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1943 Lead Wheat Penny

How a 1943 Lead Wheat Penny Became One of the Most Mysterious U.S. Coins

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The 1943 lead wheat penny is one of the strangest coins you might ever hear about. It’s not your average penny—and it definitely wasn’t ...

1933 Double Eagle

Why Is the 1933 Double Eagle So Rare?

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The 1933 Double Eagle is one of the rarest and most valuable coins ever made in the United States. Even though more than 445,000 ...

Roosevelt Dimes

Roosevelt Dimes: What Makes Some Worth Thousands?

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The Roosevelt dime is the U.S. ten-cent coin that’s been in your pocket since 1946. But did you know this little coin tells a ...

Dime on a Penny Planchet

Dime on a Penny Planchet: A Rare Mint Error Worth Big Money

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Have you ever heard of a dime on a penny planchet? It’s one of the coolest and rarest coin mistakes made by the U.S. ...

Clipped Planchet Quarter

Clipped Planchet Quarter: Why This Mint Error Coin Is Worth More Than You Think

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A clipped planchet quarter is a U.S. quarter that was made with part of its metal missing. Instead of being a full circle, this ...

Planchet

What Is a Planchet? How Blank Discs Become Coins

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If you’ve ever held a coin and admired its detailed design, you’ve probably never thought about what came before it. Every coin starts life ...

1943 S Bronze Cent

The 1943 S Bronze Cent: A Rare Coin Worth a Fortune

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The 1943 S Bronze Cent is one of the rarest and most valuable coins in U.S. history. Because of a special mistake made at ...

Mule Error Coins

Mule Error Coins: The Rarest Mistakes in Coin Collecting

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Mule Error Coins are some of the coolest and rarest coins you can find. They’re mistakes made at the U.S. Mint—but not just any ...

Zinc Coated Steel Cents

Why 1943 Zinc Coated Steel Cents Are a Must-Have for Coin Collectors?

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The 1943 Zinc Coated Steel Cents are some of the most unique coins in American history. Made for just one year during World War ...

Heritage Auction

Rare 1796 Quarter Dollar from Frost Collection Fetches $168,000 at Heritage Auctions

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A piece of American numismatic history made waves at Heritage Auctions earlier this month, as a rare 1796 Quarter Dollar from the prestigious Frost ...