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U.S. COINS

1943 Steel Pennies: How Much They Are Worth Now

June 30, 2022

By Joshua McMorrow-Hernandez for Gainesville Coins ...... Most steel pennies are worth between 20 cents and 20 dollars. Prices for 1943 penny error coins, like...

The Once Unknown, Now Famous 1817/4 Half Dollar

June 29, 2022

By Q. David Bowers - Co-Founder, Stack's Bowers ..... Classic rarities among American silver coins have commanded attention for a long time. The 1804 silver...

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AUCTIONS

July 5 Heritage Showcase Auction Features Mint Errors

June 29, 2022

Mint errors take center stage again in Heritage Auctions' latest Error Coinage Showcase Auction. Bidding is open now, with the concluding Live Session scheduled...

Full Head Standing Liberty Quarter Rarity Featured in Stack’s Bowers August...

June 28, 2022

By Christopher Maisano - Numismatist, Stack's Bower Galleries ...... Stack's Bowers Galleries is pleased to be offering this 1926-D Standing Liberty quarter, a significant condition...

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WORLD COINS

Medieval Scottish Coinage

June 30, 2022

By Mike Markowitz for CoinWeek ..... Flower of Scotland, when will we see your like again? That fought and died for your wee bit hill and...

Krugerrand: The Embargoed Bullion Coin

June 29, 2022

By Tyler Rossi for CoinWeek ..... Whether consciously or not, money is an extremely effective tool that government possesses to disseminate a political message. Many...

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ANCIENT COINS

CoinWeek Ancient Coins – The Anonymous Folles of Byzantium

June 29, 2022

By Michael T. Shutterly for CoinWeek ..... Imperial Byzantine coinage served both economic and propaganda purposes. The coins routinely identified the reigning emperor or empress...

How Were Roman Serrate Coins Made and Why?

June 23, 2022

By Tyler Rossi for CoinWeek ..... An interesting group of Roman Republican coins, serrati (saw-edged) denarii have proved to be an enigma for numismatists for...

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BULLION & PRECIOUS METALS

Krugerrand: The Embargoed Bullion Coin

June 29, 2022

By Tyler Rossi for CoinWeek ..... Whether consciously or not, money is an extremely effective tool that government possesses to disseminate a political message. Many...

Underrated American Silver Eagles

June 20, 2022

By Jack McNamara for CoinWeek ...... On October 29, 1986, the first American Silver Eagle (ASE) was struck at the United States Mint and coin...

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COIN PROFILES

Untied States 1929 Indian Head Quarter Eagle

June 27, 2022

The story of America’s $2.5 gold Indian, also known as the Pratt-Bigelow quarter eagle, is at its core, a story of two presidential cousins....

Coin Profile – Austria 2004 Vienna Philharmonic 100,000 Euro Gold Coin

June 20, 2022

In 2004, the Austrian Mint celebrated the 15th year of its successful Vienna Philharmonic gold bullion coin program by producing 15 1,000-ounce versions of...

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COLLECTING STRATEGIES

Jeff Garrett: Tips for Collecting Indian Half Eagles, Part I

June 28, 2022

By Jeff Garrett for Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) ...... Recently, I discussed the very popular Indian Quarter Eagle series. The Indian Quarter Eagle set consists...

What I learned about Liberty Head half eagles from the Fairmont Hoard - Doug Winter Numisatics

What Was Lacking From Fairmont/Hendricks: Missing Pieces of the Puzzle

June 22, 2022

By Doug Winter - RareGoldCoins.com ...... CoinWeek Content Partner Part One: Half Eagles The April 2022 Stack’s Bowers sale of the Fairmont/”Hendricks” set of Liberty Head half...

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ERRORS & VARIETIES

July 5 Heritage Showcase Auction Features Mint Errors

June 29, 2022

Mint errors take center stage again in Heritage Auctions' latest Error Coinage Showcase Auction. Bidding is open now, with the concluding Live Session scheduled...

The Once Unknown, Now Famous 1817/4 Half Dollar

June 29, 2022

By Q. David Bowers - Co-Founder, Stack's Bowers ..... Classic rarities among American silver coins have commanded attention for a long time. The 1804 silver...

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MODERN COINS

1943 Steel Pennies: How Much They Are Worth Now

June 30, 2022

By Joshua McMorrow-Hernandez for Gainesville Coins ...... Most steel pennies are worth between 20 cents and 20 dollars. Prices for 1943 penny error coins, like...

Kentucky American Innovation $1 Coin Products on Sale June 28

June 28, 2022

Rolls and bags containing the third American Innovation $1 Coin of 2022 will go on sale on June 28 at noon EDT. The reverse...

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MEDALS & TOKENS

CCAC Affirms Police Choices for January 6th Congressional Gold Medal

June 28, 2022

After the January 6th, 2021, insurrectionist attack on the U.S. Capitol and congressional office buildings, the 117th Congress passed Public Law 117-32, for distribution...

Russian Journalist Dmitri Muratov’s 2021 Nobel Peace Prize Medal Sells for...

June 22, 2022

The Heritage Auctions sale of the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize medal awarded to independent Russian journalist and Novaya Gazeta editor-in-chief Dmitry Muratov fetched $103.5...

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COMMEMORATIVE COINS

Sesquicentennial Exposition of 1926 – Get Lady Liberty as a 1920s...

June 17, 2022

Sesquicentennial Exposition of 1926 - When you think of ways to honor your country, what do you think of? For nations around the world, from...

U.S. Modern Commemorative Coins Turn 40

June 10, 2022

By Joshua McMorrow-Hernandez for PCGS ...... The year was 1982. Steven Spielberg’s E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial was soaring across the silver screen, the futuristic EPCOT (Experimental...

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COUNTERFEIT COINS

Struck Counterfeit Coin of the Week: 1787 Massachusetts “4C” Half Cent...

June 20, 2022

By Jack D. Young, Early American Coppers (EAC) for CoinWeek ..... A comment I have heard in regards to these latest struck fakes is that...

Bad Money – Ancient Counterfeiters and Their Fake Coins

June 17, 2022

CoinWeek Ancient Coin Series by Mike Markowitz .... Mundus vult decipi, ergo decipiatur "The world wants to be deceived, so let it be deceived." -- attributed to...

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PATTERN COINS

Heritage Hong Kong Platinum Auction Open for Bidding

June 28, 2022

While it has perhaps become a bit of a cliché between both novice collectors and industry veterans that the last couple of years have...

Heritage to Offer 2nd-Finest Extremely Rare “P’u” Pattern Half Dollar

June 6, 2022

One of the coins featured in the upcoming Heritage Auctions July 7-9 Hong Kong Sale is the extremely rare Republic of China Sun Yat-sen...

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WORLD MINTS

Lincoln Memorial 100th Anniversary $1 Coin Now Available From Pobjoy Mint

June 29, 2022

Limited to 1,922 coins worldwide Coins available after July 13 5oz Silver Proof Lincoln coins still in stock The Pobjoy Mint is thrilled to...

CCAC Affirms Police Choices for January 6th Congressional Gold Medal

June 28, 2022

After the January 6th, 2021, insurrectionist attack on the U.S. Capitol and congressional office buildings, the 117th Congress passed Public Law 117-32, for distribution...

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PAPER MONEY

Chief Lynn Malerba Appointed as Treasurer of the United States

June 28, 2022

Chief Lynn Malerba will become the first Native American to serve as Treasurer of the United States and will lead the newly established Office...

Collectible Highlights in Sedwick’s 1st US & World Paper Money Auction

June 27, 2022

By Daniel Frank Sedwick LLC ...... The first-ever US and World Paper Money Auction from Daniel Frank Sedwick, LLC is coming up this week -...

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TREASURE

SS Central America Gold Rush-Era Artifacts at World’s Fair of Money

June 23, 2022

Historic items from the legendary “Ship of Gold” that sank in 1857 include Wells Fargo treasure shipment box remnants, gold miner jeans, and a...

Fresh-to-Market SS Central America Treasures in Goldberg’s June 2022 Auction

June 21, 2022

First-time offerings of California Fractionals and other important items recovered from the legendary “Ship of Gold” California Gold Rush-era treasures recovered from the fabled “Ship...

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EDITOR'S CHOICE

Medieval Scottish Coinage

June 30, 2022

By Mike Markowitz for CoinWeek ..... Flower of Scotland, when will we see your like again? That fought and died for your wee bit hill and...

CoinWeek Ancient Coins – The Anonymous Folles of Byzantium

June 29, 2022

By Michael T. Shutterly for CoinWeek ..... Imperial Byzantine coinage served both economic and propaganda purposes. The coins routinely identified the reigning emperor or empress...

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CLUBS & ORGANIZATIONS

Book Now for Chicago ANA World’s Fair of Money

June 28, 2022

The ANA convention features buying, selling, educational seminars and historic displays of numismatic treasures Collectors and dealers are encouraged to make hotel reservations now to...

Numismatic Crime – Coins Stolen or Missing From Major Mail Carriers

June 27, 2022

By Doug Davis - Founder & President, Numismatic Crime Information Center (NCIC) ...... UPS: Stolen/Missing - New York to Florida A package being shipped via UPS...

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