kellancoin (45)in #steemit • 6 years agoI am leaving Steemit until changes are madeI had a great time on Steemit for the first 5 months, but the platform has rapidly declined in the last 2 months.…kellancoin (45)in #silver • 6 years agoHalf dollars that sold for a dollar but are priceless to meThe Columbian Exposition half dollar was sold in 1892 and 1893 for $1 each to raise money for the World's Fair in…kellancoin (45)in #silver • 6 years agoSilver Canadian dimesI found these two dimes in a bag of random foreign coins. They are 80% silver worth $0.96 each. They are beautiful…kellancoin (45)in #history • 6 years agoFractional NotesThe first type of paper money to become popular was actually not “dollar bills”. It was fractional notes hence worth…kellancoin (45)in #collection • 7 years agoRare variety penny foundI found my first error/variety penny worth 500x face value. It is the 1998 wide AM variety penny that I found in…kellancoin (45)in #collection • 7 years agoThree Cent NickelThe three cent nickel is similar to the Trime in many ways but they are completely different coins. The Trime was also…kellancoin (45)in #collection • 7 years agoClassic Head ½ centThe Classic Head half cent is also called the Capped Bust half cent. Coins in this time period had extremely low…kellancoin (45)in #silver • 7 years agoStanding Liberty QuarterThe Standing Liberty design was only minted on the quarter. The design was changed multiple time which eventually lead…kellancoin (45)in #collection • 7 years ago1722 British FarthingThe recent marriage in the royal family got me thinking of my oldest British coin. It features King George I on the…kellancoin (45)in #silver • 7 years agoBarber quarterFrom the 1830s to the 1890s the seated liberty design was practically the only design used for silver coins. A new…kellancoin (45)in #history • 7 years agoThe rare three cent coinStarting in 1851, the price of postage actually dropped from five cents to three cents, thus the trime (the first 3…kellancoin (45)in #history • 7 years agoTwo Cent PieceThe two cent piece was very popular for a short time. From its start in 1864 it was used very often because Americans…kellancoin (45)in #collection • 7 years agoFlying Eagle CentThe Flying Eagle cent was the first cent to be made the same size as our modern cent. It is a predecessor to the…kellancoin (45)in #silver • 7 years agoBig Silver Dollars (part 1)Morgan dollars were minted from 1878 to 1904 and in 1921. They are about the size of a potato chip and they are…kellancoin (45)in #history • 7 years agoThe first wheat pennies with a unique featureIn 1909 the last indian head pennies and the first wheat pennies were minted. For about 3 months the wheat pennies had…kellancoin (45)in #gold • 7 years agoThe second biggest gold coin stolen right out of a museum!The 100kg gold maple leaf has a face value of 1,000,000 Canadian dollars but is worth $4,700,000 usd for its melt…kellancoin (45)in #silver • 7 years agoSilver NickelsThe 5 cent coin used to be called a half dime when it was made out of 90% silver. Then, the 5 cent coin was changed to…kellancoin (45)in #silver • 7 years agoRare Mint CoinsThe New Orleans Mint produced United States coins from 1838-1861 and 1879-1909; however, from 1861-1865 the…kellancoin (45)in #silver • 7 years agoSmall Silver StackBoth of my collections are quite small but they have some coins with a higher numismatic value than melt value. I have…kellancoin (45)in #history • 7 years ago1847 Large CentThe Braided Hair cent is huge compared to other coins of that era and coins now. They are 27.5mm across and weigh…
