The release of huge numbers of silver dollars from Treasury vaults in the 1960s revealed that many examples had surfaces that were similar to those on Proof coins.

How well did you do in our challenge to identify the State quarter dollars by the inscriptions appearing on their reverses? What state is "The Evergreen State"?

Although some collectors have to forgo coin purchases because of rising prices for essentials, the coin market remains strong enough that some coin prices are rising.

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