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McKinley Memorial Gold Dollar

The McKinley Memorial Gold Dollar was authorized in order to partially pay for a memorial for William McKinley located in Niles, Ohio. This was the birthplace of the 25th President of the United State

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Panama Pacific Exposition

The Panama Pacific International Exposition took place from February 20 to December 4, 1915. Also known as the San Francisco Worlds Fair, its purpose was to honor the completion of the Panama Canal

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Lewis and Clark Gold Dollar

The Lewis and Clark Exposition Gold Dollars were designed to commemorate the 100th anniversary of their journey across the Louisiana Purchase to the Pacific Northwest.

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Louisiana Purchase McKinley Gold Dollar

The 100th anniversary celebration of the Louisiana Purchase brought with it two new one dollar gold coins. The William McKinley and Thomas Jefferson Gold Dollars were made to commemorate this event.

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Louisiana Purchase Jefferson Gold Dollar

The 1903 Louisiana Purchase Exposition Gold Dollar featuring Thomas Jefferson is one of a pair of coins made to commemorate the 100th anniversary of this event.

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Gold Eagles - The basis for the decimal system of coinage.

Gold Eagles or ten dollar gold pieces were the premier coin and largest denomination for which coinage was planned. Double Eagles came fifty years later of course.

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Bullion coins - A great way to invest safely for the future.

Bullion coins are produced through several national governments throughout the world.

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Precious Metals Investing

Precious metals investing, in general, should be thought of as a long term investment. Gold and Silver are the only true hard assets that stand the test on time.

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Coin Collecting is a great pastime for anyone young and old alike!

Coin Collecting is a great pastime for anyone. This site is meant to serve as a guide and is filled with information on the hobby. It includes information on all US coins and commemoratives.

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Marquis de Lafayette Silver Dollar

The Marquis de Lafayette Dollar stands alone as the only silver dollar in the Classic Commemorative series. The whole authorized mintage of 50,000 coins were produced in one day.

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Columbian Exposition Half Dollar

The Columbian Exposition Half Dollar was the first Classic Commemorative Half to be made. The coins were produced in 1892 and 1893 to commemorate the 400th anniversary of Columbus discovering America.

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Queen Isabella Quarter

The Queen Isabella Quarter was one of two coins produced to commemorate the Columbian Exposition (Chicago Worlds Fair) in 1892-93. The coin was made a reality due to the efforts of Susan B Anthony.

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Half Eagle - The very first gold coins made at the U.S. Mint.

The Half Eagle was minted from 1795 to 1929. It originated when George Washington appointed Henry William DeSaussure to the Mint Director position in 1795.

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Three dollar Indian head gold coin is often referred to as an Indian Princess.

The Three Dollar gold piece was authorized by the Act of Feb 21, 1853 and was produced from 1854 to 1889. It was initially coined to be a convenient exchange for rolls of three cent pieces.

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Quarter Eagle - Used by Few, Collected by many!

Early on the Quarter Eagle was not a very widely used coin. It went mostly unwanted by anyone at least in the beginning.

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