1945 (P) and D Walking Liberty Half Dollars!

Look at these majestic beauties. Anything with the walking liberty design counts as beautiful in my book. But the original use of the design is probably the most beautiful. These half dollars were minted from 1916 to 1947 when the Franklin Half Dollar took over. The two specimens shown here have obviously seen better days, but being as old as they are and considering they were gifted to me, I can't complain. With silver prices on the rise, the melt value of one of these 90% silver coins is about $7.15. Most numismatic sites have these two coins valued at anywhere from melt value to $14 in the condition they are in. 

1960 U.S. Dime (and more)!

It's nice to see that this little old blog of mine still gets thousand of views even after my three year absence. It has been a tough ride and I'm just now starting to see the end of it. Things are finally coming together. I've grown and changed so much, it's hard to believe there was a time that this blog was something of a religion to me. I'm happy I could share my passion with all the people that have stopped by, Even if this blog never got 'famous', the joy of spreading knowledge and being able to express my passion was worth it. I can't say I'll be back anytime soon, but I can say that I had fun and that I'm excited for the future.

Now, this dime is nothing too special. They made many millions of them back in the day and this particular specimen has seen better days. Currently the melt value of a silver dime is about $1.25, which is probably what I'd pay for one. This one came in change, though so I got it for $0.10. Not too bad.