The Two Cent Piece by Kathleen Duncan – Pinnacle Rarities …… The Two Cent piece designed by James Longacre was struck for a mere 10 years from 1864 until 1873. The design made a singular and enduring contribution to the nation’s history by introducing the motto IN GOD WE TRUST to coinage for the first […]
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Indian Head Cents by Dan Duncan – Pinnacle Rarities …… Production of the ever-popular Indian cent spanned six fascinating decades of United States history. Struck from 1859 until 1909, there are 52 Proof emission dates contained within that run, and these 52 also Proofs feature subtle die varieties and a couple of major design changes. […]
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The Peace Dollar By Dan Duncan – Pinnacle Rarities …… 2021 is the centennial of one of American numismatics’ most popular series – the Peace dollar. There are many reasons the series is attractive. Made of 96% silver, and trading at lower premiums than their Morgan Dollar counterparts, silver bugs are introduced to the series […]
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The Industry Council for Tangible Assets (ICTA) dealer-member Dan Duncan (Pinnacle Rarities in Olympia, Washington) has received the association’s 2020 Diane Piret Memorial Outstanding Service Award for his continuous dedication and financial contributions to maintaining Washington State’s sales-tax exemption on sales of collector coins, bullion coins, and bullion. Duncan and other local dealers, particularly Karen […]
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by Dan Duncan – Pinnacle Rarities ……… Many of the coins we collect are graced with images of the bald eagle, our national bird. Most of these are portrayals of the regal bird as depicted on the Great Seal of the United States, with the adaptation of this heraldic eagle design and its use in various […]
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Small Coin Shows and Smart Phones By Dan Duncan – Pinnacle-Rarities Dealers at coin shows have prattled on and on about the lack of fresh material. The downturn in the economy and impending inflationary cycle have taken many of the high-end scarcer coins and pushed them deeper into already deep pockets. There were a number […]
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Three Cent Silver – by Kathleen Duncan – Pinnacle Rarities Following the discovery of gold at Sutter’s Mill in 1848, the “Forty-Niners” and their followers mined enormous quantities of gold. These massive new supplies depressed gold’s value in relation to silver, leading to widespread hoarding and melting of silver coinage which became worth more than […]
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By Kathleen Duncan of Pinnacle Rarities…. The Gold Classic Commemorative series is an easily obtainable collection, containing only 11 issues, not including the exceptionally rare Round and Octagonal Pan Pac fifty dollar slugs. The coins are readily available in high grades and reasonably priced considering their low mintages. The first gold commems were issued in […]
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By Dan Duncan – Pinnacle-Rarities ….. From buzzard to beau (bow) dollar, that large silver coin minted from 1878 to 1904 and again in 1921 has gone by a number of names. Regardless of the moniker, few coins have captured the hearts and minds of both collector and general public as much as the Morgan […]
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By Dan Duncan – Pinnacle-Rarities ….. From buzzard to beau (bow) dollar, that large silver coin minted from 1878 to 1904 and again in 1921 has gone by a number of names. Regardless of the moniker, few coins have captured the hearts and minds of both collector and general public as much as the Morgan […]
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By Dan Duncan – Pinnacle-Rarities.com Three Old School Rules to Protect New Rare Coin Buyers I began my career in numismatics during the late eighties. Rare coins were undergoing somewhat of a renaissance. Third party grading and encapsulation had begun in earnest. The Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS), the American Numismatics Association Certifications Services (ANACS) […]
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By Kathleen Duncan – Pinnacle Rarities …… Historical Background The entire run of American coinage received a major overhaul and aesthetic upgrade between 1907 and 1921. Each and every denomination was redesigned, and with the exception of the two-and-a-half and five-dollar gold coins, each had its own unique appearance. These designs were a clear departure from […]
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