US Coins

A variety of environmental factors contribute to the toning of coins. Image: Adobe Stock / Stack's Bowers / CoinWeek.

The Importance of Natural Toning on Early U.S. Coins

By Greg Shishmanian .....   Retired chemist and prolific numismatic author Weimar White is a purist representing one end of the spectrum regarding toning. His numismatic...
A mint employee holds up the first Harriet Tubman commemorative dollar. Image: U.S. Minr.

Harriet Tubman Commemorative Coin Strike Ceremony Held at U.S. Mint

  By Hubert Walker for CoinWeek ....   A first strike ceremony for the Proof 2024 Harriet Tubman Bicentennial commemorative silver dollar was held at the United...
1891-O Liberty Seated Dime in Proof.

Unique Proof 1891-O Seated Liberty Dime Among New Orleans Special Strikes

By Mike Byers for Mint Error News ...... This is the only known 1891-O Seated Liberty Dime struck in Proof. Authenticated and certified by NGC...
Doug Winter analyzes the Fairmont Collection gold coins, December 2023. Image: CoinWeek.

Five Observations About the November 2023 Fairmont Gold Sale

By Doug Winter - RareGoldCoins.com ......   CoinWeek Content Partner   Stack’s Bowers held the most recent installment of the Fairmont Hoard on November 15, 2023. As with...
1964 Morgan Dollar Hubs. Image: CoinWeek.

The 1964 Morgan Dollar Hubs : A Design Analysis

By Leroy Van Allen, Special for CoinWeek .....   In November 2016, CoinWeek Editor Charles Morgan sent me an e-mail with three overall photographs of the...
1865 Two-Cent Piece. Image: CoinWeek / NGC.

1865 Two Cent Piece : A Collector’s Guide

First struck in 1864 in an attempt to solve the nationwide coin shortage, caused by the onset of the U.S. Civil War, the Two...

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Ancient Coins

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...

Coin Profiles

2007-P Wyoming State Quarter : A Collector’s Guide

The 2007-P Wyoming State quarter was a circulating commemorative coin released to the public on September 4, 2007. The coin was the penultimate quarter...

World Coins

Royal Mint Mercanti Coin Features British Lion, American Eagle

The Royal Mint has released a commemorative coin with a design by former United States Mint Chief Engraver John M. Mercanti that features a...

Bullion

An Unclassified Peek Inside Fort Knox Gold Depository

By Philip N. Diehl, exclusively for CoinWeek .....   The public image of the United States Bullion Depository at Fort Knox, Kentucky, was cemented in the 1964 movie Goldfinger. The...

Modern Coins

Ten Worst 50 State Quarter Designs

By Tyler Rossi for CoinWeek .....   The 50 State Quarter Program, which ran from 1999 through 2008, was a wildly popular circulating commemorative program that...

 

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How the $20 Bill Has Changed Since 1976

  CoinWeek Streaming News is brought to you by NGC. For information about NGC’s current grading specials...

Royal Mint Mercanti Coin Features British Lion, American Eagle

The Royal Mint has released a commemorative coin with a design by former United States...

Tied-for-Finest 1893 Morgan Dollar at David Lawrence Rare Coins

The more than 500 lots in the December 17 Online Auction from David Lawrence Rare...

Twelve Caesars Auction of Ancient Roman Coins at Heritage

The Twelve Caesars has been a popular set among collectors of ancient Roman coins for...

CAC Coins and CACG Bring Higher Premiums in November

CAC-approved coins fared well in many public sales during the month of November, and in...

The Importance of Natural Toning on Early U.S. Coins

By Greg Shishmanian .....   Retired chemist and prolific numismatic author Weimar White is a purist representing...

Harriet Tubman Commemorative Coin Strike Ceremony Held at U.S. Mint

  By Hubert Walker for CoinWeek ....   A first strike ceremony for the Proof 2024 Harriet Tubman...

Unique Proof 1891-O Seated Liberty Dime Among New Orleans Special Strikes

By Mike Byers for Mint Error News ...... This is the only known 1891-O Seated Liberty...

Five Observations About the November 2023 Fairmont Gold Sale

By Doug Winter - RareGoldCoins.com ......   CoinWeek Content Partner   Stack’s Bowers held the most recent installment of...

US Currency Realizes Over $2.8 Million in Stack’s Bowers Auction

The Stack’s Bowers November 2023 US Currency Auction, the Official Auction of the Whitman Coin...

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