U.S. Coinage

The Complete Guide to Certified Barber Coinage is added to the
Stella Coin News FREE Online Library.

We are very pleased to announce our latest online reference book, The Complete Guide to Certified Barber Coinage, written in 1999 by John and David Feigenbaum. A fine reference for collectors of Barber coins with historical background information on the Barber series now available to all collectors… Continued...

Stella Coin News is excited to announce that the long awaited reference book, The Complete Guide to Barber Halves has been added to their FREE online library. Originally published in 1991 by late author, David Lawrence, the ground-breaking reference is now available to all collectors free of charge for their personal use.

This rare book has been out of print for… Continued...

Thanks to a thread on the Collectors Universe (PCGS) chat board, we’ve discovered a great reference page to a standard for Full Bell Franklins. DGS will use this standard as a basic for the criteria of assigning FBL Franklins. Continued...

That is a tough question and only the U. S. Mint can truthfully answer it. I have heard so many reasons, most of which are related to the bullion markets’ roller coaster ride and suggestions of the unavailability of gold and/or gold planchets. Conspiracy theorists are having a field day. Is it possible the answer is a really simple one related to a lack of distribution preparation?

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In conjunction with the 100 year anniversary, this week’s Series Facts focuses on the Lincoln Cent. The Lincoln cent is arguably the most collected of all United States coinage and, for many budding collectors, is the first step into the large world of numismatics. Found in your sofa, in you car cup-holders, on the street and in your dryer, the Lincoln cent is always around, and for the majority of… Continued...