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Hot Coins to Buy for Christmas 2009
The hot coins to buy for Christmas 2009 depend on how you look at coins and coin collecting. If you just had a child and would like to commemorate their first family Christmas with a coin that will last thru the ages, there is a 2009 baby’s first Christmas Teddy bear. This is a silver [...]
2000-P Sacagawea Cheerios Dollar
Only in America would there be cash in a cereal box as a prize. This is the case for the now famous 2000-P Sacagawea Cheerios Dollar. To a surprised coin collector, not only are these coins free with the purchase of a box of cheerios but they are unique and collector’s items.
Absent from all [...]
1985 Jefferson Nickel Coin Error
The 1985 Jefferson Nickel coin error is a pretty unique one. If you look at the picture to the right, you will notice that this 1985 nickel looks like it is copper. In fact, it partially is copper
What caused this coin error?
Before the U.S. mint stamps a coin, it takes the planchet and heat them [...]
1982 Roosevelt Dime Coin Error
The 1982 dime is a modern coin that you can find in everyday pocket change that might a coin error. The 1982 Roosevelt dime is famous for having some without a mint mark.
How did this 1982 coin error occur?
Sometimes the the coin dies are made at the Philadelphia branch of the U.S. mint. Once the [...]
Wyoming State Quarter Error Explained
Over a year after its release, there has been a state quarter error found on the Wyoming state quarter. A resident of Wyoming has found a Wyoming state quarter double die error on the horse’s saddlehorn.
As you can see the Wyoming state quarter depicts a cowboy riding a bucking bronco. On the saddlehorn of the [...]
