Why 1965 changed America’s pocket change forever
How rising silver prices forced the U.S. off 90% silver dimes and quarters, what “clad” means, and how to sort…
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From greenbacks to Federal Reserve notes: a short map of U.S. paper types
Legal Tender notes, nationals, silver and gold certificates, FRNs — what the major U.S. paper families were for.
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Display Screen and Live Buy Sheet: matching the window to the web
How SpotPro boards keep buy and sell prices honest across TVs, websites, and ad claims.
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ExtraCoins shopping feed: Google and Bing from one URL
How dealers copy the SpotPro ExtraCoins shopping feed, connect Google Merchant Center and Microsoft Merchant Center, and keep listings clean.
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How SpotPro NumisNexus buying desk actually works for staff
What NumisNexus is for, how purchase tickets stay defensible, and how buying connects to inventory and resale.
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SpotPro getting started: what to turn on in the first week
A practical first-week checklist for new SpotPro dealers: company profile, staff, POS config, NumisNexus, listings, and the shopping feed.
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Morgan and Peace dollars: the silver dollars Americans actually picture
Why Morgan dollars flooded the late nineteenth century, how Peace dollars marked the 1920s, and how to think about them…
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U.S. Trade dollars: the silver coin meant for Asia
Why the United States struck Trade dollars in the 1870s for East Asian commerce, how they differed from domestic dollars,…
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Little-known facts about U.S. coins that change how you look at change
From lettered edges to mint mark politics, wartime alloys, and why “rare dates” are not the same as “valuable coffee-can…
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