Swamp Treasure, LLC.

Swamp Treasure, LLC. We buy, sell and trade in all things numismatics.

Issuer, denomination, mintmark, composition, fineness, mass, diameter — read off the coin, not typed in by us. Every fie...
08/10/2026

Issuer, denomination, mintmark, composition, fineness, mass, diameter — read off the coin, not typed in by us. Every field tagged AI came from the photo. Data entry was never the fun part of this hobby.

Track inventory value changes over time as market conditions shift. Reliqra monitors your collection's total worth and h...
08/05/2026

Track inventory value changes over time as market conditions shift. Reliqra monitors your collection's total worth and highlights items where values have increased or decreased significantly. Perfect for insurance updates or identifying pieces ready for liquidation. The system works automatically once you've cataloged your items. Available on the Apple App Store.

One coin, pushed to eBay, Whatnot or Facebook Shop from a single screen — with the Greysheet® value, melt and P&L alread...
08/03/2026

One coin, pushed to eBay, Whatnot or Facebook Shop from a single screen — with the Greysheet® value, melt and P&L already attached. The double-entry between cataloging and selling is where most of a shop's time quietly goes.

Listing a coin twice — once in your records, once on eBay — is how the two stop matching. We create, revise and end our ...
08/01/2026

Listing a coin twice — once in your records, once on eBay — is how the two stop matching. We create, revise and end our eBay listings from inside the item record itself, so the shelf and the marketplace never drift apart.

The 1918/7-D Buffalo Nickel tells a story that goes far beyond a simple minting error—it's a snapshot of American indust...
08/01/2026

The 1918/7-D Buffalo Nickel tells a story that goes far beyond a simple minting error—it's a snapshot of American industrial pressure during World War I.

Imagine the Denver Mint in 1918. The nation was fighting on two fronts, demand for coinage was relentless, and the mint was working around the clock. Fresh dies for 1918 weren't ready fast enough, so the mint made a decision: they would overpunch the leftover 1917 dies and keep the presses running. There was no time to wait for perfection.

The result is one of the most visually striking overdates in all of U.S. numismatics. Look at the date, and you'll see a ghostly '7' visible beneath the '8'—a permanent record of that wartime improvisation. It's unmistakable, dramatic, and historically loaded.

Today, only 5,000 to 7,000 examples of this coin are believed to exist. That scarcity, combined with the historical weight, has pushed valuations to extraordinary levels. Even mid-grade specimens regularly sell for five figures, and AU examples? You're looking at $30,000 and up.

But here's what makes the 1918/7-D truly special: it wasn't a careless blunder. It was a calculated, necessary decision made under impossible circumstances. This coin represents a moment when the machinery of American commerce couldn't pause, even to fix the tooling. It's numismatic evidence of wartime urgency.

For Buffalo nickel collectors building a complete date set, or for variety hunters chasing the rarest and most historically meaningful pieces, the 1918/7-D is the holy grail. It proves that the most valuable coins aren't always born from precision—sometimes they're born from necessity.

Have you encountered this date in your collecting? Let us know in the comments, or reach out to discuss acquisition options.

A slab tells you what it is — if you can read it fast enough. We photograph the label and get date, type, grade and the ...
07/31/2026

A slab tells you what it is — if you can read it fast enough. We photograph the label and get date, type, grade and the cert serial back, with a link straight to the grader. No squinting at a barcode at a show table.

The 1804 Draped Bust dollar — known as the 'King of American Coins' — never actually circulated in 1804. The fifteen kno...
07/31/2026

The 1804 Draped Bust dollar — known as the 'King of American Coins' — never actually circulated in 1804. The fifteen known specimens were struck decades later as diplomatic presentation pieces. These weren't errors or fantasies — the State Department ordered them in the 1830s as gifts for foreign dignitaries, using the 1804 date even though original 1804-dated dollars were never released to the public. Collectors had been hunting them for nearly a century before learning the entire class was a deliberate anachronism. Would you add this to your collection?

The moment a new collection arrives is always electric. Before sorting begins, before the inventory sheet is made, there...
07/31/2026

The moment a new collection arrives is always electric. Before sorting begins, before the inventory sheet is made, there's just a table full of possibilities. Maybe there's a key date buried in a roll of common Wheat cents. Maybe that tarnished Walking Liberty half is actually a 1921. Maybe nothing — just circulated silver and face value copper. But you won't know until you start sorting. The process reveals itself one coin at a time: mintmarks checked, dates recorded, conditions noted. Some dealers use spreadsheets. Some use apps like Reliqra to catalog as they go. Either way, the work is methodical. And every so often, something surfaces that makes the whole process worth it — a variety, an upgrade, a coin that shouldn't be there. What's the best surprise you've ever found sorting through a collection?

The 1904-P Indian Head Cent marks one of the final years of this iconic series before the Lincoln Cent debut in 1909. Ph...
07/31/2026

The 1904-P Indian Head Cent marks one of the final years of this iconic series before the Lincoln Cent debut in 1909. Philadelphia minted these cents without a mint mark, continuing a design tradition that stretched back to 1859. The 1904-P sits in an interesting sweet spot — common enough to be affordable for type collectors, but late enough in the series to carry historical significance as the nation moved toward its Lincoln commemoration. What's your favorite Indian Head Cent date, and what condition do you prefer for your type set?

The 1942-D Mercury Dime represents wartime coinage at its peak production. Denver Mint struck millions of these 90% silv...
07/31/2026

The 1942-D Mercury Dime represents wartime coinage at its peak production. Denver Mint struck millions of these 90% silver dimes as the United States ramped up wartime manufacturing. The Winged Liberty Head design — often called Mercury though it actually depicts Lady Liberty — remained unchanged through World War II. At current silver spot prices, each 90% silver dime carries approximately $4 in melt value. MeltWatch can calculate exact melt values for any quantity of these wartime silver coins in real time. What's your favorite coin from the 1940s war years?

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