Admin | November 19, 2009
When the U. S. Mint was established the law required that all coins be made of gold, silver or copper. For a considerable period of time afterwards, gold was used in the $10, $5 and $2.50 pieces, silver was used to make the dollar, half-dollar, quarter, dime and half-dime while the penny and half-cent coins [...]
Admin | June 14, 2009
For many years the U.S. Mint has sold annual sets of proof coins. These “regular” proof sets usually contain one proof coin of each denomination minted. In 1983, 1984 and 1986-97, Prestige Sets were also sold. Prestige Sets include all the coins in the regular set, plus one or two commemorative coins issued the same [...]
Admin | May 6, 2009
What to collect is entirely up to the collector. It will normally be a specialization that holds some interest for the collector and is within his or her budget. Among the most popular types of collections are world coins (coins from several countries), ancient coins, and coins of a particular country. Some specialization within these [...]
Admin | March 15, 2009
There are approximately $8 billion worth of coins circulating in the U.S. today. In the past 30 years, the U.S. Mint, who is responsible for designing and producing the nation’s coins, has minted over 300 billion coins, worth about $15 billion! Since its creation in 1792, the U.S. Mint has grown into a large enterprise [...]
