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U.S. Mint Collectors Forum in Puerto Rico
U.S. Mint Director Ed Moy led a coin collectors forum in conjunction with the launch of the Puerto Rico Quarter. Moy answers questions about the Puerto Rico Quarter's design, plans for future U.S. Mint coins including a possible silver Buffalo coin, and whether the Mint is still losing money minting pennies and nickels.

Cherrypickers' Stories
Finding an overlooked rarity in a coin dealer's stock is called "cherrypicking." The rarity could be anything from a $3,000 1893-S Morgan Dollar found in a batch of $7 junk silver to a rare die variety on a high-priced Large Cent. Read about the lucky scores that come collectors have made, and share your own lucky scores, too.

The 2009 Ultra-High Relief Saint-Gaudens Coins
The U.S. Mint has issued its a special one-year issue of Ultra-High Relief (UHR) Saint-Gaudens Gold Double Eagles in January of 2009, to fulfill the original intent of the coin's designer, sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens. Learn about the UHR Saints and how to get one for yourself directly from the U.S. Mint.

Ultra-High Relief Double Eagle (UHRDE) Timeline
The U.S. Mint ran into some problems shipping the Ultra-high Relief Double Eagle (UHRDE) gold coin. Guest author Keith Dagen provides a timeline of events surrounding the UHRDE delivery.

Presidential Dollars - The Facts About the New U.S. Presidents Dollar Coin
The Presidential Dollar coins were issued for circulation by the U.S. Mint starting in February, 2007. Learn all about this series of President's Dollar coins, find out why the word LIBERTY has been removed, and why you won't see IN GOD WE TRUST or E PLURIBUS UNUM on the face of the coins. Also, get the details about the "Godless" dollars and how the edge lettering is supposed to appear.

The National Parks State Quarter Program
The National Parks Quarters is a new series of State Quarters which will begin entering circulation in the U.S. in 2010. The program will run for 11 years for a total of 55 coins, one from each U.S. state and territory. Learn the facts about the National Parks Quarter program.

The 50 State Quarters Program
The 50 State Quarters Program is the most successful coin collecting program in history. The U.S. Mint estimates that 147 million people collect State Quarters. Learn the basic facts about the State Quarter Program and how to go about finding out how much your Statehood Quarters are worth.

U.S. Mint Collectors Forum in Arizona
This is a transcript, in Q&A format, of the public Coin Collectors Forum held by U.S. Mint Director Ed Moy at the Carnegie Center in Phoenix, Arizona. Moy talks about the upcoming Ultra-High Relief Saint-Gaudens coin, why the U.S. Mint is 16 times more efficient than the Tokyo Mint, and numerous other questions from the forum's attendees.

U.S. Mint Answers Coin Collector Questions
U.S. Mint Director Ed Moy held a Coin Collectors Forum as part of the release party for the New Mexico State Quarter. This article is a recap of the Q&A that took place, and covers topics such as making the penny out of plastic or cardboard, a competition for children to design a coin, and whether the U.S. Mint considers the Presidential Dollar Program to be a success.

The New Mexico State Quarter
The New Mexico State Quarter features a design called the Zia Sun Symbol. Learn all about the New Mexico Quarter and its design elements, including what the Zia Sun Symbol means and why it is on the New Mexico coin.

A Complete Collection of U.S. Coins Red Books
Learn the story of the intrepid coin collector, who is also a member of the U.S. military stationed overseas, who did something that only 500 people in the world can ever do (and that probably fewer than a couple dozen actually have done...) He collected a full set of every single Red Book ever published! Read his inspiring story here.

The Idaho State Quarter
The Idaho State Quarter was released on June 5, 2007, and is the 43rd State Quarter in the Statehood Quarter series being issued by the U.S. Mint. The coin features a peregrine falcon, even though this isn't the Idaho state bird. Find out why the falcon is on the Idaho Quarter, as well as learn many other interesting facts about this coin.

The Washington State Quarter
The Washington State Quarter Dollar is the 42nd in the U.S. Statehood Quarters series. Formally issued on April 11, 2007, the Quarter features a king salmon jumping out the water, with Mount Rainier in the background. See what this quarter looks like, and learn about what the designs on it mean.

The Montana State Quarter
The Montana State Quarter was released into circulation on Monday, Janurary 29, 2007, as the 41st quarter in the popular State Quarter program. Learn all about the symbols and devices selected for the Montana Quarter, why they were chosen, and what they mean to the people of Montana.

The South Dakota State Quarter
The South Dakota State Quarter features Mount Rushmore, which is the huge sculpture of four U.S. presidents carved into a mountainside, with a Ring-Necked Chinese Pheasant flying overhead, and with wheat heads adorning the sides. Learn the facts about the South Dakota State Quarter, what the designs mean and how they were chosen, who created them, and everything else you could want to know.

Collectors are Cashing in on “Extra Tree” Minnesota State Quarters!
The Minnesota State Quarter Extra Tree error coins have been getting a lot of attention recently. Learn how to check your state quarters to see if you have one of these valuable Minnesota Extra Tree error coins.

Roller Marks on a Morgan Dollar
Roller marks are straight, parallel lines that appear on the surface of the coin, and go underneath the devices. Although roller marks has always been the traditional explanation for these marks, there might be other causes, too. Learn all about roller marks and similar phenomena.

In God We Rust - A State Quarter Error Caused by a Filled Die Strike Through
The "Rust Quarter" State Quarter Error was created when coin press lubricating grease escaped into the coin die, plugging up the first letter "T" in TRUST. See photos of this mint error and learn more about how grease strike through filled die errors occur.