Bullion Shark's Coin Blog

1870-S Half DimeIn 1870 when a new mint facility was being built in San Francisco for the Granite Lady, as the building was known, there was a plan to place a complete set of 1870 coins struck in San … read more

Library of Congress Commemorative CoinsIn May 1998 Rep. William M. Thomas (R-CA) introduced legislation that called for the issuance of commemorative coins to mark the bicentennial of the Library of … read more

$2.50 Indian Gold Coins Are Ripe for Cherry PickingThe Saint-Gaudens $20 and $10 gold coins were introduced in 1907 after years of discussion, design and plaster model creation and production proble … read more

2023 Silver Dollars; 2022 Kennedy Halves in CirculationAfter first publishing a notice in the Federal Register on June 28 with pricing for 2023 Morgan and Peace dollars, on July 8 the United States … read more

5 Modern $5 Gold Commemoratives Every Collector NeedsIn 1982, the US Mint commemorative coin program was revived after a long hiatus with the launch of the extremely popular 1982 George Washington … read more