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1976-S Bicentennial Quarter Clad Proof : A Collector’s Guide

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1860 Liberty Seated Dime. Image: Stack's Bowers / Adobe Stock.

Liberty Seated Dime, Obverse Legend (1860-1891) : A Collector’s Guide

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By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   Thirteen stars were added to the obverse of the Liberty Seated Dime in 1838 to satisfy the interests of those who...
1813 Classic Head Cent. Image: Stack's Bowers / CoinWeek.

Classic Head Cent, 1808-1814 | CoinWeek

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By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   Irish immigrant Robert Patterson was a schoolmaster, a shopkeeper, and a mathematician, the teacher of...
Jack Young's Top 5 Rare Coin Fakes, Part I.

From the Dark Corner: Top Five Counterfeits I Have Seen, Part I

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By Jack D. Young, Early American Coppers (EAC), and the Dark Side Group ......   After the submission of my 50th exclusive CoinWeek article on counterfeits,...
1855-O Gold Dollar. Image: Stack's Bowers.

Gold Dollar, Type 2 (Indian Head) 1854-1856 | CoinWeek

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By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   In 1854, the United States Mint issued a redesigned gold dollar with an increased diameter...
1933-S Walking Liberty Half Dollar. Image: Heritage Auctions / CoinWeek.

1933-S Walking Liberty Half Dollar : A Collector’s Guide

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By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   Domestic coin demands increased slightly in 1933, prompting the San Francisco Mint to strike 1,786,000 Walking Liberty Half Dollars in 1933,...

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First Read: 100 Greatest Ancient Coins, Third Edition

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Review by Mike Markowitz for CoinWeek .....   With nearly six decades of experience in the business, Chicago coin dealer Harlan J. Berk is a well...

Coins of Justinian the Great

Jesus Christ on Ancient Coins

Cataclysm and Renewal on British Celtic Coins

More Roman Republican Coin Issues Added to RRDP

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By CoinWeek .... Have you ever looked through your change, wondering if any of the coins you have might be valuable? Some of them are....

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Ten Powerful and Beautiful Women on Coins

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By Tyler Rossi for CoinWeek .....   Janina Żółtowska The first woman on this list, depicted on the Polish 2, 5, and 10 Zlote coins between 1932...

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Costco Gold Bars Earn Almost 25% Return for Early Buyers

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By Hubert Walker for CoinWeek ....   Since the summer of 2023, Costco has offered its members 24-carat, .9999 fine PAMP Suisse 1oz gold bars, both...

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Numismatic Terms

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Kernel – Inner Disc of a Bimetallic Coin

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By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   (n.) In numismatic terms, the kernel is the central or inner disc of a bimetallic coin....

Ense Petit Placidam Svb Libertate Qvietem

Rattler PCGS Coin Holder – A Beloved Early Slab

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Numismatic Terms

Picayune – Old-Fashioned Slang for the Half Dime

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(n.) Pronounced “pick-ah-YOON”. Picayune is a regional word for the half dime that was more commonly used in the 19th century. The word comes from...
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1915 Indian Head Quarter Eagle : A Collector’s Guide

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The 1915 Indian Head quarter eagle is the 10th issue in the series. It is also the final issue of the quarter eagle denomination...
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1915 Indian Head Quarter Eagle Proof : A Collector’s Guide

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100 Minted. Let that sink in. The 1915 Indian Head quarter eagle Proof was the last of eight Proof issues for Bela Lyon-Pratt's Indian Head...
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1922 Peace Dollar : A Collector’s Guide

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1922 Low Relief Peace Dollar The year 1922 marked the first full-calendar production year for artist Anthony de Francisci's Peace dollar design. Premature die breakage...
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1893-S Barber Quarter Only One Finer Offered by David Lawrence

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The Sunday, March 3, 2024 Auction from David Lawrence Rare Coins (DLRC) is live online and features over 525 lots; this includes more than...
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Flying Eagle Cent, 1856-1858 | CoinWeek

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The Large Cent Gives Way to the Small Cent By the early 1850s, copper was limited, and the price of the raw metal rose to...
Numismatic Terms

Aureate – Golden Toning on Coins

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(adj.) Aureate is a term denoting a golden hue. It is occasionally used in auction catalogs to describe the color of a toned coin. * *...
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1879-CC Morgan Dollar : A Collector’s Guide

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While silver bullion was pouring out of the nearby Comstock mines, United States Mint leadership in Washington, D.C. was facing a cost problem with...
US Coins

Big Things Happened at the United States Mint in March

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By CoinWeek ..... One might think that as March takes its turn in the calendar's monthly procession that the business of the United States Mint might...
Numismatic Terms

Hippocampus – Strange Mythical Creature on a U.S. Coin

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(n.) Also Hippocampos or Hippocamp. The hippocampus is a mythical creature of ancient Eurasian cultures depicted as being part horse and part fish or dolphin,...
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