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How Great Britain Transitioned to Decimalized Money
After years of anticipation, Decimal Day arrived in Great Britain on February 15, 1971. The Farthing, worth a quarter of a Penny, had already been discontinued in 1956 and demonetized in 1961 due to … (View Post)1 -
How the PCGS Set Registry Changed The Hobby
Launched in February 2001, the PCGS Set Registry was the first such collecting initiative our hobby had ever seen, pioneering a new way for coin collectors to build their collections, show them off t… (View Post)3 -
The Paper Money Coin of 1574
The first official state-issued paper currency wouldn’t come in Europe until 1574 with emergency circumstances and with a people who made a great sacrifice. Accepted as money of necessity, the first … (View Post)5 -
The Mystique of the 1825/4/2 Capped Bust Quarters
1825/4/2 Capped Bust Quarters, until recently were identified as three separate issues – 1825/2, 1825/3, and 1825/4. Three different die pairs involving two obverse dies and three reverses were used … (View Post)7 -
Why Do Some Liberty Seated Coins Have Arrows by the Date?
While the Liberty Seated design constitutes a single type for each of the denomination on which the design was featured, there are a few important subtypes for most of the related denominations. The … (View Post)10
