U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) on Friday celebrated Senate passage of their ...

By issuing special coins like the bicentennial quarter ... placing it on a scale from poor to mint state (MS 65 and above). The better the grade, the higher the value, typically.

The Mint produced the bicentennial coins between 1975 and 1976 as a special edition. They were notable for being the first U.S. quarters in more than 50 years to feature a special reverse design.

During the event, the Vicksburg Bicentennial commemorative coin will be unveiled alongside ... the longest Fourth of July fireworks show in Mississippi, the Bicentennial Independence Day ...