Social Media Ideas for Buffalo Nickels

Before the Buffalo Nickel Existed, James Earle Fraser Made These Remarkable 1912 Electrotrials

The United States Mint struck the first Buffalo nickels, but James Earle Fraser had to sell Treasury officials on an idea. His solution did not involve conventional pattern coins....

The 1938-D/S Buffalo Nickel Should Not Exist: Here Is How It Happened

1938-D/S Buffalo Nickel: History, Varieties and Value The 1938-D/S Buffalo Nickel presents an immediate mystery. The United States Mint struck no Buffalo Nickels at San Francisco i...

The 2001-D American Buffalo Silver Commemorative Dollar: The 15-Day Sellout That Revived a Legend

In June 2001, the United States Mint released a commemorative silver dollar that stunned the hobby. Collectors responded immediately. Orders surged. Then, in just 15 days, the enti...

Card of the Day: 1956 Topps Round-Up – Buffalo Bill #21

US could get a new nickel under bill passed by the House

Without the penny, the nickel has presumably gained some value. It could also get a new look.

1866 Nickel Quarter Eagle Reopens a 160-Year-Old Mint Mystery

Pattern or Mistake? This 1866 Nickel Quarter Eagle Still Baffles Experts One of the rarest 19th-century U.S. pattern coins asks a deceptively simple question: Did the Philadelphia...

Unique 1906 Liberty Head Nickel Obverse Die Cap Struck on 1C Planchet

Unique 1906 Liberty Head Nickel Die Cap Struck on an Indian Head Cent Planchet By Mike Byers – Mint Error News I have handled more U.S. type coin die caps than any dealer over my 5...

The Wartime Quarter That Became a $22,250 Rarity

A 1943 Quarter Became a $22,250 Rarity, Here’s Where to Look The Philadelphia Mint struck nearly 100 million Washington quarters in 1943. Most remain ordinary, though increasingly...

US could get a new nickel under bill passed by the House

Without the penny, the nickel has presumably gained some value. It could also get a new look.

The Incredible 2000 Sacagawea Dollars

By Jeff Garret Want to collect this series? Start with the remarkable group of inaugural 2000 issues and decide how far your budget can take you. The U.S. Mint recently made an unu...

Buffalo Bills unveil new 'Nickel City' alternate uniform

According to the team, the design is a "tribute to the strength, grit and authenticity of Western New York's hard-working people throughout history."

The Mint’s Impossible $1.25 Coin Set a $194,000 Record

The $1.25 Coin: How the U.S. Mint Created Its Most Famous Modern Mule Error In May 2000, Arkansas collector Frank Wallis opened a roll of new Sacagawea dollars and found the imposs...

This dime sold for $1.2 million. The story behind its extraordinary value

With its darkened silver surface and coppery-gold hues, the more than 130-year-old dime may not look especially remarkable at first glance. But the 1894-S Barber dime is conside...

What’s next after penny production ended? House proposal calls for new nickel

The House bill allows cash transactions to be rounded to the nearest five cents.

The Dime That Should Not Exist: The Unique 1873-CC No Arrows Dime

A Tiny Weight Change Created America’s Rarest Carson City Coin that Sold for $3.6 Million A microscopic change in federal law created one of the greatest rarities in American numis...

12 half dollars worth far more than 50 cents

Your uncle left behind an old cigar box, and mixed in with the buttons and expired coupons are a dozen half dollars nobody in the family has looked at twice. Most people assume a f...

Is the nickel nearing a revamp?

It costs 13 cents to produce the five-cent coin. Congress wants the U.S. to explore more cost-effective methods.

The Twenty-Cent Piece: America’s Shortest-Lived Silver Experiment

Few United States coin denominations have failed as quickly, or as quietly, as the Twenty-Cent Piece. Authorized in the mid-1870s and struck for only four years, this oddball silve...

The 1923 Lincoln Porthole $5 Silver Certificate: The Strange Story Behind an American Currency Classic

The $5 Bill With Lincoln in a “Porthole”, and the Treasury Secret Hidden for Decades Few American banknotes command attention as quickly as the 1923 Lincoln Porthole $5 Silver Cert...

1872 Two-Cent Piece: Born in War, Killed by Peace

Why the 1872 Two-Cent Piece Became a Legendary Rarity The 1872 Two-Cent Piece did more than close a short-lived coin series. It marked the final circulation issue of a denomination...

10 wheat pennies worth checking before you cash in your change jar

You’re feeding a jar of pennies into a coin-counting machine at the grocery store, flipping each one over out of habit before it disappears into the hopper. Most show the Lincoln M...

Low Ball Coins: Why Collectors Pay Premium Prices for America’s Most Worn Coins

Worn Nearly Smooth and Worth Thousands: Inside the Strange World of Low Ball Coins A nearly blank silver dollar rests inside a pristine plastic holder. Liberty’s face has vanished....

17 Bills Worth More Than Face Value Hiding in Your Wallet Right Now – Spot Them Easily

Some dollar bills in your wallet are worth more than face value, including bills with low serial numbers and star note bills. Image source: Shutterstock....

14 pennies worth way more than one cent

Somewhere in a drawer, a coffee can, or the bottom of an old change jar, there's a good chance you're sitting on more than pocket change. Pennies get treated like the least interes...