Tags Mercury Dimes

If you were living in the United States at the beginning of the 20th century, you would probably agree that US coins weren’t very exciting. President Theodore Roosevelt couldn’t agree more. During his presidency between 1901 and 1909, Roosevelt wanted to change the designs of US coins. Unfortunately, most circulating […]

Collecting Mercury Dimes

November 19, 2017 in Coin Sets tagged Dimes / Mercury Dimes / Silver Coins 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

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

The United States was still dealing with the Great Depression in 1938, though unemployment was on the decline. Germany had annexed Austria and the Sudetenland without an argument. Another World War was less than a year away, but what was happening with US coins. For the past few years before […]

1938 – The End of an Era

September 28, 2016 in Investing / Research tagged Buffalo Nickels / Jefferson Nickels / Lincoln Cents / Mercury Dimes / Walking Liberty Half Dollars / Washington Quarters by Kevin

In 1916, the Barber Dimes, Quarters and Half Dollars would be replaced. This would be the 25th year that the Barbers would be minted. So, the US Mint didn’t need Congress to pass an act to replace them. Twelve years earlier, President Theodore Roosevelt was looking for design changes in coins. […]

A Centennial for 3 US Coins

June 28, 2016 in New Coins / US Mints tagged Gold Coins / Mercury Dimes / Standing Liberty Quarters / Walking Liberty Half Dollars by Kevin