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Top 10 Military Figures on US Coins

By Tyler Rossi for CoinWeek .....   Popular with many collectors, military themes adorn several United States coins (especially commemoratives), tokens, and currency notes. The following...

Coin Production at the US Mint: Questions and Answers

By Roger W. Burdette, special to CoinWeek ..... In the “old days” we’d call this a “mail bag column”. But now that everything’s electronic mail,...

Christopher Columbus: His Decline in Numismatics and the Nation’s Collective Memory

By Heinz Tschachler .....   When in the early 1990s the United States was getting ready to commemorate the quincentennial of Christopher Columbus first landing on...

Why Collect Commemoratives? A Better Question Might Be “Why Not?”

Collecting Commemoratives By Ron Drzewucki If you collect modern U. S. coins, then you collect commemoratives. Today, practically every coin the United States Mint produces commemorates...

Numismatic Crime – Outrageous Number of Coins Stolen From Home and Mail

Recent Numismatic Crime by Doug Davis - Founder & President, Numismatic Crime Information Center (NCIC) ...... Lost/Stolen in Transit: USPS - Chicago A USPS Registered Mail...

Parkyakarkus: The Story of a Coin Collector

By David Hill for American Numismatic Society (ANS) ...... Recently I was leafing through an old Numismatist from the 1940s, looking for something or other,...

The Tab Toning of Classic US Commemorative Coins

By Dan Duncan – Retired, Pinnacle Rarities ...... There are many strategies for collecting the classic commemorative series. With 144 silver coins across 50 different...

Italian Mint Issues Commemoratives Honoring Alberto Sordi, National Autodrome of Monza

By the Italian Mint ...... The Italian Mint has recently issued two commemorative coins celebrating two national excellences: the National Autodrome of Monza and the...

Collecting US Coins – Modern Rarities: 1982 & 1983 Souvenir Coin Sets

By Joshua McMorrow-Hernandez for CoinWeek ..... The United States Mint has released hundreds of products for coin collectors over the last four decades. Yet four...

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...

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