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So Where’s the Value? Despite its background, coin collectors can still get a big return from buying Presidential Dollars. Although most are worth no more than a few dollars, some are worth ...
If you're a Gen Xer, it's time to rummage through your attic, because those childhood toys, games and pop culture relics might be worth more than you think. Nostalgia has taken over the collectible...
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The non-acceptance of $1 coins in the United States contrasts with the practice in most other developed countries where denominations of similar value exist only in coins; for example, the lowest-value pound sterling, euro and Japanese yen notes are the £5 note, €5 note and 1000 yen note respectively; each is worth more than US$5. These high ...
With the adoption of the decimal U.S. currency in 1794, there was no longer a U.S. coin worth $ 1 ⁄ 8, but "two bits" remained in the language with the meaning of $ 1 ⁄ 4. Because there was no 1-bit coin, a dime (10¢) was sometimes called a short bit and 15¢ a long bit.
Regardless of when struck, each coin bears the double date 1776–1976 on the normal obverses for the Washington quarter, Kennedy half dollar and Eisenhower dollar. No coins dated 1975 of any of the three denominations were minted. Given past abuses in the system, the Mint advocated against the issuance of commemorative coins starting in the 1950s.
It’s time to dust off your GI Joes, Star Wars action figures and Cabbage Patch dolls and see if the cash they can fetch you is worth more than your nostalgic value. 10 Valuable 1980s Collectibles
The Library of Congress bimetallic eagle is a modern U.S. commemorative coin issued in the ten dollar denomination. It is the first gold and platinum bimetallic coin to be issued by the United States Mint. It was issued in proof and business strike qualities.