Coins with holes have always caught my eye—they seem to whisper stories that go beyond the metal. Take this 1830 5 cents piece I’ve been studying: […]

There’s something special about the 1909-S Lincoln Wheat Cent that keeps drawing me back. It’s a coin that every wheat cent collector dreams of finding, and […]

I recently had one of those amusing collecting mishaps that turned into a delightful discovery. I accidentally purchased an 1837 Feuchtwanger Cent—yes, a slip of the […]

You know how it goes when you’ve been collecting coins for a while – you start spotting things others might miss. Just last week, I was […]

Like many of you, I’ve spent decades puzzling over the 1982 Lincoln cents, particularly those tricky small date versions. When I recently examined one weighing exactly […]

Just the other day, I spotted a 1926 penny in a parking lot, and it got me thinking about the stories coins carry. As someone who’s […]

I’ve been keeping an eye on a troubling wave of counterfeit coins, especially the 1806 half cent, and my latest eBay find really drives home how […]

There’s something special about coins that carry their past in every scratch and smooth spot. I felt that thrill recently when I discovered an 1861 British […]

I recently stumbled upon an 1830 5 cents piece with a hole punched through it, and honestly? It completely shifted how I see early U.S. coins. […]