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These are some of the top recent articles on coin identification, bidding, buying and selling, with tips about common flaws, grading, holdering and more.

  • More Wheat Cent Doubled Dies

    Many roll hunters and cent collectors easily bypass some valuable doubled dies. In this article, we cover three: 1934 DDO, 1943 DDO, and 1951-D DDO.

  • eBay Counterfeit Improvements and Effects

    By Jack D. Young As many readers may know, I have regularly used eBay (the Bay) to hunt for counterfeits to research, document and write articles on in an effort to help folks protect themselves from purchasing fakes. And the Bay has been a very fertile hunting ground. I could literally find seemingly 30+ listings…

  • Two Must-Have Wheat Cent RPMs

    In this article we feature two prominent RPMs you can find in pocket change and rolls–the 1943-D/D Repunched Mintmark (RPM FS-501) and 1956-D/D Repunched Mintmark. We also will give markers for one Wheat Cent OMM and a lesser RPM at the end of the article.

  • 1913 5C Type 1, 3-1/2 Legs

    You probably know about the famous 1937-D Three-Legged Nickel and maybe even the 1936-D 3 1/2-Legged Nickel. (If not, you can learn about them here.) But did you know about the rarity 1913 3-1/2 Legged Buffalo Nickel (Type 1)?

  • Die Polish, Hairlines and Slide Marks

    Die polish lines look like cleaning hairlines and album slide marks, but there are distinct differences, with die polish and slide marks having no effect on straight grading and hairlines, earning a Details grade from major holdering companies.

  • Seven Mercury Dime Doubled Dies

    Mercury dime doubled dies are rare and valuable, surviving the big silver melting pot of the 1979-80 when silver rose dramatically.

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