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American Gold Eagles: History, Key Dates and Current Values

American Gold Eagles: History, Key Dates and Current Values

Sep 23rd 2020

American Gold Eagles: History, Key Dates and Current Values Although the American Gold Eagle program debuted in 1986 like the American Silver Eagle, it was established under a different 1985 law t … read more
Standing Liberty Quarters: Design Types and Values

Standing Liberty Quarters: Design Types and Values

Aug 12th 2020

Standing Liberty Quarters: Design Types and Values 1916 was an important year for U.S. coinage when three major Liberty-themed coins debuted. In addition to new dime and half dollar designs by Ad … read more
Mercury Dimes: History, Values and Key Dates

Mercury Dimes: History, Values and Key Dates

Aug 12th 2020

Mercury Dimes: History, Values and Key Dates In 1916 the dime, quarter and half dollar were each eligible for a new design, and the Treasury department held a competition to select the winning mot … read more
U.S. Mint Making Changes to Meet Exploding Demand for American Silver and Gold Eagles

U.S. Mint Making Changes to Meet Exploding Demand for American Silver and Gold Eagles

Jul 31st 2020

Exploding Demand for American Silver and Gold Eagles As a result of the pandemic and its effects on the U.S. economy, which resulted in the largest-ever decline in gross domestic product (32.9%) i … read more
Collecting American Quarters

Collecting American Quarters

Jul 20th 2020

Collecting American Quarters The U.S. Mint was founded in 1792 and began striking coins that year. The first quarter dollars were not issued until 1796 because the Spanish-American coins denominat … read more