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Bullion Silver Eagles Struck at Multiple Mints From Beginning

By Bullion Shark LLC …… Numismatists, coin dealers, and collectors of the American Silver Eagle bullion coin series have long had a suspicion that the coins were struck at multiple branch mints of the United States Mint. In the early 2000s when demand for these coins was surging, the Mint decided to expand its production […]

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The Coin Analyst: U.S. Mint Officials Discuss Challenges of Demand Spike and Pandemic

By Louis Golino, special to CoinWeek ….. On August 25, United States Mint Director David J. Ryder and several of his key staff members held a roundtable discussion with numismatic media representatives from several print and online publications regarding the Mint’s recent efforts to upgrade its order management systems to better handle the recent, sharp […]

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NGC Grades First Strike Delaware Quarters

The two are among the first of the billions of state quarters struck from 1999 to 2009   Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) has authenticated and graded a pair of 1999 Delaware State Quarters that were struck at the First Strike Ceremony held on December 7, 1998, at the Philadelphia Mint. Delaware was the first in […]

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Bronze 1943 Lincoln cent sells for over one million dollars

(Newport Beach, California) — The Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) graded an extraordinary Lincoln cent that was recently sold privately for over one million dollars.
This bronze 1943 Lincoln cent (wheat reverse) is the single finest known, with a grade of Mint State 63 Red (MS-63RD)

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