Monthly Archives: June 2016

I remember staying with my grandmother many nights when I was a kid. She was Italian and always trying to feed me. She had the best macaroni and meatballs every Sunday. As I got older, I was able to take her out to eat on Saturdays and drive around town. […]

With Love, From my Nonnie

June 29, 2016 in My Collection tagged Kennedy Half Dollars / Liberty Seated Half Dollar / Rhode Island Commemorative by Kevin

In 1916, the Barber Dimes, Quarters and Half Dollars would be replaced. This would be the 25th year that the Barbers would be minted. So, the US Mint didn’t need Congress to pass an act to replace them. Twelve years earlier, President Theodore Roosevelt was looking for design changes in coins. […]

A Centennial for 3 US Coins

June 28, 2016 in New Coins / US Mints tagged Gold Coins / Mercury Dimes / Standing Liberty Quarters / Walking Liberty Half Dollars by Kevin

In my previous post, I spoke of the Lincoln Wheat Cents from 1909 to 1958. Today I will talk about the next 50 years of the Lincoln Cent. Here we go. Brief History Before 1958 came to a close, it was decided that the reverse of the Lincoln Cent would […]

Collecting Lincoln Memorial Cents

June 12, 2016 in Coin Sets tagged Lincoln Cents / Lincoln Memorial Cents / Zinc Cents by Kevin

I can’t write a blog about collecting US coins without mentioning the country’s most popular coin. Minted for over 100 years, I thought I would just talk about the first 50 years and talk about the Lincoln Memorial and beyond in a separate post. So without further ado, let’s talk […]

Collecting Lincoln Wheat Cents

June 9, 2016 in Coin Sets tagged Lincoln Cents / Wheat Cents by Kevin

What’s with all these words included on US coins? Here are some of the common words and phrases that are seen on coins. Liberty Liberty would be one of the first words to appear on US coins. The Coinage Act of 1792 would initially define the coins of the new nation. […]

Phrases from US Coins

June 7, 2016 in Research by Kevin

Don’t feel like collecting a complete coin set? Try a short set or just certain coins in that collections. Short sets can benefit you two ways: You can complete a short set quicker and easier. When you complete the short set, you may consider expanding your collections and possibly complete […]

Collect a Short Set – A Short Post

June 5, 2016 in Coin Sets tagged Jefferson Nickels / Short Set / Walking Liberty Half Dollars by Kevin