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'20 And 2 Dozen' desertmoonnm.com desertmoonnm@yahoo.com Hi Folks, Well this is a super rapid turn around of a new Newsletter after the Cool Coin Showcase of last week highlighting some very cool Half Dimes. But after the summer holidays with travelling, hiking, airbnbing, I am rarin' to go and want to get as many Newps up before the World's Fair of Money hosted by the ANA in about 3 weeks. I will also have a preview Newsletter for the WFOM in a couple weeks so please stay

Half Dimes R Us Desertmoonnm.com desertmoonnm@yahoo.com Hi Folks, I have a passion for half dimes. It is still something I personally collect and I am striving to obtain a box of 20 across the whole range of pre-Civil War varieties. It all started when I was a kid in the 60s. An AG Liberty Seated Half Dime was all I could afford at the coin shop with my allowance and chore money. It was the oldest coin I owned at that time. I don't remember the date, probably somethi

Good to Extra Fine, et Le Tour Desertmoonnm.com desertmoonnm@yahoo.com Hi Folks, I have been a been abit slow to put together this newsletter. We have been busy travelling, throwing a party for the neighbors on Bastille Day (my wife is french), and for the past 2 weeks, watching and following the Tour de France. As an avid cyclist, the TdF is epic, seeing many of the sites we love in France, and watching cyclists suffer. Some of the key passes we have made pilgrimages to

Rare O-Mint Gold Desertmoonnm.com Desertmoonnm@yahoo.com Hi Folks, In this CCS we focus on O-Mint Gold. Before becoming a dealer, Pre-Civil War Classic Head and Liberty Gold, as well as CC and O-Mint Gold in later years was something I focused on in my collection. They were all sold off to Doug Winter who helped me build that collection, in 2019 to help pay for the cost to build our retirement house. Doug presented these in one of his Concierge offerings on rar

Twenty Cents Desertmoonnm.com Hi Folks, Here are 2 gorgeous Capped Bust Dimes for your perusal. So twenty cents to consider on this Memorial Day in the year 2026. Back in the 1830s, 2 dimes, according to Firefox web browser AI would buy: “20 cents had significant purchasing power, roughly equivalent to about $7.20 to $7.50 today based on historical inflation rates. For 20 cents, an American in the 1830s could buy: · Staple Groceries: 4 to 5 pounds of

Key Date Small Cents Desertmoonnm.com desertmoonnm@yahoo.com Hi Folks, I am highlighting some recent small cent pickups and want to focus attention on these because it brings back childhood memories. Many of us started collecting as kids and did a lot of folder filling from change or rolls obtained from the bank. What set me on this path was when my grandparents bought a bag of 100 uncirculated Morgan Silver Dollars. Occasionally they would bring them out for m