Monthly Archives: September 2016

You go through a roll of Washington Quarters and you’ll see them in there, State Quarters. Every year between 1999 and 2008, there would be five state designs released and billions of quarters minted. They would come out in order that they entered the union from Delaware(which entered in 1787) […]

What’s Your Favorite State Quarter?

September 30, 2016 in Coin Sets / My Collection tagged State Quarters / Washington Quarters by Kevin

Hey guys! This is my 50th post and I’m asking the question. Which US Coin is your favorite to collect? Do you prefer some older coins like the Bust coins, Seated Liberty coins or Barber coins, or would you rather collect coins from the 20th and 21st centuries. I’ve spent […]

Which is your Favorite US Coin

September 28, 2016 in My Collection tagged Jefferson Nickels / Kennedy Half Dollars / Peace Dollars by Kevin

The United States was still dealing with the Great Depression in 1938, though unemployment was on the decline. Germany had annexed Austria and the Sudetenland without an argument. Another World War was less than a year away, but what was happening with US coins. For the past few years before […]

1938 – The End of an Era

September 28, 2016 in Investing / Research tagged Buffalo Nickels / Jefferson Nickels / Lincoln Cents / Mercury Dimes / Walking Liberty Half Dollars / Washington Quarters by Kevin

In a time that the United States was going through a major depression, known as the Panic of 1873, a new Silver Dollar was being designed by Chief Engraver William Barber in hopes of trading with the Far East. The United States was going through a Reconstruction period after the […]

What was the Deal with the Trade Dollar?

September 27, 2016 in Coin Sets tagged Silver Dollars / Trade Dollars by Kevin

That’s right! If you ever wanted to design a US Commemorative or maybe add something to your artist portfolio, here’s your chance. I’d give it a shot, but all of my people designs are stick figures. Think I’ll stick to web development and collecting coins. In 2018, the US mint […]

Design a US Commemorative Coin

September 27, 2016 in New Coins tagged Gold Coins / Silver Dollars / US Commemoratives by Kevin

If you have heard of Half Dimes, you may wonder why there were both half dimes and nickels in the US? They were both worth 5 cents. So what’s the difference? Half Dimes Half Dimes were around back in the beginning of US coins. In fact, the half dime was […]

Half Dimes vs Nickels

September 21, 2016 in Research tagged Half Dimes / US Nickels by Kevin