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1925 Lincoln Cent : History and Value | CoinWeek
By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....
In 1925, the United States Mint struck a total combined mintage of 188,909,000 Lincoln Cents across all three facilities. Of this,...
1909-S V.D.B. Lincoln Wheat Cent : A Collector’s Guide
By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....
The Philadelphia Mint had been solely responsible for producing minor coins since the first half cents and large cents rolled off the...
1903-S Liberty Head Half Eagle : A Collector’s Guide
By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....
1903 saw a series of interesting events for America: the United States leased Guantanamo Bay from Cuba, the Ford Motor Company...
1976-D Bicentennial Kennedy Half Dollar : A Collector’s Guide
By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....
First released on July 7, 1975, the Kennedy Half Dollar became the first United States Bicentennial design to reach public hands. So...
2023-D American Women Edith Kanakaʻole Quarter : A Collector’s Guide
By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....
Released on March 27, 2023, the 2023-D American Women Quarter honoring Edith Kanakaʻole was the second of five designs released in...
1937 Walking Liberty Half Dollar : A Collector’s Guide
By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....
After sporadic production throughout the 1920s and the early '30s, the Walking Liberty Half Dollar saw regular production at the Philadelphia...
1838-O Liberty Seated Dime : A Collector’s Guide
By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....
The New Orleans Mint was one of three branches of the United States Mint authorized to be opened by the Coinage...
Capped Head Left Quarter Eagle, Large Size (1821-1827) | CoinWeek
By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....
After the release of the 1808 Draped Bust Left Quarter Eagle, the United States Mint...
Capped Bust Half Dollar, Reeded Edge (1836-1839) | CoinWeek
By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....
In August 1836, United States Mint Chief Engraver Christian Gobrecht completed work on the new...
1839-C Liberty Head Half Eagle : A Collector’s Guide
By Charles Morgan, Hubert Walker, and Russell Augustin for CoinWeek Notes .....
In 1839, a new design for the half eagle $5 gold coin was...
1964 Kennedy Half Dollar : A Collector’s Guide
By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....
The Kennedy Half Dollar is the longest-serving half dollar design in United States history
Debut issue released months after national...
1964 Kennedy Half Dollar Proof : A Collector’s Guide
By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....
Before issuing its 1964 Proof Sets, the United States Mint had produced Proof coins for collector purchase from 1950 onward. In...
Trade Dollar, 1873-1885 | CoinWeek
By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....
The Trade Dollar was a silver trade coin the United States Mint struck to facilitate foreign trade. Although the Gobrecht Dollars...
1904 Morgan Dollar : A Collector’s Guide
By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....
With the United States Mint's stockpile of silver bullion earmarked for silver dollar production waning, the Philadelphia Mint struck what would...
Liberty Seated Half Dollar, Arrows at Date (1854-1855) | CoinWeek
By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....
The California Gold Rush so upset the balance of the gold-to-silver ratio that the cost of silver compared to gold had...
Capped Bust Right Half Eagle, Small Eagle (1795-1798) | CoinWeek
By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....
The Capped Bust Right Half Eagle, Small Eagle type was coined between 1795 and 1798,...
1929-D Walking Liberty Half Dollar : A Collector’s Guide
By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....
After a seven-year hiatus, the Denver Mint resumed production of the Walking Liberty Half Dollar, striking 1,001,200 coins. However, due to...
1941 Mercury Dime Proof : A Collector’s Guide
By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....
The popular Mercury Dime series was produced for circulation from 1916 through 1945, but Proof versions of the iconic Adolph Weinman...
1967 Washington Quarter : A Collector’s Guide
By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....
The growth of fractional coins in the United States reached record levels in 1967, with...
1839 Liberty Seated Half Dollar, No Drapery : A Collector’s Guide
By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....
The half dollar was the last denomination to adopt United States Mint Chief Engraver Christian Gobrecht's Liberty Seated design, replacing the...
