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Last year the U.S. Mint announced that after using the same obverse and reverse designs on the American Silver Eagle since its debut in 1986, they would launch a new reverse design for thi … read more

A 1933 Saint-Gaudens double eagle -- the last gold coin struck with the beloved design of Augustus Saint-Gaudens widely considered the most beautiful American numismatic motif; the last gold coi … read more

Victor David Brenner – the widely admired sculptor and medalist who created the original designs for both sides of the Lincoln penny – immigrated to the United States from Lithuania (where he was bo … read more

During the 20th century the U.S. Mint issued a variety of different types of half dollars, including the final issues of the Barber half dollar (1892-1916), the Walking Liberty half dollar (1917-1947) … read more

The $2 bill is widely considered the black sheep of U.S. paper currency that has never been very widely accepted by the American public, nor as widely collected as other denominations. As the o … read more