Bruner's Collectables

09/09/2026

Fine print: We add 3% for credit card purchases of bullion. One Troy ounce rounds and bars only.

09/08/2026

We added some nice examples to the box today. Come and get ‘em!

🥈 THE GREAT PEACE DOLLAR HOMOPHONE HUNT! 🥈

Ready for a little coin collecting AND wordplay?

We have PEACE Dollars—and we're looking for the perfect PIECE for your collection!

But that's not all… 👀
They're here.
Their Peace Dollars are there.
And there's no better time to add one to your collection!

Want TWO? You can have two!
Want one, TOO? Of course!
We're not going to say TO stop at one. 😉

And if you're thinking, “This sounds like fun,” you HEAR that?
Well, come HERE and see what we have!

🕵️ HOMOPHONE HUNT!

We've hidden several sets of words that sound the same but have different spellings and meanings throughout this post.

How many can you find?

And here's the real question:
👉 Will you find the RIGHT Peace Dollar for your collection?
👉 Will you WRITE about the one you picked up?
👉 Or will you simply decide it was the RIGHT time to buy?

Either way, there's a PIECE of history waiting for you.

Don't just read the post—HUNT for the homophones!

Comment below with how many you found. 👇
And then… come claim your PIECE of the PEACE! 🪙

Only $49, cash price. Peace Dollars available at this price only a short time.

09/03/2026

The front door is open!

The front door is open!

09/03/2026

Hey! Hey!
The cleaning crew is here!
End of construction is near!

09/02/2026

The Silver Dollar That Came From the Wild West

In the late 1870s, the American West was changing almost by the day.

Deep beneath the rugged mountains of Nevada, miners were pulling enormous quantities of silver from the famous Comstock Lode. Towns sprang up almost overnight, fortunes were made and lost, and the Virginia & Truckee Railroad carried men, machinery and—most importantly—silver across the Nevada desert.

But there was a problem.

What do you do with all that silver?

The answer was built in Carson City.

Congress had authorized a mint there in 1863, largely because transporting Nevada's precious metals all the way to San Francisco was expensive and dangerous. After years of construction, the Carson City Mint finally began striking coins in 1870. Its little two-letter identity was "CC."

Then, in 1878, Congress ordered the United States Mint to begin producing a new silver dollar.

It was designed by George T. Morgan, a young English-born engraver who had come to America to work at the Philadelphia Mint. His creation would become one of the most famous coins in American history.

The Morgan silver dollar.

Carson City began striking Morgans that same year, using silver coming from the mines practically in its own backyard. The coins carried a small CC mintmark beneath the eagle on the reverse—a tiny mark that today can make a very big difference to a collector.

There is even a wonderful bit of Western ingenuity attached to those early Carson City Morgans.

The Mint's first coin press was a massive machine built in Philadelphia. In 1878, it broke down. Sending the heavy press back East for repairs would have been a nightmare.

Fortunately, the Virginia & Truckee Railroad shops were only a short distance away.

Railroad workers repaired the press, and proudly replaced the original manufacturer's plate with one bearing the name of the Virginia & Truckee Railroad.

That little brass plate would prove to be its salvation decades later.

The Carson City Mint struck Morgan dollars from 1878 through 1885, then again from 1889 through 1893, when the Mint ceased coinage operations for good.

And then something remarkable happened.

The Carson City Morgans disappeared into Treasury vaults.

Decades passed. The Old West became history. The mines declined. The Carson City Mint became an assay office and eventually a museum.

But millions of its silver dollars were still sitting quietly in government storage.

In the 1960s and 1970s, the government discovered that more than 2.8 million Carson City Morgan dollars remained in Treasury vaults. Many had never circulated. They were eventually sold to the public through the General Services Administration.

Suddenly, collectors all over America had a chance to own a genuine silver dollar that had been struck in the heart of the Old West.

And that's why a CC Morgan dollar is more than just another silver dollar.

Hold one in your hand and you're holding a piece of the Comstock Lode, the railroad, the miners, the gamblers, the merchants—and the rough-and-tumble West of the 19th century.

All of that history is represented by two tiny letters:

CC.

And perhaps that's the magic of collecting coins.

Sometimes the smallest marks tell the biggest stories.

We have several available at Bruner's Collectables. Come see us! Shipping available to any USA address.

09/01/2026

This offer will be ending on SATURDAY!

The major construction has been completed with only a couple of minor things left to do! The cleaning crew is coming on Thursday to clean out the dust and make it look really nice inside. Then, we'll start to put book shelves, display cases, and the big table back where they belong.

Come see us!

🤫 Oi, you... yeah, you. Keep your mug shut and listen up.

Word's around the neighborhood there's a little action going on behind the front... but only the wise guys know the password.

Walk in, keep it cool, and whisper the secret code:

🧱 "BRICK" 🧱

Do that, and you'll pocket $1 OFF every 1 Troy ounce silver round or bar.

See, the bricks out front might be getting replaced, but this deal is solid.

Here's the catch, pal:

* Secret code: BRICK
* $1.00 OFF each eligible 1 Troy ounce silver round or bar
* Limited to 1 Troy ounce pieces only
* Only while current supplies last or when construction is complete--whichever comes first.

Don't go blabbing it to every two-bit stool pigeon in town. Once the silver's gone... it's gone. Capisce?

08/28/2026

2001-P Proof $95 Each, shipping available to any USA address. Four available.

The U.S. Mint confirms that the proof was struck at Philadelphia and the uncirculated version at Denver.

Why was it made?

The coin was issued to commemorate the opening of the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian. The Mint added a $10 surcharge to the selling fee, with the proceeds going toward the museum, its endowment and educational programs. Currencies & Foreign Exchange

And it was a very successful issue. The entire authorized production of 500,000 coins across all versions sold out in only two weeks, from June 7 through June 21, 2001.

The design:

This is where the coin gets particularly interesting.

The obverse is based on James Earle Fraser's Buffalo Nickel, which was produced from 1913–1938. Fraser's Native American portrait was based on three individuals: Chief Iron Tail, Chief Big Tree and Chief Two Moons.

The reverse features Fraser's famous American bison design. The original buffalo model is generally identified as Black Diamond, a bison that was housed at New York City's Central Park Zoo.

There are some deliberate differences from the original Buffalo Nickel. For example, "IN GOD WE TRUST" was added to the commemorative dollar, and "E PLURIBUS UNUM" was repositioned.
Mintage — an important point

The 272,869 figure is the final mintage for the 2001-P Proof. The remaining 227,131 were the 2001-D Uncirculated version, making 500,000 total.

That's a fairly low mintage compared with many modern U.S. commemoratives.

Interestingly, the Mint originally sold the individual proof for $33 pre-issue and $37 at the regular issue.

NOTE: This offer is for the coin only, no packaging or COA.

08/27/2026

Okay! Where are my Buffalo Nickel fans! We purchased a complete set today, less varieties. Most will grade good to very good. These won't last long!

08/27/2026

Constitutional silver coins made of 90% pure silver might be the better way to go. Certainly more convenient when you need a smaller amount for small transactions, and they are generally price right at the melt value. Order yours today! Shipping available to any USA address.

* Generally, we ship on the next business day. * All orders shipped with tracking number. * We are closed Sunday and Monday. * Please allow time for personal and company checks to clear. * Serving coin collectors since 1964!

08/26/2026

Yes — there is a very real Dolly Parton & coin-collecting connection, and it's actually pretty interesting.

In 2008, the U.S. Mint issued the American Bald Eagle Commemorative Coin Program, consisting of a clad half dollar, silver dollar, and $5 gold coin. The program benefited the American Eagle Foundation; a Tennessee nonprofit closely associated with Dollywood.

Dolly participated in a U.S. Mint promotional event at Douglas Lake in Tennessee, where she helped release a rescued bald eagle. She named the eagle "Liberty"—specifically tying the name to the coins and their patriotic theme.

But here's the interesting part for a coin collector:
This isn't simply a case of "Dolly appearing at a coin event." Dolly was directly associated with the charitable cause the coins were raising money for. The coins featured bald eagles, and proceeds/surcharges went toward the American Eagle Foundation's conservation work. The Mint reported that the program had generated millions in surcharges.

And there's a potentially very cool collectible angle: the clad half dollar features "Challenger," a particular bald eagle associated with the American Eagle Foundation. It was the first U.S. legal-tender coin to feature an animal with both its likeness and name.

So, if you're thinking about this from a collector’s perspective, there may be a fun story here:

Dolly Parton + Tennessee + Dollywood + bald eagles + U.S. Mint + commemorative coins + charity.

That's a much stronger connection than I initially expected.