American Coins
Your guide to American coins, from the days of the Gold Rush, through the Civil War to the US Mint's latest coins
Pride of Two Nations coins - first ever coin set between Royal Canadian Mint and…
An American Eagle and a Silver Maple Leaf are the two designs featured on the forthcoming Pride of Two Nations - a…
24 June 2019
American Legion centenary - new 2019 coins
The centenary of the American Legion is to be marked with the release of commemorative coins from the US Mint.
03 May 2019
Your guide to collecting USA State Quarters
The 50 state quarters series was a hugely successful programme of coin releases in the USA, and collectors are still…
09 February 2019
America’s ‘New Metallic Currency’ - how 'encased stamps' became currency during…
The US Civil War created numerous artefacts and ephemera that is today eagerly collected by enthusiasts including the…
06 January 2019
US quarter coin honours Block Island National Wildlife Refuge, Rhode Island
Block Island National Wildlife Refuge in Rhode Island is the latest location to be honoured in the USA's long-running…
03 November 2018
US Coins: the American three-cent coin
In the 38-year career of the US three cent piece (1851-1889), the coins were cursed, ridiculed, lambasted, and…
30 November 2015
US Coins: a history of the American dollar
Today the US dollar is known as one of the strongest currencies in the world, but in the early days of the USA there…
27 November 2015
Collecting classic coins: The USA Lincoln Cent
Peter Whittington examines the Lincoln cent, one of the most successful American designs of all time ...
01 May 2013
