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Thomas Jefferson’s Coin Collection, Part 2


As we covered in Part 1 of this series, early America suffered from a coinage crisis – there simply weren’t enough British coins in the colonies to go around. So colonists used anything they...
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The Story Behind…
High Denomination U.S. Notes


There’s just a special feeling to pulling a $50 or $100 bill out of your wallet. Now, imagine doing that with a $500… or even $10,000 note! Once, there was a time when that...
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Thomas Jefferson’s Coin Collection


Thomas Jefferson is one of America’s most recognized founding fathers – and rightly so. He was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence. He served as our nation’s first secretary of state and...
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What’s in a grade?
Breaking down the differences between Select LCC graded coins & our #2 quality pieces


One of the questions we receive regularly from customers is, “What’s the difference between your originally-graded coins, and your coins that are labeled as #2 quality?” According to Littleton’s official U.S. Coin Grading Standards,...
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