As a collector, or hoarder as I'm referred to after forty-seven years at this thing, there have always been those coins which are only but a dream to one day hold in my hands. The 1804 dollar, the 1870 s quarter and so forth. Then there are those with low mintage totals, the 1916 d Mercury dime or the 1909 s VDB Lincoln, largely out of reach to most.� Even in grades of good or very-good 8 they are quite pricey, unappealing against the others within the series. Over the past few months I've shifted to similar coins, low mintage or low survival figures, that are by definition true rarities. Coins with mintages one-tenth that of the mentioned 1916 d dime for an astoundingly low price compared to that in a grade of about-good.� One coin in particular recently acquired in a perfect proof 70 ultra cameo for $264.00. The 2016 Winged Liberty.� � � � � � � Enjoy!

This isn't going to be the traditional blog about coinage...� Rather one about a movie I watched a few nights ago.� "The Good Marriage",� based on a short story and psychological thriller written by Stephen King.� It comes from the collection titled "Full Dark, No Stars".� The movie was released in October 2014.� Starring Joan Allen, Anthony LaPaglia, Kristen Connolly and Stephen Lang.� Now if there's a Stephen King movie on, I'm all over it...� Scary, dark, mind-bending stories!� What's not to love!� The thing with this particular movie is that (and pleasantly to my surprise) it involves coins!� Well... and a Serial Killer!� As not to give too much of the plot away...� Darcy Anderson (Joan Allen) has been married to Bob (Anthony LaPaglia) an accountant from Portland, Maine, for 27 years. They have a happy yet ho-hum relationship, running a mail order business selling and appraising rare coins.� Darcy discovers her husband's sinister secret while he is away on a business trip... Yes for coins!� �A few months after Darcy's "discoveries", Bob is elated to find, yes find...can you imagine...He finds a rare 1955 Doubled Die Cent in miscellaneous change and the couple goes out to celebrate.� Now this is where I stop.� So at this point the movie might sound a bit corny, but did I mention Serial Killer early in my blog...�� ��Let's just say if you are a Stephen King fan and enjoy when coins play a part on the big screen then you might want to check this one out!

Back in 2013, as a part-time numismatic researcher I discovered several medal types that the US Mint manufactured for use by President Dwight D. Eisenhower during the years 1958 through 1961. It was an incredible discovery! I was the first to organize, catalog, and named this medal series. This medal series consists of twenty medal types (14 manufactured by the US Mint and 6 engravings added post-manufacture to those with a blank reverse). One can say that I �did the unthinkable, I discovered an entire US Mint medal series that was unknown to the general public for over a half-century.� �Click-> Original Ikes Webpage

Does anyone know if the 1866 Cedar River Bridge Company token with the word "Cedar" spelled as "Ceder" is counterfeit?

So since the US mint has released a first amendment coin I decided to make and design a 2nd amendment coin!� �I hope that you guys like it. It took a week to make and draw. Also does anyone know a good place to get your coins made so if i do get permission from the mint instead of just a sketch there is also a pattern. Someone under $100 though because i am low on money right now. Have a good week WL