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The United States is a recent entry in bullion coin production. England started producing bullion coins in 1489! The US started in 1986 with the Silver and Gold Eagles, with nominal face values of $1 up to $50.
Bullion [...]
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I decided to post this today even though the debate is coming up because of a new development in gold. I have been working on this off and on for several days (one does not just sit and type this kind of detail), but today the Mint announced that is has suspended [...]
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Last time we were beginning to enter the “modern” era of US coinage. We shall complete that transition this time, and put us into the early modern era, which I define as until 1933. Next time we shall try to get to the present. Even though coin design is similar [...]
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This time we will talk a little more history, then about the alloys used in coins, past and present. Last time we discussed the problem with using both gold and silver for coins, and numerous attempts were taken to address that.
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Next Sunday, Pique the Geek goes back to a more science and technology oriented format. However, there seemed to be a decent amount of interest in coins, so I will write occasional pieces on that topic.
We will begin by discussing how coins were and are made, and the locations where they are [...]
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