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1875-S Twenty-Cent Piece : A Collector’s Guide
In the first week of June 1875, the San Francisco Mint began to strike the new Liberty Seated Twenty-Cent piece. By the end of...
1875-S Twenty-Cent Piece Proof : A Collector’s Guide
The 1875-S Proof Liberty Seated Twenty-Cent piece is an enigmatic issue from the San Francisco Mint. Called a Branch Mint Proof, 12 supposedly were...
1881-S Morgan Dollar : A Collector’s Guide
The 1881-S Morgan dollar is a large silver coin struck at the San Francisco branch of the United States Mint. Known more officially as...
1983-P Washington Quarter : A Collector’s Guide
Whereas the year 1982 surprised coin collectors (and the general public) with the end of the Susan B. Anthony dollar, transitioning from copper to...
Patsy Takemoto Mink Quarter Rolls and Bags Available From U.S. Mint on March 28
Having shipped them to banks on Monday, March 25, for release to the public over the next month or so, the United States Mint...
1916 Mercury Dime : A Collector’s Guide
The Mercury or Winged Liberty dime (1916-1945) has long stood as an iconic coin in the U.S. series. The coin's elegant design draws heavily from...
1942 Mercury Dime Proof : A Collector’s Guide
A then-record number 22,329 Proof Sets were produced by the United States Mint in 1942. With the U.S. fighting in the Second World War,...
The Metal Is Not Properly Mixed: Gold Half Eagles at the New Orleans Mint
By Roger W. Burdette, special to CoinWeek ..... In a recent CoinWeek column, I mentioned the unusual transfer of gold from the New York Assay...
1897 Morgan Dollar : A Collector’s Guide
The Philadelphia Mint struck 2,822,000 Morgan dollars in 1897, the majority of which were produced in January, June, and December. With no immediate need...
1925-S California Diamond Jubilee Half Dollar : A Collector’s Guide
The 1925-S California Diamond Jubilee commemorative half dollar is a silver commemorative half-dollar coin issued during the classic commemorative period of 1892 through 1954....