Tag: Philadelphia Mint
PCGS Coin of the Week: 1885 Trade Dollar PCGS PR63+CAM
There are few United States rarities as rare as the 1885 proof Trade dollar, a coin that saw a mintage of just five pieces....
Coin Trading Through the Centuries
By R.W. Julian
As we make our way through 2020, United States citizens continue to practice safe distancing, and businesses continue to operate under detailed...
COINage Profile: 1995 Doubled Die Lincoln Cent
The coin collecting community was abuzz in the spring of 1995 with the news that a major doubled die had just been discovered on...
PCGS Attributing Emergency Bullion 2020 American Silver Eagles from the Philadelphia...
Professional Coin Grading Service (www.PCGS.com) has announced the attribution of qualifying bullion-quality 2020 American Silver Eagles struck at the Philadelphia Mint during an emergency...
Proof Sets: Collecting Them & Buying Them
Proof coins are among the most popular annual United States Mint offerings. Struck by specially prepared dies and made with polished planchets, proof coins...
1975 No-S Roosevelt Dime Sells For Nearly Half Million Dollars
One of just two known 1975 No-S proof Roosevelt dimes sold at the September 2019 Long Beach Expo for $456,000 (including 20% buyer's fee),...
US, Canadian Silver Coins Unified In Pride Of Two Nations Set
Philadelphia, known as “The Cradle of Liberty,” was abuzz in early July with the nation’s 243rd anniversary of independence, but the Philadelphia Mint was...
U.S. Government Seizures of Coins and Gold
By R.W. Julian
The history of seizures of coins and gold is a checkered one and dates back to the 19th century. The first tentative...
The Draped Bust Cent 1796-1807
By R.W. Julian
There are those today who buy gold and silver bullion as an investment even though the outlook is sometimes volatile. Rare collector...
Sizes Matter: Large Impact of the 1960 Small Date Cent
Editor's Note: This article was awarded the honor of Best Article during the 2017 Numismatic Literary Guild Writers' Competition.
By Tom DeLorey
About the time that...