When Dealing With Eisenhower Dollars, Grade Is Everything
By Charles Morgan for CoinWeek .....
For better or worse, Whitman’s A Guidebook of United States Coins (the Red Book) is still the gold standard...
The Ancient Coins of Kephallenia
By Steve Benner for CoinWeek .....
Kephallenia is the sixth-largest island of Greece and the largest in the Ionian Sea. It is located opposite the...
Helena, the First Christian Pilgrim
By David Hendin for CoinWeek .....
Some years ago, on a visit to Rome, my wife and I searched out the church of Santa Croce...
Carl Subak – A Century of Roman Coin Collecting
By Susan Subak .....
While coins and the hobby itself are often passed down through the generations, few people can claim almost a century of...
Tubman, Jackson, and Boggs: How Art Predicted the Future of US Paper Money
By Robert Cavalier and Wayne Homren .....
J.S.G. Boggs
The proposed Harriet Tubman $20 bill would not be the first time the famed abolitionist and women’s...
Coin Board News Number 62 – For Collectors of Antique Coin Boards
Antique Coin Boards with David W. Lange - www.coincollectingboards.com .....
For Collectors of Antique Coin Boards
Number 62 — Spring 2022
COLD TURKEY
I haven’t been able to buy...
A Brief History of the Swiss Shooting Thaler
By Tyler Rossi for CoinWeek .....
Switzerland, a country known today as the land of neutrality, was once one of the world’s most militant cultures,...
Medieval Coins of Portugal
By Mike Markowitz for CoinWeek .....
Portugal, a small, narrow country on the Atlantic coast of the Iberian peninsula ... was created during the Christian...
Ancient Coins Depict First Fruits for Shavout
By David Hendin for CoinWeek .....
This year the Jewish Holiday of Shavout, also called Weeks or Pentecost, begins the evening of Sunday, May 16.
In...
Remembering Numismatic Icon Harvey Stack, Co-Founder of Stack’s Bowers
By Charles Morgan for CoinWeek .....
It was with great sadness that I received the news that Harvey Stack, a longtime friend of CoinWeek and...
Hard to Find Mint State 1859-O Gold Double Eagle at GreatCollections
More than 80 bids have been recorded in the sale of an uncirculated 1859-O $20 gold double eagle being offered by GreatCollections.com. Certified MS-60...
10 Ways to Become a Better Coin Collector
By Doug Winter - RareGoldCoins.com ......
CoinWeek Content Partner
As a dealer who works with collectors who range in experience from total beginners to full-on experts,...
Eagles on Ancient Coins
CoinWeek Ancient Coin Series by Mike Markowitz .....
MAJESTIC, POWERFUL, SWIFT, and intelligent, the eagle has held a strong grip on human imagination since the...
What Were the Odds? A Rare 1862 Seated Liberty Dollar in Mint State
By Greg Shishmanian .....
Last year a friend who’s been a coin dealer since the late 1970s shared a story about a shop he visited...
A “Long-Lost” Lord St. Oswald 1794 Half Cent Reappears
By Ron Guth .....
In 1795, an Englishman named William Strickland returned to his home following a sightseeing trip to America that began in 1794....
Watch: Paper Money Stashed Away Since the 1960s
In this episode of the CoinWeek Live Stream, Editor Charles Morgan shows off nearly 50 notes from a recently discovered hoard of paper money...
Q. David Bowers: The Curious 1817 Cent With 15 Stars
By Q. David Bowers - Co-Founder, Stack's Bowers .....
I have always liked large copper cents. First minted in 1793, they were made continuously until...
United States 1933 Double Eagle $20 Gold Coin
By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek .....
The 1933 double eagle $20 gold coin is one of American Numismatics' most notorious coins. Only...
CoinWeek Ancient Coin Series: The Coinage of Trebizond
By Mike Markowitz for CoinWeek .....
The coinage of Trebizond supplies an instance, not very rare in numismatics, of a currency of great abundance remaining...
Jeff Garrett: Ten Coins I’d Love to Own
By Jeff Garrett for CoinWeek .....
When asked to write an article about 10 coins I would love to own, my thoughts immediately turned to...
The Evolution of the Design of the Hapsburg Spanish 8 Real
By Tyler Rossi for CoinWeek .....
First struck in 1497, the Spanish 8 Real quickly rose to prominence and became emblematic of a truly global...
Coin Photography: A Photo is Worth 1,000 Words (Except When It’s Not Enough)
A revisited guest blog on Coin Photography from Jenna Van Valen, photographer at DWN.
We’ve all heard the numismatic mantra, “Buy the coin, not the...
CoinWeek Podcast #153: Collecting Currency with Arthur Friedberg
CoinWeek Podcast #153: Collecting Currency with Arthur Friedberg
Mobile phone users. Stream this podcast for free by downloading the podomatic app or subscribe to the CoinWeek...
The Real Model for Saint-Gaudens’ Liberty on the $20 Double Eagle
By Bullion Shark LLC ......
In 2017 to mark the 225th anniversary of the founding of the United States Mint in 1792, a $100 gold...
Coin Profiles – The 1850 $5 Moffat Gold Coin – A Curious Liberty
Moffat Gold Coin - Imagine this for a moment: private issuance of currency isn’t frowned upon. In fact, it’s legal. There is an abundance...
Fabled Gardin Fraser Design Recommended for New Washington Quarter Obverse
By Chris Bulfinch for CoinWeek .....
Ninety years after it was originally submitted to the Secretary of the Treasury, a version of the Laura Gardin...
Understanding Lincoln Wheat Cents: Issues Worth $1 or Less
By Chris Bulfinch for CoinWeek .....
Lincoln Wheat cents turn up in pocket change, the effects of loved ones, and in rolls of cents tucked...
Coin Collecting Merit Badge Tips for Teachers and Scouts
By CoinWeek .....
The Coin Collecting Merit Badge should be a fun, rewarding, and educational experience for scouts. And it not only teaches them about...
United States Mint Begins Shipping First American Women Quarters Program Coins
The United States Mint has begun shipping the first coins in the American Women Quarters (AWQ) Program. These circulating quarters honoring Maya Angelou are...
The Changing Iconography of Byzantine Gold Coins
By Elena Stolyarik for American Numismatic Society (ANS) ......
The Byzantine Empire, which lasted more than a thousand years, had one of the most monetized...