying Liberty Seated Half Dime
The Design of the Liberty Seated Half Dime Liberty Seated Half Dimes (1837-1873) The first year the Half Dime was minted was July 1792. The Silver that was used to...
Buying Liberty Seated Half Dime
The Design of the Liberty Seated Half Dime Liberty Seated Half Dimes (1837-1873) The first year the Half Dime was minted was July 1792. The Silver that was used to...

What are Trade Dollars
Trade Dollars (1873-1885) John Jay Knox is known as the father of the trade dollar and the Comptroller of the Currency. He also did much of the work that it...
What are Trade Dollars
Trade Dollars (1873-1885) John Jay Knox is known as the father of the trade dollar and the Comptroller of the Currency. He also did much of the work that it...

When was the Colorado Gold Rush and what coins ...
Colorado Gold Rush It had been nine years since James Marshall discovered gold at the sutter's mill in 1847. At this point California was doing very good for itself with...
When was the Colorado Gold Rush and what coins ...
Colorado Gold Rush It had been nine years since James Marshall discovered gold at the sutter's mill in 1847. At this point California was doing very good for itself with...

Why Gobrecht and Liberty Seated Dollars Should ...
Gobrecht And Liberty Seated Dollars (1836-1873) The Gobrecht silver dollar of 1836-1839 is the most collected design amongst the series. The last time the silver dollar was coined was in...
Why Gobrecht and Liberty Seated Dollars Should ...
Gobrecht And Liberty Seated Dollars (1836-1873) The Gobrecht silver dollar of 1836-1839 is the most collected design amongst the series. The last time the silver dollar was coined was in...

What are Pattern Coins?
US Pattern Coins Preface What is a pattern coin although the question seems very straightforward there really is no one answer. I guess you can say a pattern coin is...
What are Pattern Coins?
US Pattern Coins Preface What is a pattern coin although the question seems very straightforward there really is no one answer. I guess you can say a pattern coin is...

How to Collect Barber Half Dollars
The Design Of The New Half Dollar Charles E. Barber was the designer of the 1892 half dollar which is based on and closely copeys the Barber quarter. The liberty...
How to Collect Barber Half Dollars
The Design Of The New Half Dollar Charles E. Barber was the designer of the 1892 half dollar which is based on and closely copeys the Barber quarter. The liberty...