Many valuable and rare coins from the 1940s remain in circulation today, including the Mercury dime, which was produced from 1916 to 1945. Approximately 21.5 m ...

The dime was the first coin made by the U.S. Mint, even before any Mint building existed. George Washington ordered the first run of dimes in 1792, which were made on a borrowed press kept in the ...

Most of us handle change without a second thought. They’re more nuisance than necessity, but every so often, an ordinary-looking coin turns out to be worth a staggering sum. A number of rare U.S.

The penny was one of the first coins made by the U.S. Mint after its establishment ... the first penny featured a woman with flowing hair symbolizing liberty. The Liberty image stayed on the ...

The Gasparro collection holds a few finished presentation drawings and cast plaster coin models. Most images are rough sketches based on one of two themes: Lady ... made a change to the drawing. A ...