Draped Bust News Today

The Draped Bust half dollar (1796-97) was introduced after only two years of production of the previous Flowing Hair design.

Copper cents in the early U.S. have a checkered history. Large cents were hard to handle but they were convenient for small transactions.

Half cents were authorized by the Mint Act of April 2, 1792, were first produced in 1793, but were not popular with the public.

Robert Scot's Flowing Hair half dime design, used in 1794 and 1795, was disparaged by some for his portrayals both of Liberty and the reverse eagle. Perhaps responding to that criticism, Mint Director Henry W. DeSaussure announced a goal of improving the designs of all silver coins.

Silver stacking get excited about watching their holdings grow by anywhere from a few pre-1965 dimes to a few 100-ounce bars at a time

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In this installment of Jack Young's "Fun with Fakes", Jack discusses a mismatched counterfeit 1798 Small Eagle Draped Bust silver dollar.

Stack's Bowers is offering the Olds Collection of early U.S. and Civil War coins in their official auction of the Nov. 2023 Whitman Expo.

The Lincoln Wheat cent is a perennial favorite of coin collectors. In 1909, it was the first circulating U.S. coin to feature a real person.

Numismatic history is made every month at the United States Mint. Here are a sampling of events that took place in August over its 230+ years.