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dreaming of coins

I started coin collecting in 1969 with the help of my sixth grade teacher, Mr. Thorn, in a small upstate N.Y. town. Back then, I was mostly looking through pocket change and, once in a while, bank rolls of pennies. Growing up on the east coast, “P” and “D’s” were easy to find but not “S” mint marks. I always dreamed you could go to a bank on the west coast and find only “S” mint marked coins. On a recent trip to California, I got that old bug again, went to the bank and bought $3 worth of pennies. There were lots of Ds, some older “S” coins from the 70’s, and five wheat backs: 1944s, 1945s, 1952d, 1955d and a 1957d. I felt like a kid again. Marvin Upstate N.Y. I’ve…

review of beth deisher’s cash in your coins

Do you ever think about what will happen to your coin collection when you’re no longer around? If you’re in good health and are relatively young, then you probably don’t devote much time to this topic. However, if you’re older and/or have health problems, the issue may crop up frequently. If you have a family member with an interest in coins, then you’re home-free. On the other hand, if you’re like most of us, you’re surrounded by people who know little and could care less about numismatics. What should you do in this case? When should you do it? If you’ve lost interest in your collection, then I suggest that you convert the collection to cash. Trust me, your heirs will appreciate the money more than they would appreciate a coin collection/accumulation. In this…

collecting seated liberty dollars

ARE YOU one of the many coin collectors who collects silver dollars? After all, silver dollars (at least the ones before 1936) are large, often considered beautiful, and minted in 90% silver. Also, they’re often challenging to collect because of select dates that are scarce and pricey. If you’ve reached the limits of what you wanted to do with Morgan and Peace dollars, you may be interested in an even greater challenge in U.S. dollars. You may be interested in pursuing dollars minted before 1878. In this article, I’m going to talk about collecting Seated Liberty dollars. Designed by Christian Gobrecht, the obverse of the Seated Liberty dollar is very similar to Gobrecht’s earlier dollars that are known as Gobrecht dollars, minted between 1836 and 1839. Instead of using his flying eagle…

the san francisco mint

THE SAN Francisco Mint, which opened in the spring of 1854, has long fascinated numismatists as a creature of the famed California Gold Rush. It has served the nation well for more than 160 years. In January 1848, gold was discovered on the Sutter ranch in California, setting off the largest gold rush in the history of this country. By the tens of thousands men left their jobs in the East and went to El Dorado; some would find riches, most did not. One of the first problems to face the incoming horde of would-be miners was the lack of a circulating currency. There was a small supply of silver coins in daily use, mostly Mexican and U.S., but these were hardly enough to satisfy all of the newcomers. Within a few…

how many dollars fit in a type set?

THERE’S NO doubt that we as a collecting community love our silver dollars. They are on the top of the wish list for many folks. They are slabbed by the third party grading services in amazingly large numbers. The finest-known examples of them generally are connected to sky high price tags. Yet amidst all this hype, there are probably still a lot of other dollar coins we can collect to make up impressive collections that qualify as type sets, which might be great additions to the classic silver dollars. So, just what dollar coins might go into such an assembly? Innovation Dollars The most recent of our nation’s dollar coin programs, the Innovation dollars, may become the next collectible for folks who are interested in all things from the U.S. Mint –…