Monthly Archives: August 2016

Between 2001 and 2014, I had done very little coin collecting. I went to a coin show to see what had been out since 2001. At one of the tables, I saw a 50th anniversary Kennedy Half Dollar set from the US Mint. There was one from each mint, Philadelphia, […]

Reverse Proofs

August 29, 2016 in My Collection / Research tagged American Eagle Dollars / Kennedy Half Dollars / Proof Coins / Reverse Proofs by Kevin

This week marks a hundred years of the US National Parks Service. There are 59 National Parks in 27 states, the US Virgin Islands and American Samoa. I got to enjoy the Shenandoah National Park in Virginia back in June. I drove down Sunrise Drive and the Blue Ridge Parkway […]

100 Years of National Parks Service

August 27, 2016 in Coin Sets / My Collection tagged National Park Quarters / Quarters / Washington Quarters by Kevin

It’s hard to believe that it’s been 2 decades since the eagle appeared on the reverse of the Washington Quarter. The Washington Quarter would have the same design for the first 62 years (except 1976). The Washington Quarter has been minted since 1932 and was almost stopped in 1964. With the […]

Collect Early Washington Quarters

August 23, 2016 in Coin Sets tagged Quarters / Silver Coins / Washington Quarters by Kevin

In 1906, Denver started minting coin with the mint mark “D”, but there was another US mint with that mint mark before Denver. Dahlonega, GA would be the site of the United States first gold rush, 20 years before Sutter’s Mill in California. With the slogan “It’s Pure Gold”, Dahlonega […]

The Other “D” Mint

August 18, 2016 in Investing / US Mints tagged Gold Coins / US Mint by Kevin

2016 will mark the last year of the Presidential Dollars with the final three presidents to be minted: Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford and Ronald Reagan. Some may not realize this, but this is the 10th and final year of the Presidential Dollar Series. Most people have probably not even seen a […]

Last of the Presidents

August 13, 2016 in Coin Sets / New Coins tagged First Lady Gold Coins / Presidential Dollars by Kevin

It’s true! PCGS originally made this offer in 2013. They will pay you a $10,000 reward to see an authentic 1964-D Peace Dollar. As of this posting, there hasn’t even been one seen in public. It’s like the Holy Grail of modern US coins. Every collector wants one, let alone […]

PCGS Will Pay You $10,000 Just To See This Coin!

August 10, 2016 in Investing by Kevin