In 1996 the Roosevelt Dime was minted and marked from West Point. While other circulating coins had been struck at West Point before this, the Dime was the first to receive the W Mint Mark to distinguish it as a coin coming from the West Point Mint. This Dime was …
It’s the Great American Coin Hunt! If you haven’t already, start the habit of looking at your Pocket Change! There will be lots more treasures to find in there because of an effort to put the ‘hunt back into the hobby of coin collecting’. Collectible Coins are being deliberately placed …
Pennies are one of the most collected coins in pocket change. Thousands sit in drawers, jars, ash trays, cans, etc. Sometimes for decades. Many of them return to circulation and so it isn’t unheard of that one of the pennies on the list below might make it into your pocket. …
One of the great mysteries and questions amongst the coin collecting community is ‘who was the Omega Man?’ After almost 50 years, still no one knows. In fact, no one can even say for certain if the person who produced one of the best known counterfeit coins of all time …
In 2016, it was recorded over 9 million pennies were produced by the US Mint and passed into circulation. This is lower than one of the record amounts of 14 billion minted in the year 2000. Some of these one cents, throughout the years of production since 1787, have become …
Guest Post by Beatrice Mercedes Coin Collecting Treasures: Rare Foreign Coins Following a promise to write a more conventional Treasure article, I hope you enjoy this and that it could be of worth, from a more ‘financial’ perspective. Although I appreciate that many of the readership of Mysterious Writings may …
Ever wonder how many different circulating coins are minted each year? A United States Mint Uncirculated coin set would answer this question. It would also be a treasure to keep and enjoy, and to give as a gift too. These coin sets which consist of the various coins minted throughout …
Starting with El Yunque National Forest, the America the Beautiful Quarters Program presented another fresh set of five brilliantly designed coins for 2012. The first set of five America the Beautiful Quarters (also referred to as National Park Quarters), became available to the public in 2010. Collectors quickly added these …
Coin collectors should take time to learn a few tips on how to detect and protect themselves from buying counterfeit or altered coins. The demand for rare coins has not only raised the value of collectible coins but has also created a rise in the number of counterfeit coins coming …
Whether you are a coin collector or not, holding a Widow’s Mite is a fascinating and affordable piece of history that you can admire. It is a treasure to have. Coins present a person with the opportunity to hold pieces of history in the palm of their hands. Discovery of …
