At this time of year, as numismatists we have much to be thankful for. For starters, thanks for all of the wonderful family as many of us got started in this fantastic hobby as a result of some family member handing down or purchasing a coin that kindled the fire we know as coin collecting. Thanks […]

This is a 1945-D Lincoln Cent featuring a mintmark that was repunched to the north. It is listed in the CONECA files as RPM-001, Wexler has it as WRPM-001 and Coppercoins lists it as 1945D-1MM-001. Found in a lot of wheat cents purchased on eBay, it grades in Fine condition with a small hit to the […]

In what has been called one of the highest prices ever paid for a gold coin, a rare Brasher Doubloon recently traded hands for $7.4 million. Minted by Ephraim Brasher, this coin is the only one known with the designer’s initials “EB” punched on the eagle’s breast. Five other examples all have the mark on […]

This is a very nice example of a 1939 Jefferson nickel featuring a quadruple-die reverse. It is listed as FS# 802 (old 022.5) in The Cherrypicker’s Guide and DDR-002 in the CONECA files. This coin was found in a solid-date roll purchased on eBay and grades Extremely Fine. It carries a value between $50-$60 in […]

This nickel shows a very nice repunched mintmark with the secondary mintmark rotated clockwise. It is listed as RPM-003 in the CONECA files. This coin was found in a roll purchased on eBay and grades in Very Fine condition. Approximate value is $1.50 in this grade.