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         <title><![CDATA[Mint Error News Magazine]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Mint Error News Magazine is published quarterly by Mike Byers.  The magaxine, which is free on the Web, features major error coins.  Mint Error News includes generous photos, an error coin price guide, articles and information related to mint errors, and plenty more.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Coin Grading History]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Coin grading has become very standardized in the past couple of decades, thanks to the advent of the third party grading service.  Most coin collectors recognize the Sheldon 70-point grading scale as the standard for modern coins, but you will still see coins on the market graded by other standards, particularly coins from older collectons.  Learn about the history of grading coins, and what the various grading systems are and how they relate to each other.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Facts About  State Quarters]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The 50 State Quarters Program is the most successful coin collecting program in history.  The U.S. Mint estimates that 147 million people collect State Quarters.  Learn the basic facts about the State Quarter Program and how to go about finding out how much your Statehood Quarters are worth.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[ James Madison Presidential Dollar Coin Artist Rendering]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Presidential Dollar Coin, James Madison Design, Artists Rendering]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Dime Defined]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[What is a dime?  Your Guide has the definition to this and other coin related terms in the glossary of numismatic terminology.  Dime is defined on this page.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Australian Coins on Demand]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Make your own coins on the special coin press at the Canberra Branch of the Royal Australian Mint.  The coin denomination is one dollar, with a commemorative &quot;50 Years of Australian Television&quot; reverse, and best of all, the coin is legal tender!  Find all about how to make your own Australian coins.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[The Anatomy of a Coin]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[See if you can name the key terms that describe a U.S. coin.  The letters point to key elements; do you know the special numismatic word for each?]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Nickel Defined]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[What is a nickel?  You Guide has the definition to this and other coin related terms in the glossary of numismatic terminology.  Nickel is defined on this page.&#10;]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Coin Grading Made Simple]]></title>
         <link>http://coins.about.com/od/coingrading/qt/coin_grading101.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[Coin grading can be a difficult subject for the beginning collector.  This article provides a very simple, basic method for judging the grade of almost any coin using clear, easy-to-follow steps.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[ The 1878 Coronet Type Liberty Head Quarter Eagle U.S. Gold Coin]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[This is an image of the 1878 Coronet Type Liberty Head Quarter Eagle U.S. Gold Coin ($2.50 Gold Piece)]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[U.S. Mint Direct Ship Program]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[What is the U.S. Mint's direct Ship Program, and how does it differ from the Mint's normal sales of Presidential Dollars?  The answer is that you can get the coins below face value if you buy smart!  This page explains the facts about the Direct Ship Program.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[The Penny Debate]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The U.S. one cent coin, the penny, costs more to manufacture than it is worth.  Its buying power is almost nil, and many people think the penny should be eliminated.  On the other hand, the penny is a sentimental coin, and many people fear rounding to the nickel will raise prices.  Should the U.S. get rid of the penny or not?  Get the arguments for and against keeping the penny in this penny debate article.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Fake Dies For Counterfeit Chinese Coins]]></title>
         <link>http://coins.about.com/od/worldcoins/l/bl_chinese_fakes_bought_by_pcgs.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[Fake Chinese coins are becoming an increasingly severe problem in the coin collecting hobby.  The PCGS grading service recently purchased fake coin dies
and counterfeit Chinese coins at an online auction.  See what they bought and learn how to avoid becoming a victim.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Sheldon Scale of Coin Grading]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The Sheldon Scale 70-point system has become the standard coin grading system for modern coins.  Learn what the Sheldon Scale is, and how to use it to grade your own coins.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Jackson Presidential Dollar]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The Andrew Jackson Presidential Dollar honors the seventh president of the United States.  Jackson was a quick-tempered and hot-blooded man who fought thirteen duels during his life.  The Jackson Dollar depicts the portrait of this fiery man; this article tells a little about his remarkable life.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Counterfeit Coin Detection Kit]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Anybody can detect counterfeit coins using five simple, inexpensive tools.  In this article, I explain what these tools are and how to use them to protect yourself against fake coins and counterfeits.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[What is Coin Grading?]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Coin grading is a very important skill for anybody who wants to buy or sell coins. Grading coins is much more than just being able to tell the difference between an Uncirculated coin and a well-worn Good or Fine coin.  This FAQ answers the basic questions that people new to coin grading are likely to ask.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Two Headed Coin Authentication]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Learn how to tell if your two headed coin is genuine or fake.  This page explains how two-headed coins are made, and how to tell if your 2 headed coin is real or not.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[The Penultimate Quarter]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The Alaska State Quarter is the 49th quarter in the 50 State Quarters Program.  Learn about what the design of the Alaska Quarter means and some interesting facts about Alaska.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[ The U.S. 1854 (Type I) Liberty Head Gold Dollar]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[This is an image of the U.S. 1854 (Type I) Liberty Head Gold Dollar]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[ The 1908 Saint-Gaudens Walking Liberty Double Eagle (Twenty Dollar Gold Piece)]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[This is an image of the 1908 Saint-Gaudens (No Motto) Walking Liberty Double Eagle U.S. Gold Coin ($20 Gold Piece)]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[What Is a PCGS Genuine Coin?]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The PCGS Genuine service is causing confusion among coin collectors because these PCGS holders have no grade on them.  This FAQ explains what a PCGS Genuine coin is and how to tell what the codes on the slab label mean.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Jefferson Presidential Dollar]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The Thomas Jefferson Presidential Dollar was released to the general public on August 16, 2007.  Learn about this coin and the man it honors in this article that tells all about the Jefferson Presidential Dollar coin.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Washington State Quarter]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The Washington State Quarter Dollar is the 42nd in the U.S. Statehood Quarters series.  Formally issued on April 11, 2007, the Quarter features a king salmon jumping out the water, with Mount Rainier in the background.  See what this quarter looks like, and learn about what the designs on it mean. ]]></description>
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