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Old gold coins should never be cleaned. But it's not just excited treasure hunters that make this mistake. Even archaeologists working with ancient coins come under fire for the practice of restoring ancient coins, although in their case it may be necessary in order to see the coin well enough to properly date and categorize it. Those coins will not end up in most collections. But then again, archaeologists are not trying to preserve numismatic value.
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Most U.S. National Bank Notes are relatively inexpensive, although the range in value is quite large. The definition of "common" may also not be typical with National Bank Notes, as a note from a bank with only a couple of dozen notes known may be considered "common." This is because, while there only may be a limited number of notes known from a specific bank, more than 14,000 National Banks were chartered to issue these notes, and no single collector can reasonably hope to own them all. As such, most collectors specialize in a single state, city, or even bank. As a result, there may only be a small number of collectors interested in notes from a particular bank, so supply and demand is the overriding factor in value. A note from a bank with as few as five or six notes known may only be worth a small amount of money if only two or three interested collectors are in the market for such a note. The standard reference book to National Bank Notes, by Don C. Kelly, is a must for research on this series of notes.
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National Park Quarters Gain Senate and House Traction

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 00:35:02 +0000
The call for national park quarters grew louder with progress in the House and introduction in the Senate.
The joint quarter-dollar legislation seeks to:

"provide for a program for circulating quarter dollar coins that are emblematic of a national park or other national site in each State, the District of Columbia, and each territory of ...]

NGC Reports Grading Matte Proof 1925-S California Half Dollar

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 22:08:38 +0000
By Scott Purvis for CoinLink
NGC announced in a From the Grading Room article that it has graded a “previously unreported” Matte Proof 1925-S California Half Dollar.
In 1925, California celebrated its diamond jubilee as a State in the Union. It was California’s gold rush of 1849 that assured its statehood in 1850. On the occasion ...]

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