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Animals are popular subjects on coinage around the world

Every country or region on Earth has its identifying wildlife. Australia has kangaroos and koalas. China has tigers and giant pandas. Africa has lions and elephants. America has deer, moose, bear, bison, bighorn sheep

Omm is not a yoga chant
Overdate & Over Mint Marks

OD isn’t officer of the day and O-M-M isn’t the yoga chant… Overdate and over mint mark are terms collectors use when talking about die varieties. I thought I’d talk a little bit about

Get in on the hottest collecting field –
Modern U.S. Coins

You can’t go back and change the past – but you can think ahead to tomorrow, by building an impressive collection of modern U.S. coins! Right now, modern coins are hot. As someone who’s

“Hot” collectibles recall legendary companies that built our country!

If you like learning how famous American companies began and developed, you might enjoy scripophily – the collecting of historical stock and bond certificates. Especially desirable are certificates issued by prominent companies that no