Bullion Shark's Coin Blog

US Mint Addressing Challenges of High DemandThe past two years have been a very challenging period for the United States Mint – the world’s largest coining facility – as it seeks to deal with a seri … read more

2021 Morgan and Peace Dollars with Privy MarksWhen the congressional legislation to issue the 2021 Morgan and Peace silver dollars to mark the centennial of the release of the 1921 Morg … read more

Walking Liberty Half Dollar Short SetFrom 1907 to 1921, during what became known as the “Renaissance of American Coinage,” every U.S. coin denomination was redesigned in what Roger Burdette calls “t … read more

David Ryder Resigns as U.S. Mint DirectorLate last Friday, September 24, in a classic Washington weekend news dump, the numismatic community was surprised to learn that David J. Ryder, who has serve … read more

Morgan Dollar Sells For Over $2 MillionThe finest example of the rarest Morgan silver dollar sold on August 29 at auction for $2,086,875 – a new record for the series and the first coin to garner over … read more