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From USCoinNews, I wish all my fellow Americans here in the United States and abroad a happy and safe Independence Day. On July 4, 1776, 248 years ago, the founders of the country issued its Declaration of Independence, announcing that the established colonies of Great Britain in North American would be an independent nation. Tensions were already high between the colonists and the motherland as what would become known as the American Revolutionary War had …

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Starting later tonight, USCoinNews will undergo some behind-the-scenes site maintenance. Maintenance is scheduled to begin at 6:00 PM Mountain and last until 6:00 PM Mountain on Saturday, June 1st. During this window, the site may be slow or unresponsive for readers who access it, whether desktop or mobile. The look and feel of the site will not change with this work. Rather, it is focused on overall performance, SEO, and image loading improvements. USCoinNews was founded …

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Five years ago today, USCoinNews went online. At the time, and as I reflect on the About page, the site was aimed at the casual collector of United States coinage. USCoinNews is a site dedicated to the casual coin collector, specifically coinage of the United States. You won’t find many posts here about ultra exotic and rare coins. Instead, our focus is to help the “normal” collector with news, information, tips and deals on coins …

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To all of the readers, new visitors, and the regulars, I want to wish all of you a safe, healthy, and happy new year. It is my sincere hope that 2023 was a great year for all of you and that 2024 will be even better! There is also a lot to look forward to in the new year from a numismatic perspective. In 2024 we will see the third year of the American Women Quarter …

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One of my objectives for USCoinNews in 2023 was to transition away from heavy advertising usage to a more “pay as you go” model. Like virtually all sites out there, ads are a key way I pay the bills for the site. All-in, USCoinNews costs about $150 per month to run. The current ad scheme almost makes it a breakeven proposition. My goal remains to cut back on the number of ads on the site …

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A bit of Site News for readers who follow USCoinNews on Twitter. As of this morning, article updates are no longer automatically crossposted to the social site, and the functionality is not expected to return. Like many sites, USCoinNews is built on WordPress and leverages several plug-ins to allow for a wide range of functionality. One of these plug-ins allows for articles to be crossposted on other social platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr (yes, …

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Update – January 25 – Sigh. Twitter has notified me that my account has now been locked for violating the company’s terms & conditions. Apparently, I’m impersonating… USCoinNews. I’m waiting to hear back from Twitter on the resolution, but the account lock means any articles published won’t be crossposted on the platform. A small update for readers of USCoinNews, the site is now back on Twitter. I did not particularly want to do this, but …

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To all of the readers, new visitors, and the regulars, I want to wish all of you a safe, healthy, and happy new year. It is my sincere hope that 2022 was a great year for all of you and that 2023 will be even better! There is also a lot to look forward to in the new year from a numismatic perspective. In 2023 we will see the second year of the American Women …

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For all of the USCoinNews readers in the United States and Canada, I wish you a safe and fun Labor Day (or Labour Day as the case may be in Canada) holiday. Labor Day is a federal holiday in the United States celebrated on the first Monday in September in any given year to honor and recognize the American labor movement and the work and contributions of laborers to the development and achievements of the United States.  …

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