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Did you know that baseball cards in the 1880s came in cigarette packs? The card helped to protect the cigarettes from breaking. And you had… Read More »Baseball Cards

Growing up with a TV that only got 3 channels seemed just fine. If there was nothing on you liked, you just did other things.… Read More »Vintage TV Sets

I remember the first error coin I ever found. I was just a kid and I saw a lot of ads in Coins Magazine talking… Read More »Error Coin Collecting

If you remember playing your albums on a stereo phonograph, you’ll probably recall how crisp the sound was. The trebles were cleaner, and the bass… Read More »Vinyl Albums

When I was younger and my Dad showed me an ancient coin that he had, I was completely amazed. I was holding a coin that… Read More »Ancient Coinage

You saw them on the sides of barns, a row of a dozen signs along the road leading up burma shave, cigarettes, soda, etc. Read more….

Shipwrecks have long been the source of some of the greatest finds in numismatic history. There are still more out there if you’re up to the challenge!
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Why did they use such large PDS mintmarks on the reverse of those silver Jefferson war nickels? How much silver did they contain?
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