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 1945-D Jefferson nickel features a fairly strong repunched mintmark listed as RPM-33 in the CONECA files and WRPM-31 in the Wexler files. This nickel is in the wartime composition of 56% copper, 35% silver and 9% manganese and has the large mintmark above the dome of Monticello. It grades About Uncirculated AU-50 and was […]

This coin was found in a large batch of pocket change I had the pleasure of searching through from a resident of California. It has moderate doubling of the motto. Listed as DDO #4 on CONECA’S error website and 1971P-1DO-003 on Coppercoins, it is considered a fairly scarce coin worth about $5 in the condition […]

While recently going through an old family collection for a friend I came across this 1880/79 overdate Morgan dollar. The crossbar of the 7 can clearly be seen just under the top loop of the second 8 in the date. It is listed in the VAM files as VAM-7 and is described by the website […]

There is a special coin collector in your life. You want to get them something they would really enjoy, but what? For the non-collecting world this can be quite a difficult problem. What to get someone who enjoys looking at pennies under a microscope or what to get a young one who thinks it would […]