The silver Kennedy Half Dollar made its debut in 1964 after intense political pressure following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy resulted in his portrait on a circulating coin of the United States. Kennedy Half Dollars have been minted annually since then, although a few changes to their composition and production have occurred. Most […]

Introduced in 1948, the silver Franklin Half Dollar would only have a sixteen year run before an assassination would lead to its replacement in 1964 with the Kennedy Half Dollar. Still, in that short time, over 466 million of the half dollars were minted. Despite a number of those coins being melted down (described later […]

Considered by many to contain one of the most beautiful designs ever produced on a United States coin is the silver Walking Liberty Half Dollar which circulated in American change between 1916 – 1947. The coin was struck for over three decades with mintages at varying levels throughout the years. Accordingly, the numismatic values of […]

Almost 3.8 billion Silver Washington Quarters were produced by the United States Mint during their thirty-plus year run between 1932 – 1964. With so many produced, one would think that their numismatic values would be low. And unfortunately, for most grades this is true. However, the series does have several key dates which can fetch […]

The Silver Roosevelt Dime reached mintages approaching 6.6 billion during its nineteen year run between 1946 – 1964. With that large number in mind, it is not hard to understand how the market can be flooded with the dimes despite their release over half a century ago. High mintages have a direct effect of depressing […]

One of the most popular and best-loved coins of the twentieth century from the United States Mint would have to be the silver Mercury Dime. Minted between 1916-1945, these coins are popular among both new and seasoned collectors. They are loved their beauty, as well as their values – both numismatic and intrinsic or melt. […]

Today, 1942-1945 Silver Jefferson War Nickels are desirable for two reasons. First, nickels of this era that are of collectible quality have a numismatic value that can easily reach into the hundreds of dollars per coin. Second, those that are of inferior quality still have a "junk silver coin" value. That term, while technically a […]