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Precious-metals intelligence and American numismatics — every figure sourced, every uncertainty stated.
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Live spot, melt values for every circulating-era US coin, ratio charts, and research that shows its arithmetic.
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American coinage researched from the Mint's own books — 183 issues, 4 reference series, the Archive behind every number.
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The reference series
4 series live, every figure class-tagged to the record. 3 in research and 13 more planned.
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Dollars1794–1803The Early DollarsRead online · PDF · EPUBThe American SeriesThe Early
Half Dollars1794–1836The Early Half DollarsContents and sources onlyThe American SeriesThe Early
Quarters1796–1838The Early QuartersContents and sources onlyArchive EditionsIn God
We TrustThe Mint's Civil WarIn God We TrustContents and sources only
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Every circulating-era US coin, computed live from spot — edit the prices and the table recalculates.
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