Salt Creek Coins & Currency

02/02/2026

11/15/2022

07/05/2022

Happy Independence Day! To celebrate, here are some NGC-graded US coins with spectacular toning. (By the way, all these coins are part of an upcoming Heritage auction: ha.com/63191.)

06/30/2022

Back in 1947, a boy named Don Lute Jr. from Massachusetts found a curious penny among the coins he got as change from buying his lunch at a high school

04/11/2022

03/30/2022

Grading Mint State coins is both an art and, at PCGS, a science – a process that has been carefully and consistently curated for more than 35 years based on our strict standards.

03/01/2022

Jim Bisognani asked top coin experts what the best investment would be for a new collector with $1,000. One suggested a key-date coin such as a 1909-S V.D.B. Cent. See other recommendations in the latest NGC Weekly Market Report: NGCcoin.com/news/article/9812

03/01/2022

With heightened interest in the 1921 Morgan Dollars, NGC Research Director David W. Lange looks at the quirks of these coins. For instance, the 'S' mintmark on these Morgans may seem tiny, but it's actually the standard size used in the era. Learn more in USA Coin Album: NGCcoin.com/news/article/9742

03/01/2022

A close look at Liberty's face on this purported Barber Dime reveals that it is a counterfeit. But why would someone counterfeit a coin that isn't a key date? Learn more in NGC Counterfeit Detection: NGCcoin.com/news/article/9828

03/01/2022

Striations, dimples and a lump are clues that this isn't a genuine example of a key date Morgan Dollar. Learn more: NGCcoin.com/news/article/9920