Monthly Archives: February 2017

Today, it could take you 3 days to get from Philadelphia to San Francisco by train. A plane could get you there in a few hours. You can even drive across country and it would take 3 – 5 days, depending whether you take the direct route or the scenic […]

The Wreck of the Central America

February 16, 2017 in Investing tagged Gold Coins by Kevin

The year 2017 marks the 225th Anniversary of the US Mint. In celebration, the Mint is releasing a number of coins to honor it, but there is one coin that they have kept secret, giving the public and collectors a big surprise. This year and this year alone, the cents […]

The First ‘P’ Mint Mark Cent

February 15, 2017 in New Coins / US Mints tagged Jefferson Nickels / Lincoln Cents / US Mints by Kevin

I’ve been trying to think of a US coin released specifically for Valentine’s Day, but haven’t had any luck. I can see coins used in heart necklaces and other jewelry, but not just the coin itself. If you think of one, please let me know. Meanwhile, I have found some […]

Valentine’s Day Coins

February 14, 2017 in Research tagged Foreign Coins / Silver Coins by Kevin

This should be a golden rule for coin collecting. All the coins above were found in change or bank rolls. I thought about writing this recently because earlier this week, I found a El Yunque National Forest Quarter in change. If you haven’t read my previous posts, I mentioned that […]

Check Your Change

February 13, 2017 in My Collection / Research tagged Franklin Half Dollars / Jefferson Nickels / Kennedy Half Dollars / Lincoln Cents / Mercury Dimes / Roosevelt Dimes / Standing Liberty Quarters / Washington Quarters by Kevin

Recently, I received a comment from a person with Cherokee heritage because I had mentioned in a previous post the man who created the Cherokee syllabary would be displayed on the reverse of this year’s Sacagawea Dollar. So, I thought I should talk about Sacagawea Dollars today. Brief History In […]

Collecting Sacagawea Dollars

February 9, 2017 in Coin Sets / New Coins tagged Sacagawea Dollars by Kevin

In 1792, the United States was just starting out as a new nation, George Washington was its President, Kentucky became its 15th state, and Philadelphia was its capital and second largest city. Philadelphia would house the first US mint, being that the majority of the United States population at the time was […]

Charlotte, to a Coin Collector

February 7, 2017 in US Mints tagged Gold Coins / US Mint by Kevin