Back in March, 1964, the Treasury Department ordered the end to paying out silver dollars. Yet with a coin shortage looming, and silver near or exceeding the face value of a silver dollar, later that year, congress voted to coin 45 million...

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The Expert's Guide to Collecting and Investing in Rare Coins is an enormous book. It contains over 600 pages full of information on coin collecting. The title is somewhat deceiving though in my opinion. I would not call it an investment...

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With the State Quarter program nearing an end, it may be time to reflect back on the program and determine which designs will stand the test of time and which ones will be scorned. The State Quarter program kicked off in 1999 and was to end at...

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There are many reasons to purchase a knife; one is for protection and the other is to use it for hunting and camping duties. Another great reason to purchase a knife is for collecting. Collectable knives make a great hobby when you are buying,...

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There are many different katana swords to choose from. First, katana swords are long and were mostly used by warriors in the early years of the Japanese wars and battles. However, they were more of a symbol than an actual weapon. Many warriors...

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