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Collecting $2 Bills Dated From 1862 to the Present
When the
Continental Congress was considering the first federally issued money, initially it authorized bills of credit in many denominations, including $2. But only a relatively small number of said $2 notes (49,000) were authorized. The problem is that that paper currency (not only $2 bills) was backed only by the word of Congress and rapidly depreciated in value. This led them to forbid paper currency as legal tender and the issuance of only silver, copper, and gold coinage after the
Series 1862
Treasury Department on the verge of bankruptcy, Treasury Secretary
Salmon Chase proposed issuing legal tender notes to aid the Union’s financial situation. Those first $2 notes from 1862, which measured 7.375 inches by 3.125 inches featured an engraving of
United States 1982-D Jefferson Nickel
Jefferson nickel debuted in 1938, replacing the
Buffalo nickel in the 25th year of that coin’s production run. A design contest to commemorate Founding Father and third President of the United States
Thomas Jefferson, open to “all American sculptors”, was held in 1937. German émigré and American artist
Felix Oscar Schlag was the winner. He received $1,000 for his effort.
Schlag’s concept for the obverse, which art scholar
Cornelius Vermeule claimed was similar to
Jean-Antoine Houdon’s 1789 bust of Jefferson, appeared essentially the same on the five-cent nickel for 66 years. The original reverse concept, however–featuring an innovative three-quarters perspective of Jefferson’s mansion Monticello–was rejected by the
Sole Finest PCGS 1917-D Mercury Dime Offered by GreatCollections
Most dimes struck in 1917 come relatively nice, and the 9,402,000 minted in
Denver are no exception, with Full Bands not exactly uncommon. Nevertheless, while it is certainly less famous than the 19
16-D, the 1917-D is almost as rare in high Mint State. One explanation for this might be that it was not hoarded like its first-year-of-issue predecessor. As mentioned above, PCGS has graded only one example at MS-67, with none higher. For comparison’s sake, 44 examples have been graded MS-65 as of the date of publication, with two graded MS-65+, and 13 examples have been certified MS-66, with four almost there at MS-66+.
2021 United States Mint Proof Set Available March 5
2021 United States Mint Proof Set (product code 21RG) will be available for purchase from the
United States Mint starting on March 5 at noon EST. This year’s set includes the following
San Francisco-minted coins:
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One America the Beautiful Quarters Program Coin honoring the Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site in Alabama in this 2021 Mint Proof Set
This is the final release of the program. Its reverse depicts a
Tuskegee Airman pilot suiting up to join the fight during
World War II with the
Moton Field control tower in the background. The pilot looks upward with pride and confidence as two