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I remember 2021 very well. I went online around noon to order the last Morgan Dollar and the only Peace Dollar that would be released. It looked like I got in, but had to wait 10 minutes…20 minutes…30 minutes and onward. Finally, I refreshed the screen and it took me […]

Morgan and Peace Dollars Make a Comeback

July 24, 2022 in Coin Sets / New Coins tagged Morgan Dollars / Peace Dollars / Silver Dollars by Kevin

Sally Ride Quarter — Believe it or not, the America the Beautiful Quarters ended after 12 years. The last one, the Alabama Tuskegee Airmen quarter, came out in early 2021. The US Mint then decided for the remainder of 2021 to release quarters showing George Washington crossing the Delaware. Though they came out in […]

Women to be Found on Quarters

July 19, 2022 in Coin Sets / New Coins tagged Sacagawea Dollars / Susan B. Anthony Dollars / Washington Quarters by Kevin

Back in 2019, I wrote an article about a Congressional Act to produce silver dollars in 2021 to commemorate the centennials of the last year of the Morgan Dollar and the first year of the Peace Dollar. With what had gone on since then, it didn’t seem like this would […]

2021 Silver Dollars

February 13, 2021 in Coin Sets / New Coins tagged Morgan Dollars / Peace Dollars / Silver Dollars / US Commemoratives by Kevin

As 2020 comes to a close, one historical event still remains, the arrival of the Pilgrims to America in 1620. In November 1620, they landed in what is now known as Provincetown, MA at the northern tip of Cape Cod. It wouldn’t be until December that Plymouth would be founded. […]

Thanksgiving Day Coins

November 17, 2020 in New Coins / Research tagged Silver Half Dollars / Thanksgiving / US Commemoratives by Kevin

2019 was a big year for getting coins minted from the West Point Mint. For the collectors, there were three West Point Lincoln Cents. First, there was the proof cent included with the Proof Set. Then, there was the reverse proof cent included with the Silver Proof Set. Lastly came […]

2020 West Point Nickels

February 1, 2020 in Coin Sets / New Coins / US Mints tagged Jefferson Nickels / Lincoln Cents / Roosevelt Dimes / West Point by Kevin

Well, here we go again. I was wondering if they would do this again, and it sounds like they will. In 2019, the West Point Mint released circulated coins for the first time with the “W” mint mark. They did mint Lincoln Cents in the 1970s and 1980s, but there […]

2020 West Point Quarters

January 22, 2020 in Coin Sets / New Coins / US Mints tagged America the Beautiful Quarters / Washington Quarters / West Point by Kevin