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It's official. The Lincoln cent is no longer being struck for circulation.Congress ended penny production in November 20...
06/13/2026

It's official. The Lincoln cent is no longer being struck for circulation.

Congress ended penny production in November 2025 — citing the cost (over 3 cents to produce each one-cent coin) and the operational burden on commerce.

Collectors will still get commemorative versions, including the dual-date 1776~2026 Lincoln cent being struck in 2026 only.

But the everyday penny — the one you got as change, the one your grandfather saved in a jar, the one every coin collector started with — is gone from circulation.

What this means:

1. The Lincoln cent series is now closed. Every date from 1909 to 2025 is a finite set. That matters for type and date collectors.

2. The 2025 Lincoln cent — the last year of circulation strikes — will be collected as a last-year issue, following the precedent of coins like the 1964 silver coins.

3. The 1909-S VDB, already the most famous key date in American numismatics, just became part of an officially completed series.

We’ve definitely seen stronger demand for complete Lincoln cent sets and better key dates lately, especially from younger collectors who are starting to appreciate the history, affordability, and long-term scarcity behind the series.

The most collected coin series in American history just got its ending written. That's historic.
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For over a century, people have called it the Mercury Dime.There is no Mercury on it.The coin — struck from 1916 to 1945...
06/12/2026

For over a century, people have called it the Mercury Dime.

There is no Mercury on it.

The coin — struck from 1916 to 1945 — was designed by sculptor Adolph Weinman. The figure on the obverse is Lady Liberty wearing a winged Phrygian cap.

The wings represent freedom of thought. Not Mercury. Not speed. Not the Roman messenger god.

The Mint never called it the Mercury Dime. Weinman never called it that. The official name was simply the Winged Liberty Head Dime.

But the wings looked like Mercury's helmet, the name stuck, and a century of collectors have never bothered to correct it.

Weinman also designed the Walking Liberty Half Dollar — struck in the same year. Both coins debuted in 1916, making that single year one of the most significant design moments in U.S. Mint history.

The Mercury Dime (we'll use the name, since everyone does) is now widely considered one of the most beautiful American coins ever struck.

I’ve always leaned toward the Walking Liberty Half. The Mercury Dime is beautiful, but Walkers just feel timeless. Some of my earliest hobby memories came from finding worn Walkers in old collections and realizing how much history they carried.

The most beloved coins earn their names from the people who carry them, not the people who make them.
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This is a contrarian take. I'm aware.The 1970s get no respect in American numismatics. Eisenhower dollars? Boring. Kenne...
06/11/2026

This is a contrarian take. I'm aware.

The 1970s get no respect in American numismatics. Eisenhower dollars? Boring. Kennedy half dollars? Common. Clad Washington quarters? Who cares?

But here's what I see happening over the next 20 years:

The collectors who grew up in the 1970s — the people who pulled these coins from change as kids — are now in their 50s and 60s with disposable income and nostalgia.

Eisenhower dollars, particularly the Type 2 reverse varieties, the low-mintage proof issues, and the 40% silver Bicentennial version struck in San Francisco are already attracting sophisticated collector interest.

The 1976 Bicentennial coinage — quarters, half dollars, and Eisenhower dollars with the special reverse designs — just hit their 50th anniversary. Collectors love round numbers.

And almost nobody is paying attention.

The best time to find value in numismatics is before everyone else sees it. I'm watching the 70s very carefully right now.
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I'll say this clearly because I think it needs to be said:The biggest threat to new collectors in this market isn't the ...
06/10/2026

I'll say this clearly because I think it needs to be said:

The biggest threat to new collectors in this market isn't the obvious fake in a drugstore flip.

It's the dealer — online or at a show — who's selling certified coins at retail premiums without understanding the coins they're selling.

Someone who bought a mixed lot at auction, found coins in PCGS and NGC holders, checked the price guide number, and priced accordingly.

No understanding of strike quality for the series. No knowledge of which varieties command premiums. No eye for whether the coin is high-end or low-end for the grade.

A slabbed coin is not a guarantee of value. It's a guarantee of authentication and grade accuracy. Those are not the same thing.

The difference between a dull MS-64 Morgan and a frosty, fully struck MS-64 Morgan in the same holder? Hundreds of dollars, maybe thousands, depending on the series.

Buy from people who can tell you about the coin, not just read you the label.
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In 1855, the Adams Express Company was shipping gold dust from the California goldfields to New York via stagecoach.Some...
06/09/2026

In 1855, the Adams Express Company was shipping gold dust from the California goldfields to New York via stagecoach.

Somewhere between San Francisco and New York, $45,000 in gold disappeared.

The boxes arrived sealed. The seals were unbroken. But when they were opened — the gold was gone, replaced with lead shot.

The investigation took 6 months and was one of the first major criminal cases handled by what would become a model for the Pinkerton Detective Agency.

The culprit: Edward Eastman, a company clerk who had access to the boxes during their New York layover. He'd drilled through the bottoms, extracted the gold, replaced it with lead, and resealed the boxes so perfectly that the exterior showed nothing.

He was caught because he started spending.

Nothing reveals a thief faster than suddenly having money they shouldn't have.

Gold has always attracted the most creative criminals. And the most creative investigators.
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Ten years changes everything.2016: Key-date Morgan Dollars were accessible. Type coins in high grades were findable at s...
06/08/2026

Ten years changes everything.

2016: Key-date Morgan Dollars were accessible. Type coins in high grades were findable at shows. The CAC sticker was a nice-to-have, not an expectation.

2026: The same coins have tripled or more. Top-pop registry competition has pulled the finest examples permanently off the market. CACG as a full grading service has added a new authentication layer to the conversation.

What drove the shift?

First: generational wealth transfer. The Baby Boomer collections are coming to market and being absorbed by Gen X and Millennial collectors who spent a decade watching and waiting.

Second: the pandemic supercharged hard asset interest. People who'd never thought about gold or coins started paying attention after 2020.

Third: the explosion of online auction platforms made price discovery global. That $300 coin at a local show is $600 on GreatCollections because 40,000 people are watching.

Over the past decade, we’ve seen more generations enter the hobby, growing interest in key dates, and a younger, more knowledgeable collector base helping grow the brand. It’s been an amazing journey to watch.

The market is more efficient, more competitive, and harder to find value in than it was 10 years ago. That's not a complaint — it's a reality check.
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06/07/2026

Looking to sell your collection? We’re actively buying and make the process simple, secure, and straightforward.

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In 1911, President William Howard Taft commissioned sculptor James Earle Fraser to redesign the nickel.Fraser was famous...
06/07/2026

In 1911, President William Howard Taft commissioned sculptor James Earle Fraser to redesign the nickel.

Fraser was famous for his monumental sculpture "The End of the Trail" — a lone Native American slumped on a horse, the iconic image of a civilization's twilight.

For the obverse of the Buffalo Nickel, Fraser combined three real Native American chiefs: Iron Tail of the Lakota, Two Moons of the Cheyenne, and John Big Tree of the Seneca.

The buffalo on the reverse was a real bison named Black Diamond, who lived at the Central Park Zoo in New York.

Both subjects — a vanishing people and a nearly extinct animal — were captured in silver at the exact moment they were disappearing from America.

The coin was struck from 1913 to 1938. It wears badly in circulation — the date sits on the highest point of the design and often disappears completely in circulated examples.

And yet no coin in American history captures the full weight of what this country was and what it lost more honestly.

Do you collect Buffalo Nickels? What does this coin mean to you beyond numismatics?
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July 4, 2026.250 years since the Declaration of Independence. And for the first time in decades, the coins in circulatio...
06/06/2026

July 4, 2026.

250 years since the Declaration of Independence. And for the first time in decades, the coins in circulation will actually mark the moment.

We're tracking all five Semiquincentennial quarter designs, the redesigned dime with Liberty, the dual-date nickel, and the commemorative half and cent.

Our prediction for which one matters most long-term:

The 2026 Liberty Dime.

Here's why: it removes FDR from the dime for the first time since 1946 — a change that was culturally and politically significant. It will only exist for one year (or a short run). Future collectors will see it as the moment Liberty returned to American pocket change.

The 1916 Mercury (Winged Liberty) Dime is one of the most beloved series in numismatics. The 2026 Liberty Dime is positioned to become its spiritual successor in the American collecting story.

Some coins become important while they're happening. This is one of those moments.
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