While the previous 370.95g (24.037g) Spanish dollar contained less pure silver than the standard 371.25g (24.057g) coin, Mexican pesos minted after Mexico's independence contained a whopping 377. 1...
Category: Coinage
Due to the rise in metal prices on world markets since January 2012, the compositions of 5p and 10p coins are made from coated steel making them magnetic. Since January 2012, silver 5 and 10 pence...
None of the American coins are magnetic (ferromagnetic), with the exception of the 1943 Lincoln penny (steel cents made from steel and zinc to preserve copper for ammunition during the war), which...
The BEP specifications require special red and blue fibers to be interlaced in this mixed paper. The sheets are then pressed into a special mixed paper with a pressure of about 20 tons. The completed...
The most recent of these commemorative series is the American $ 1 Coin Innovation Program, the first coin of which was issued in 2018, and a series of 50 coins will be released by 2032, celebrating...
In the first year, the reverse side of the V-Nickel did not have the "CENTS" stamp; in previous years, from 1884 to 1913, the word "CENTS" appeared on the reverse side in the center at the...
