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UNTED STATES MINT FACILITIES I. PHILADELPHIA MINT:   P  1792 Congress passes the ‘Coinage Act’ authorizing the creation of a mint to manufacture coins representing American denominations (dollars and cents) to be used in place of coinage from other nations.  Philadelphia, the first capitol of the United States is chosen as the mint’s location.  The mint…

When most collectors think about American numismatics, their minds drift naturally toward the great government series — Morgan dollars, Walking Liberty halves, Buffalo nickels, and early bust coinage. Foreign coins draw their share of admirers too, with centuries of royal portraiture and exotic scripts lending an air of the exotic. But tucked quietly between these…

Doubled die coins occur when the die itself receives multiple design impressions from a master hub with a slight misalignment, not during the striking of the coin itself. Numismatists classify these mint errors into eight distinct classes based on how the misalignment occurs: The 1955 Lincoln Cent Doubled Die (Class I) is the most famous…

In May 2025, the U.S. Mint announced it had placed its final order for penny blanks, signaling the beginning of the end for the one-cent coin. While no official law has been passed to eliminate the penny entirely, the Mint confirmed that production will cease once the current supply of blanks is exhausted—expected in early…

The United States has minted a cent for the past 232 years and announced in 2025 it would be the last year for business strikes of the cent. Here’s an interesting history of the cent: The End of the Cent: A Study in Historical Recurrence, Part 5

An 1881-S Morgan Silver Dollar graded PCGS MS-63 with a CAC green sticker recently sold at GreatCollections for an astonishing $105,000. On its own, the coin’s market value is under $150, as 1881-S Morgans in MS-63 are both common and inexpensive. For comparison, similar 1881-S Morgans in old PCGS green-label holders have sold for as…