Collecting Lincoln Cents – Key Dates Wheat Cents: 1909 First Year of Issue
Released in 1909 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s birth, the first-generation Lincoln cents had the 16th president’s bust on the front (obverse) and a wreath of wheat on th...
Collecting Lincoln Cents Part 6 – Lincoln Bicentennial Coins: 2009
2009 marked two events in the history of the fourteenth president and the coin that commemorates him. It was the bicentennial of Lincoln’s birth and the centennial of the Lincoln one-cent coin. To ...
Collecting Early US Coins State-Issued Coins: Connecticut Coppers
The shortage of small denomination coins after the Revolutionary War ended in 1784 prompted several northeastern states to produce their own coins to facilitate commerce locally. From 1785 to 1789,...
Collecting Early US Coins State-Issued Coins: Vermont Coppers
The area now known as Vermont was claimed by both New York and New Hampshire until Vermonters proclaimed the territory an independent republic in 1777 after the original thirteen colonies declared ...
Collecting Doubloons and Filling Your Treasure Chests
Pirate CoinsWhat are Pirate Coins? Pirate coins are the goodies found in treasure chests. Pirates would steal and collect these coins. The most popular type of pirate coins are called doubloons. Wh...
youth hobbies coin collectionCoin collecting is one of the best hobbies to get kids involved in. Not only does it teach them about art and history, but it’s also a great way to educate children abo...
Everyone fantasizes about finding a Picasso in the attic or a letter signed by George Washington in an old steamer trunk, but what about finding a $4,000 Civil War-era Seated Liberty in a roll of K...
Collectible Celtic Proto Ring Money
Celtic Proto Ring MoneyAs far back as the Bronze Age (around 3000-500 BCE) people in Europe and western Asia began developing means to facilitate commerce in ways other than item-for-item trading. ...
Common Coins and How to Collect Them
1976 Proof Set - 6 Coin SetYou don’t have to be a high-roller to collect coins. Sure, there are million-dollar pennies out there, but there are plenty of other collectible coins you can get for bar...
Collecting US Quarters Part 1-The Frist Quarters: 1796-1807
A Wallflower of a Coin At a time when one dollar could represent a couple days’ work, the quarter was a fairly considerable sum. Daily business was transacted in cents, rather than dollars, so a hi...
Collecting US Colonial Coins State-Issued Coins: New Jersey Coppers
State-Issued Coins: New Jersey Coppers Representatives of the thirteen British colonies in North America gathered in Philadelphia in 1774 at the urging of Benjamin Franklin to address matters of lo...
Unlike conquistadores in the Latin American colonies, when European settlers first came to northeastern North America, they sought to establish permanent communities based around agriculture and lo...
Collecting Strategies for U.S. Gold Coins
Collecting coins is a fascinating hobby with many rewards, both intellectual and financial. It can also be expensive, especially if your collecting tastes favor gold coins. That’s why it’s importan...
Collecting Spanish Colonial Coins
The so-called Spanish milled dollar of the 18th century was the foundation for the US monetary system. From the Spanish conquest of Mexico in 1521 to Mexican independence in 1821, Spain was the dom...
Collecting Postwar Lincoln Cents – 1945-1964
Do you have a valuable penny in your pocket? While most postwar one-cent coins are only worth their face value, several are considered collectible for a variety of reasons. And with billions of pen...
Collecting Early US Coins State-Issued Coins: New York Coppers
During the thirteen years between the Declaration of Independence and ratification of the US Constitution in 1789 the states were governed by Continental Congresses. After the second Congress (1775...