Author Archive : Len B.

The Key-Date 1970-D Kennedy Half Dollar
and the Mystery of the Missing 1970 Kennedy Halves
The Kennedy half dollar was an instant success. When it debuted in 1964, a whopping 429.5 million were struck for circulation. With a first-year mintage of nearly half a billion coins, it’s not surprising

Finding King Charles III on British Crowns 35 years before his coronation…
On May 6, 2023, the world witnessed an event that hadn’t happened for nearly 70 years – the crowning of a new British monarch, King Charles III. That same year, coins bearing Charles’ image

The Curious Abraham Lincoln Confederate Note
April 14, 1865 was a date that changed American history. Just five days earlier, Confederate General Robert E. Lee had surrendered his forces. The Civil War was effectively over. But on that night, 16th

How to Start a Coin Collection
Collecting coins can be an exciting and rewarding hobby. Here are three easy steps to get started today… Coin collecting. Once the exclusive domain of the rich and powerful, today it’s a hobby virtually

