One of the rarest silver dollars is known as much for what was done to it as for what it is.

Original 1950 to 1955 Proof sets, packaged in cellophane and boxes, often sport vivid toning. Beware of tampering.

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Proliferation of U.S. counterfeit coins has been largely ignored for too long by the facets of the federal government that have the clout to tackle the problem.

Two examples of the nation’s first silver dollars stand out: the souvenirs picked up in late 1794 or 1795 by the Lord St. Oswald’s ancestor William Strickland.

Palladium American Eagle distribution was not unfair