Monthly Archives: April 2018

The year 1857 saw tough times not only in the United States, but internationally as well. Slavery here in the US was a big topic, but an even bigger topic was 1857 would be the first time that there was a worldwide economic crisis. One of the reasons behind this […]

Collecting Indian Head Cents

April 26, 2018 in Coin Sets tagged Flying Eagle Cents / Indian Cents by Kevin

Hard to believe that there was a period that the circulating coins we used had silver and gold content. There was even a time when silver was included in various coins from the Three Cent Pieces to the Dollar. Today, we only find silver in special collector coins and Commemoratives. […]

Silver Content of US Coins

April 22, 2018 in Investing / Research tagged Silver Coins / Silver Dollars / Silver Half Dollars / Three Cent Silver by Kevin

A while back, I wrote about collecting a short set, or collecting certain coins in a set instead of a complete collection. Last year I finished a Jefferson Nickel short set which included 12 silver nickels that were minted during World War II. Eleven of them were uncirculated nickels in […]

Walking Liberty Short Set

April 7, 2018 in Coin Sets / Investing tagged Franklin Half Dollars / Jefferson Nickels / Walking Liberty Half Dollars by Kevin

In 2017, I visited the main US Mint branch in Philadelphia for the first time. I thought it would be interesting to visit for the US Mint’s 225th Anniversary. This year, Philadelphia will host the American Numismatic Association’s 2018 World’s Fair of Money. I have never been to an ANA […]

Coins in Philadelphia

April 4, 2018 in Coin Sets / US Mints tagged Coin Shows / Coins for Kids / Silver Coins by Kevin