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The 2016-W Silver Eagle From the West Point Mint Hoard Explained

The 2016-W Silver Eagle From the West Point Mint Hoard Explained

  The West Point Mint Hoard of Silver Eagles by Bullion Shark LLC ...... In a surprise move, the United States Mint announced in late 2019...
Redesigned United States Mint American Eagle Gold Proof Coins On Sale July 29

What is the American Eagle Gold Coin?

By Bullion Shark LLC ...... Gold bullion coins are coins whose value is primarily based on their gold content and are aimed mainly at gold...

Seven of the Most Valuable Wheat Cents

By Bullion Shark LLC ...... Though they aren’t worth much on their faces, pennies are some of the most fun coins to chase as a...
2022 American Innovation $1 Coin Proof Set Available June 7

Six Different Types of U.S. Dollar Coins Since 1971

By Bullion Shark LLC ...... In the years since silver was removed from our circulating coinage in 1964, there have been multiple attempts to create...
An Overlooked Modern Rarity? Burnished Silver Eagles

An Overlooked Modern Rarity? Burnished Silver Eagles

By Bullion Shark ...... Since its beginnings in 1986, the American Silver Eagle has become one of the world’s most popular coins. Its stunning...
United States 2009 Abraham Lincoln Commemorative Silver Dollar

Top 5 Commemorative Presidential Coins

By Bullion Shark LLC ...... Former presidents have played a major role in our circulating coinage for over one hundred years, appearing on the obverses...
2022-W American Palladium Eagle Launched

2022-W American Palladium Eagle Launched

By Bullion Shark LLC ...... In 2017 the United States Mint introduced an entirely new type of coin to its numismatic and bullion repertoire: the...
What Are Mint State Coins?

What Are Mint State Coins?

By Bullion Shark LLC ...... Even if you are relatively new to coin collecting, you probably already know that the value of a coin is...
United States 1932 $10 Indian Head Gold Coins

United States 1932 $10 Indian Head Gold Coins

By Bullion Shark LLC ...... After President Theodore Roosevelt commissioned famed American sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens in 1905 to put his artistic skills at work redesigning...
Understanding the Silver Planchet Shortage at the U.S. Mint

Understanding the Silver Planchet Shortage at the U.S. Mint

By Bullion Shark LLC ...... If you've been wondering why the current premium over spot silver for American Silver Eagles is so much higher than...
Rare Modern US No Mint Mark Proof Coins

Rare Modern US No Mint Mark Proof Coins

By Bullion Shark LLC ...... Modern Proof coins that were struck at the San Francisco Mint, as most Proof coinage has been since 1968, normally...
American Liberty Silver Medal Becomes Unavailable on First Day

American Liberty Silver Medal Becomes Unavailable on First Day

By Bullion Shark LLC ...... On August 18, the United States Mint released the 2022 American Liberty silver medal, including regular website sales and 5,000...
The Twenty Cent Piece: One of the Shortest Chapters in American Numismatics

The Twenty Cent Piece: One of the Shortest Chapters in American Numismatics

By Bullion Shark LLC ...... Proposals for a twenty-cent coin date to 1791 and then 1806 but were rejected at the time. Although no twenty-cent...
Harriet Tubman, World War II Commemoratives Coming in 2024

Harriet Tubman, World War II Commemoratives Coming in 2024

By Bullion Shark LLC ...... Two commemorative coin programs for 2024 recently passed the Senate and the United States House of Representatives on August 3...
The Mystery of the Only Known 1870-S Half Dime

The Mystery of the Only Known 1870-S Half Dime

By Bullion Shark LLC ......   In 1870, when a new United States Mint facility was being built in San Francisco, there was a plan to...
Modern Mules: The Rarest Error Coins

Modern Mules: The Rarest Error Coins

By Bullion Shark LLC ...... When it comes to error coins, a mule is simply a coin that was struck from a die pair that...
Mint Opens Enrollments for 2023 Silver Dollars, 2022 Kennedy Halves in Circulation

Mint Opens Enrollments for 2023 Silver Dollars, 2022 Kennedy Halves in Circulation

By Bullion Shark LLC ...... On July 8, the United States Mint opened enrollments for the 2023 Morgan and Peace dollars on its website. The 2023...
$2.50 Indian Gold Coins: Ripe for Cherry Picking

$2.50 Indian Gold Coins: Ripe for Cherry Picking

By Bullion Shark LLC ...... The Saint-Gaudens $20 doublea eagle and $10 eagle gold coins were introduced in 1907 after years of discussion, design, model...
Five Modern $5 Gold Commemorative Coins Worth Collecting

Five Modern $5 Gold Commemorative Coins Worth Collecting

By Bullion Shark LLC ...... In 1982, the United States Mint commemorative coin program was revived after a long hiatus with the launch of the...
Treasury Announces Ventris Gibson as Deputy Director of the U.S. Mint

New U.S. Mint Director, 2023 Silver Dollars, and Other Coin News

By Bullion Shark LLC ...... On June 15 the entire U.S. Senate approved Ventris C. Gibson to be the 40th Director of the United States...

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