silver

The American Silver Eagle Coins: The Modern Icon of U.S. Bullion Collecting

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First minted in 1986 with the United States silver eagle coin, which is the first legal tender of .999 pure silver, this coin was in circulation 30 years later, in 2016. The year was also a centennial of the Walking Liberty design that was made by Adolph A. Weinman in 1916 for the US half-dollar … Read more

3-Cent Silver (1851-1873): The Tiny Coin with a Big History

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The 3-cent silver piece is a coin whose minting was done by the U. S. Mint between 1851 and 1873 but it was rarely minted. This coin has a rich background and was introduced into circulation because of the reduction of the postage rate from five cents to three cents in 1851. The 3-cent silver … Read more