Monthly Archives: March 2017

For some coin collectors, the ultimate coin has been a 1909-S VDB Lincoln Cent, or a 1916-D Mercury Dime or a 1932-D Washington Quarter. For others, it has been a particular coin, like a Trade Dollar, Seated Liberty Dollar or even a Bust Half. For my friend and I, it […]

A Dream Come True

March 28, 2017 in Investing / My Collection tagged Gold Coins by Kevin

I found this in a drawer about a week ago and thought it would be interesting to speak about. My mom bought both my brother and I one of these medals. I vaguely remember Westerly’s Tercentenary Celebration in 1969 as I was only 3 at the time. There was a […]

Local Medals and Commemoratives

March 16, 2017 in My Collection by Kevin

At the last meeting of the Pawcatuck Valley Coin Club, John Frost, a member of the Liberty Seated Collectors Club, gave a presentation on one coin, an 1872-S Seated Liberty Dollar. A presentation on one coin? It’s true. John spoke to us how it was found out that this particular […]

Investment or Counterfeit?

March 10, 2017 in Investing / Research tagged Counterfeit coins / Investing / Mercury Dimes / Trade Dollars / Washington Quarters by Kevin

It’s been 15 years since I bought anything directly from the mint. I think the last purchase I made was a 2001 proof set. Granted, I had to stop collecting for awhile, but haven’t seen anything recently to buy from them. Let’s see what they have released in the past […]

Is the US Mint thinking about the Collector?

March 8, 2017 in Coin Sets / New Coins tagged Presidential Dollars / Reverse Proofs / State Quarters / US Commemoratives by Kevin

When you’re a coin collector, you try to collect your favorite coin(s), but what if you don’t have a favorite coin. How about collecting a particular denomination? You can make it challenging by collecting every single coin of a given denomination and every mint mark, or make it simpler by […]

What’s Your Favorite Denomination

March 8, 2017 in Coin Sets tagged US Cents / US Dimes / US Dollars / US Half Dollars / US Nickels / US Quarters by Kevin

Nothing against the people displayed on the current US coins, but wouldn’t it be nice to see some new faces? Abraham Lincoln has been on the cent since 1909, Thomas Jefferson on the nickel since 1938, Franklin Roosevelt on the dime since 1946, George Washington on the quarter since 1932 and […]

Who Should Appear Next on a Coin?

March 7, 2017 in New Coins / Research tagged Jefferson Nickels / Kennedy Half Dollars / Lincoln Cents / Roosevelt Dimes / Washington Quarters by Kevin