CoinWeek Podcast #176: Selling Coin Stories with Donn Pearlman
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For more than 40...
Ezerman on the 1888-O “Hot Lips” Morgan Dollar
By Rob Ezerman for CoinWeek .....
The spectacular and whimsical 1888-O Doubled Die Morgan dollar gained widespread attention with the early work of silver dollar...
Quick Tips for Finding Rare Coins in Rolls and Pocket Change
By Tyler Rossi for CoinWeek .....
Searching through change and coin-roll hunting can be an interesting and accessible entry into the hobby of coin collecting.
With...
Certified Coin Marketplace – CAC-Approved Coins Bring Premiums in February 2023
In addition to realizing impressive prices in internet sales during the month of February, CAC-approved coins fared well in live auctions in Las Vegas...
Jeff Garrett: Collecting Silver Dollar Varieties
By Jeff Garrett for NGC (Numismatic Guaranty Corporation) ......
Collecting United States coins by die variety has its origins in early copper coinage. Some of...
Perth Mint Gold “Doping” Scandal Calls Senior Leadership Into Question
By Hubert Walker for CoinWeek ....
A recent report on Australian TV has put the reputation of one of the world's major mints--as well as...
Explosion in the Chief Coiner’s Vault at the U.S. Mint – Part 1
By Roger W. Burdette, special to CoinWeek .....
It was business as usual on a sultry Monday morning at the Philadelphia Mint. Heavy rain was...
Grade This 1910-S Saint-Gaudens $10 Indian Gold Coin
This week, CoinWeek has a 1910-S Saint-Gaudens Indian Head $10 eagle gold coin for you to grade.
PCGS graded this coin and it has a...
An Interview With US Chief Engraver Joe Menna
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What Makes the Most Expensive Ancient Coins So Valuable
By Tyler Rossi for CoinWeek .....
As someone working in the field of "pre-modern numismatics" at NAC USA, I have the extremely rare opportunity to...
Is the Coin Market Sleeping on Fairmont Collection Gold Coins?
By Doug Winter - RareGoldCoins.com ......
CoinWeek Content Partner
The dispersal of the Fairmont Collection began in 2018. It became better organized in 2022 with the...
Grade This 1936-S Cincinnati Commemorative Silver Half Dollar
This week, CoinWeek has a 1936-S Cincinnati Commemorative half dollar silver coin for you to grade.
PCGS graded this coin and it features attractive toning.
The...
Big Things Happened at the United States Mint in March
By CoinWeek .....
One might think that as March takes its turn in the calendar's monthly procession that the business of the United States Mint might...
Roger Burdette: First 1878-S Morgan Silver Dollars Struck
Morgan Silver Dollars by Roger W. Burdette, special to CoinWeek .....
The first standard Morgan Silver Dollars designed by George T. Morgan were struck at...
The Coins of Carthage During Hannibal’s War With Rome
By Mike Markowitz for CoinWeek .....
BORN IN 247 BCE at Carthage (near modern Tunis in North Africa), Hannibal Barca is remembered as one of...
CoinWeek Podcast #174: Coin Telemarketer Confidential
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Sotheby’s to Auction Nobel Prize Medal in Literature March 1
By Hubert Walker for CoinWeek ....
Sotheby's of New York is currently offering the Nobel Prize for Literature medal given to Belgian playwright Maurice Maeterlinck...
Ottoman Coins and Currency at the End of Empire
By Tyler Rossi for CoinWeek .....
The Ottoman Empire was described as the "Sick Man of Europe" by the Russian tsar Nicholas I during a...
CoinWeek Video: Guess the Grade of This 1907 $10 Gold Eagle
This week, CoinWeek has a 1907 Liberty Head eagle $10 gold coin for you to grade.
This coin was certified by NGC and presents a...
Fake Gold, Silver Coins on Hundreds of Websites: ACEF
Investigators discover more than 300 websites selling counterfeit “rare coins” and “precious metal” items, including some advertisers on Walmart.com
A Long Island, New York investor...
American Gold Eagle Struck at Launch Offered by GreatCollections
GreatCollections is offering collectors a very interesting opportunity to purchase the 27th American Gold Eagle ever struck. Not only is this high-quality coin graded...
Cracking Open 1986-S Statue of Liberty Commemorative Proof Sets
When considering whether to buy certified modern Proof coins instead of Proof coins in original government packaging, one must consider the long-term impact of...
Coins of Ancient Greek Pamphylia
By Steve Benner for CoinWeek .....
Pamphylia was not a country unto itself but a region. It is located on the southern coast of Asia...
CoinWeek Podcast #173: My Time at the United States Mint, With David J. Ryder
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Coins of the Medieval Ottoman Sultans of Turkey
By Mike Markowitz for CoinWeek .....
AT THE BEGINNING of the 14th century (c. 1300 CE), Anatolia (modern Türkiye) was a patchwork of “beyliks”, small,...
Metal Inclusions in Wheat Cents, 1910 to 1919
By Shawn Tew .....
An anomaly was discovered on the obverse side of a 1912-S Lincoln Wheat cent and posted on April 13, 2019, by...
What Is a Bracteate? A Brief Explanation
By Tyler Rossi for CoinWeek .....
A product of the highly fragmented political and economic world of central, eastern, and northern Europe during the early...
Ukraine Wins Coin of the Year
Competition was tough for the Coin of the Year (COTY) competitors this year.
The 10 category wins had numerous close calls in voting, with Canada,...
Guess the Grade of This Early Copper 1835 Half Cent
In the latest video from CoinWeek, we put you up to the test against a chocolatey early American copper half cent dated 1835 and...
CoinWeek Podcast #172: Fighting Counterfeit Coins
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In this episode of...