Bullion Shark's Coin Blog

The Twenty Cent PieceProposals for a twenty-cent coin date to 1791 and then 1806 but were rejected at the time. Although no twenty-cent coins were issued until much later from 1875 to 1878 (the seco … read more

Harriet Tubman and World War II Memorial CoinsTwo commemorative coin programs for 2024 recently passed the House and Senate and on August 3 were signed into law by President Joseph R. Biden.One is th … read more

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