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A Day At the Philadelphia Mint
Yesterday I had the opportunity to visit the Philadelphia mint. For a numismatist this is a very exciting thing. For a non-numismatist (aka family), this is not as exciting. I found lunch at Reading Terminal for them made up ni...
1868 Shield Nickel – Repunched Date
This is an 1868 Shield nickel featuring repunching on the 1, 6 and 8 in the date. The numerals are repunched to the south. Listed as Fletcher F-32, this variety is fairly easy to identify from the die cracks through the date. G...
Is there a new silver lining?
In the recent CoinWeek article “Coin Collecting: Do We Still Have a $20 Hobby ?” the case is made that with Gold nearing $1680 per ounce and silver at $32 the hobby may be impacted...
