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1992 American Silver Eagle : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   After a surge of American Silver Eagle sales in 1991, demand softened considerably in 1992. Still, the 1992 American Silver Eagle...
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1976-S Bicentennial Quarter Clad Proof : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes ..... The 1976-S Bicentennial Quarter Clad Proof is one of five 1976 Bicentennial Quarters the United States Mint struck in 1975 and...
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Three Cent Silver, Type 1 (1851-1853) : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   Called a trime in some Treasury Department records, the Three Cent Silver coin was the smallest ever issued by the United...
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Liberty Seated Dime, Legend and Arrows (1873-1874) : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   The Mint Act of February 12, 1873, mandated a slight increase in the weight of the dime to 2.50 grams. Interestingly,...
1950 Proof Lincoln Cent. Image: NGC.

1950 Proof Lincoln Cent : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   The United States Mint revived its dormant Proof program in 1936 and experienced steady growth in sales from 3,837 in...

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First Read: 100 Greatest Ancient Coins, Third Edition

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

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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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U.S. Mint 2023 Uncirculated Coin Set on Sale December 5

Collectors will be able to purchase the 2023 Uncirculated Coin Set directly from the United States Mint starting at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time...

1944-P Jefferson War Nickel : A Collector’s Guide

Struck against the backdrop of war from an alloy developed to save copper and nickel, the 1944-P Jefferson nickel is one of the most...

Big Things Happened at the United States Mint in December

By CoinWeek ..... The month of December has historically been a time for Americans to take it easy, spend time with their family, celebrate the...

Juno on Ancient Coins – Roman Queen of the Gods

CoinWeek Ancient Coin Series by Mike Markowitz .....   FOR ANCIENT ROMANS, Juno (Iuno in Latin) was the queen of the gods, sister and wife of...

Columbian Exposition Coins and Medals Struck by the U.S. Mint

By Vic Bozarth for PCGS ......   Continuing my series on the World's Fair expositions held between 1876 and 1926, we move to the year 1893...

The Bicentennial $2 Bill – First of a Kind

In the mid-1970s, various patriotic and numismatic items were released as the United States marked the bicentennial of its independence from Great Britain, one...

The Roosevelt Dime – Stolen Design or Communist Plot?

By David Thomason Alexander for CoinWeek .....   Most circulating United States coins have received their share of negative press when first issued. This includes the...

Roman Republican Die Project Announces New Phase, Conference

The Roman Republican Die Project (RRDP), a digital repository of Roman republican coin dies based on the archive of Dr. Richard Schaefer, has announced...

1883 Liberty Head Nickel – Without Cents : A Collector’s Guide

The Liberty Head nickel--or "V" nickel, as it's more commonly known--was the second design style of the United States five-cent nickel coin. The design...

1859 Indian Head Cent : A Collector’s Guide

The Indian Head Cent Replaces the Flying Eagle The story of the 1859 Indian Head cent should probably begin in 1856, when the United States...

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