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Gold Dollar, Type 3 (Large Head) 1856-1889 | CoinWeek

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes ..... Type 1 | Type 2 | Type 3 * * * In 1856, the United States Mint...
1809 Capped Bust Dime, Large Size. Image: Stack's Bowers / CoinWeek.

Capped Bust Dime, Large Size (1809-1828) | CoinWeek

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   Before being introduced on the dime, John Reich's Capped Bust Liberty design was used to refresh the designs of United States...
1853 Liberty Seated Half Dollar, Arrows and Rays. Image: David Lawrence Rare Coins / CoinWeek.

Liberty Seated Half Dollar, Arrows and Rays (1853) | CoinWeek

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes ..... With vast quantities of California gold arriving in the nation's commercial centers, the balance of the gold-to-silver ratio had become so...
1868 Liberty Seated Half Dollar Proof. Image: Stack’s Bowers / CoinWeek.

1868 Liberty Seated Half Dollar Proof : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   Large silver deposits were not forthcoming immediately after the Civil War, and because of this,...
1874 Three-Cent Nickel. Image: Stack's Bowers / CoinWeek.

Three-Cent Nickel, 1865-1889 | CoinWeek

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   The Three-Cent Nickel was an unusual coin denomination with an unusual history. It was first proposed in 1851 as a medium...

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Roman Household Gods on Coins

By Dr. Steve Benner for CoinWeek .....   Most people who are even remotely familiar with the Roman Empire can name some of the gods that...

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Modern Quarters Worth Money

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

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

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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Kernel – Inner Disc of a Bimetallic Coin

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....

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A Big Move for a Small Coin: The Legend of John Jay Pittman’s “Statue of Liberty” Bidding Strategy

By Ron Guth ..... Once upon a time, long before the COVID pandemic, and well before the internet took much of the business online, rare...

Legarda Collection of Filipino Countermarks Offered by Stack’s Bowers

By Kyle Ponterio - Senior Numismatist and Cataloger, Stack's Bowers Galleries ...... For this week’s highlight, Stack's Bowers Galleries is featuring the extensive and important...

Ancient Coins – A Celebration of Music With a Greek Kithara or “Guitar”

Olynthus, 355-352. Chalcidian league, 432-348. Tetradrachm, silver Ancient Greek Kithara or "guitar" - the reverse depicts a kithara from which the word “guitar” is derived. The...

Commemorative Stories: The 1983-84 LA Olympics Coins – Part V

By David Provost for CoinWeek ..... Author’s Note: My intention for this series of “stories” is to present lesser-known information about the US commemorative coins...

Heritage Showcase Auction of Tokens & Medals Open Through August 22

Heritage is currently showcasing an auction featuring a fine selection of Certified Tokens and Medals. Open for bidding now, this auction concludes with a...

Searching for a “Sleeper”: Collecting Classic US Coins

By Mark Ferguson for PCGS ...... Undervalued coins are often referred to as “sleepers”. People who search for sleepers in numismatics are looking for coins or...

Counterfeit Gold Coin Detection – 1862-S Liberty Head Quarter Eagle

The lack of details in Liberty's hair is one key that this is a Counterfeit Gold Coin By Max Spiegel - Numismatic Researcher, NGC ...... Nineteenth-century...

Mike Byers Mint Error News – Proof San Francisco Eisenhower Dollar Double Struck on Aluminum Token

By Mike Byers for Mint Error News ...... Proof 197X-S Ike Dollar Double Struck on 2 Gram Aluminum Shell Gas Token PCGS PR 64 1 of 3 Known   This...

ANA Money Museum Receives Important Donation of George Washington Medals From Dwight Manley

Benefactor's multi-million dollar exonumia donation includes over 800 medals from Historical Society of Pennsylvania's famous Baker Collection   More than 850 gold, silver, and bronze medals...

US Mint Opens Sales for American Liberty High Relief Gold Coin August 19

The United States Mint will accept orders for the 2021 American Liberty High Relief Gold Coin beginning on August 19 at noon EDT. Each...

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