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Since 1909, this coin has been widely considered the most popular collector coin. The designer, Victor David Brenner, placed his initials at 6 o'Clock on the reverse. Designer initials on coins are not that uncommon, however many in the coin realm felt that it was much too conspicuous, and the initials were removed, but not before some coins were struck..and in Francisco only 484K of these were struck, thereby creating (relatively speaking for pennies) the rarity. 

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As a young man, I was introduced to coin collecting through my grandfather. He loved and appreciated classic U.S. gold and silver coinage and was gracious and generous enough to make me feel as though it was our collection. I really loved his stories about history and the different events that some of our coins might have been a part of...I loved holding an object in my own hands that had passed through the hands of so many others, during some of the most challenging and momentou …

3 Recommended Coins For Every Coin Collector’s CabinetBelow is a list of some of the coins that we recommend to collectors wishing to add some numismatic gravitas to their coin collection. These coins are visually appealing, often absolute or conditional rarities and, as such, casual collectors to advanced numismatists covet these coins. They are issues that have an easily identifiable historical price trajectory. While the coin market is speculative and past history is no guarantee of the futur …

The commemorative US coins are minted by the United State to celebrate a particular person, place, event, or institution. Gold & Silver commemorative coins are produced to mark the occasion and are highly sought among numismatics. The coins minted from 1892 to 1954 are called Early Commemoratives. No coins were produced between 1954 and 1982 and the coins minted after 1982 are called Modern Commemoratives. Whether you are looking for commemorative quarters, commemorative half d …