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Coinage Through the Ages The metals exchanged for goods and services that have been used from ancient times to the modern day

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A modern coin is held in place by a metal collar, and two dies come in to strike the coin fast or slow, depending on the hardness of the metal or the desired effect. (A mirror-like proof coin usually requires two strikes.) The operator checks for quality periodically and if any one coin is substandard, the batch is checked.

Occasionally a few error coins pass through and into circulation. These coins aren\'t junk, but extremely valuable and should be appraised by a professional numismatist. You may be sitting on a one-coin goldmine.