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If you’re like me, you were disappointed with the fiasco of the pre-sale of the first two Morgan Dollars on May 24, 2021. With the small supply of each dollar (175,000 minted) and huge demand, the US Mint was going crazy with orders. I’m wondering why the small mintage and […]

Could Silver Reach $100 an Ounce?

June 12, 2021 in Investing / Research tagged Silver Coins / Silver Dollars / Silver Half Dollars by Kevin

Previously, I purchased cent and nickel rolls from the bank looking for wheat cents and silver nickels. This time, I thought I would do more hunting by purchasing quarter rolls. Of course, I’m looking for silver quarters, but now, I also want to find West Point quarters from 2019 and […]

Coin Roll Hunters 3

March 9, 2020 in Coin Sets / Investing / My Collection tagged America the Beautiful Quarters / Coin Rolls / Jefferson Nickels / Lincoln Cents / Washington Quarters by Kevin

I just came back from my time off. During that time I spent two days in Philadelphia to go to my first American Numismatic Association (ANA) show. Living a few hours away, I thought it would be a good chance to check out the show. Usually, the show are out […]

Philadelphia and the ANA Show

August 22, 2018 in Investing / Research / US Mints tagged Coin Shows / Philadelphia / US Mint by Kevin

Can you imagine owning 16,000 Morgan Dollars, let alone see that many? I’ve seen a number of dealers at coin shows, but I’m sure if I counted them all, they would not had come anywhere near 16,000. Recently, the National Guaranty Corporation (NGC) received these Morgan Dollars from the heirs […]

16,000 Morgan Dollars

July 28, 2018 in Coin Sets / Investing tagged Morgan Dollars / Silver Dollars 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