THE ANA NATIONAL MONEY SHOW
We will be heading to Portland Oregon to the ANA National Money Show. We’ll be buying and selling quality coins at table #318. We invite our west coast friends to come and visit! We are sure to come...
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THE CHARLOTTE MINT PAGE
Introducing the Charlotte Mint Page You wake up in the morning, knowing something just isn’t right. Some days, you feel like you are walking in a fog, plagued with a lack of energy and mood swings....
View Article1838-C $5.00 NOW ONLINE!
Learn about the first $5.00 coin minted in Charlotte, North Carolina. The 1838-C $5.00 is now online, accessible from the list of Charlotte Half Eagles on The Charlotte Mint Page, and also here:...
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AUTHENTICATING THE 1893-S MORGAN DOLLAR
Authenticating the 1893-S Morgan Dollar is not difficult given the right tools and some patience. The 93-S is the key date to the series. A tiny mintage of only 100 thousand coins makes it the lowest...
View ArticleTHE DAHLONEGA MINT PAGE
Introducing… The Dahlonega Mint Page, your resource for Gold Coins from Dahlonega, Georgia 1838-1861 In 1828, a young hunter named Bennie Parks wandered through the woods of North Georgia in search...
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A silver coin minted by Julius Caesar's Assassin
Et tu, Brute? The Man: Marcus Junius Brutus, skilled politician, Senator of Rome, assassin of Julius Caesar, and leader of the Republican forces during the Roman "Liberator's Civil War", led one of...
View ArticleThe Story of the New Orleans, Louisiana Mint, Part I
New Orleans was founded in 1718 by a fellow named Jean Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville. As you might imagine, he was French. He named the city Nouvelle Orléans (New Orleans) for the Duke of Orleans,...
View ArticleYour 1922 Peace Dollar is probably not worth 100K
In 1921, the U.S. Mint began production of the new "Peace" design for silver dollars, a design commemorating peace after the end of World War I. The designer, Anthony de Francisci, intended for the...
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Julius Caesar: The Man and His Coins
Julius Caesar: The Man and His Coins By Timothy O'Fallon His life Born in Rome in 100 B.C., Gaius Julius Caesar came from a fairly respectable aristocratic family, but Caesar believed “fairly...
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The Julius Caesar Elephant Coin
The Julius Caesar “Elephant” Silver Denarius Click here for Julius Caesar: the Man and His Coins This Coin: Julius Caesar, AR denarius (19mm, 3.97 gm). 49BC. Military mint, perhaps struck from...
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The Melissa Silver Coin of Ephesus
The Melissa Silver Coin of Ephesus The 203 B.C. to 133 B.C. Ephesus Silver Drachm with Bee obverse, Stag and Palm Reverse The Coin The first coins of Ephesus featured Bees (Melissae in Greek), dating...
View ArticleThe "Southern Darling" of U.S. Coins
The Fire of 1844 On July 27, 1844, some students were taking an impromptu tour of the U.S. Mint facility in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Mint had been producing gold coins with the legendary "C"...
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Is it time to add ancient coins to the portfolio?
The Rare Coin Market's Rising Credibility In 2011, gold hit nearly $1,900.00 an ounce and silver topped out at nearly $50.00 an ounce. Bullion (and older coins worth close to bullion value) were all...
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Septimius Severus: The African Emperor of Rome
Septimius Severus: The African Emperor of Rome In AD 193, the Roman Praetorian Guard massacred the Emperor, a wise ex-Senator by the name of Pertinax. Flush with the kill, they hoisted Pertinax's...
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