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    Five Brief Takes: Civil War Gold

    By Doug Winter - RareGoldCoins.com ......   CoinWeek Content Partner   Welcome to the second installment of this new feature (the first one can be found here). My...
    ANA Worlds Fair of Money

    Get Abe Lincoln & Ben Franklin to the ANA World’s Fair...

    By Pennsylvania Association of Numismatists (PAN) ......   The Pennsylvania Association of Numismatists (PAN) and PAN Secretary Patrick McBride (Benjamin Franklin re-enactor) have created a GoFundMe...
    US Mint News

    United States Mint Announces New Authorized Bulk Purchase Program

    The United States Mint is committed to improving the distribution of our numismatic coin products. As part of this ongoing effort, the Mint has...
    Long Beach Expo Coin, Stamp and Sports Collectibles Show
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    June 2021 Long Beach Expo Coin & Collectibles Show is Canceled

    The Long Beach Coin, Currency, Stamp & Sports Collectible Show, Scheduled for June 17-19, 2021, Has Been Canceled Due to the Ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic   ...
    Modern Coins

    United States 1954-S Franklin Half Dollar

    By CoinWeek IQ .....   The last Franklin half dollar struck at the San Francisco Mint, the 1954-S, offers a window into an evolving postwar United...
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    Eva-Maria Wohn Wins AMSA’s Women’s Suffrage Medal Competition

    A relatively new medalist, Eva-Maria Wohn of Chicago, has created the best art medal on the theme of the 100th Anniversary of the 19th...
    US Coin Auctions

    1943-S Steel Lincoln Cent With Strong Eye Appeal Offered at GreatCollections

    By CoinWeek .... On Sunday, March 21, bidding ends on GreatCollections.com for this toned 1943-S Steel Lincoln Cent, graded MS-66 by PCGS and approved by...
    Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) Honors Company’s Top Writers
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    Professional Coin Grading Service Honors Company’s Top Writers

    Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) has launched a new writing award program to honor its top in-house writing staff, the very experts who help...
    Royal Mint Adds Another Icon to British Music Legends Series With David Bowie
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    Royal Mint Adds Another Icon to British Music Legends Series With...

    To say that David Bowie was an icon of music is putting it mildly. The innovative rocker who was born David Robert Jones in...
    US Coin Auctions

    Incredible PF-67+ CAM CAC 1950 Franklin Half Featured in Stack’s Bowers...

    By James McCartney – Senior Numismatist, Stack’s Bowers ......   While the Franklin half dollar was first introduced for circulation in 1948, Proof examples were not...
    World Coin Auctions

    Heritage Spring Hong Kong World Coins Auction Open for Bidding

    The month-long Hong Kong Spring World Coins Auction from Heritage Auctions is now open for bidding, exclusively at Coins.HA.com. Focused on East Asian pieces,...
    Morgan Dollar Collection Highlights No Reserve Lots at David Lawrence Rare Coins
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    Morgan Dollar Collection Highlights No Reserve Lots at David Lawrence Rare...

    By David Lawrence Rare Coin Internet Auctions  ......   Sunday Auction #1161 from David Lawrence Rare Coins (DLRC) is now LIVE and features 480 total lots...
    Uncirculated Ancient Silver Coins for Under $1,000
    Ancient Coins

    Uncirculated Ancient Silver Coins for Under $1,000

    By Tyler Rossi for CoinWeek .....   As a collector, you have many different options when deciding on your collecting strategy. And while everyone starts in...
    World Mint News

    Tall Ship Series Continues With Royal Research Ship Discovery 50p Coin

    The Pobjoy Mint series of 50 pence coins featuring historical ships has proven to be extremely popular and we are therefore delighted to announce...
    Certified Coins

    NGC and NCS Appoint NAC an Official Submission Center in Europe

    Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) and Numismatic Conservation Services (NCS) have appointed Numismatica Ars Classica (NAC) of Milan, Italy an Official Submission Center in Europe. As an...
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    Questions and Answers About Coin Collecting Basics

    By David Hendin for CoinWeek .....   Dear David (from Bill K.): How do I properly display my coins in a home or school? Are there...
    Ancient Coin Auctions

    Künker Ancient Coin Auctions: How Do We Know When the Battle...

    On March 22, 2021, Künker will be auctioning off an extensive collection of coins of Roman Alexandria. Among them are 14 specimens of the...
    World Coin Auctions

    Rare Meiji Year 3 Japanese Coin Pattern Set Offered at Stack’s...

    The April Hong Kong auction being presented by rare coin firm Stack's Bowers and Ponterio features countless highlights from the Pinnacle Collection, with a...
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    Napoleon Bonaparte 200th Anniversary Commemorated on New Proof Gold and Silver...

    Napoleon - 200th Anniversary Silver Saint Helena. 2 Pounds. 2021. Silver .999. 2 oz. 38.61 mm. Proof. Mintage: 821. Saint Helena. 1 Pound. 2021. Silver...
    Counterfeits

    Counterfeit Coin Detection: Spark Erosion 1858 Flying Eagle Cent

    Spark erosion counterfeit coins aren't made very frequently anymore because they are easy to spot once you learn how. Spark-Erosion Counterfeit 1858 Flying Eagle Cent By...
    Chinese Coins

    PCGS Around the World – Shanghai – A Pair of Chinese...

    By Jay Turner for PCGS ......   The area of Chinese numismatics is broad and complex. For a long period of time, some issues were shunned as...
    Stacks Bowers

    Important Collections of U.S. Coins, Paper Money Featured in Stack’s Bowers...

    Stack’s Bowers Galleries is proud to announce their March 2021 Las Vegas Auction, the firm’s first Showcase event for Americana and United States coins and paper...
    US Coins

    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...
    Crime and Fraud

    $5,000 Reward Renewed for Return of Stolen Gold Coin: Numismatic Crime...

    By Doug Davis - Founder & President, Numismatic Crime Information Center (NCIC) ......   $5,000 Reward for Return of Coin The Numismatic Crime Information Center (NCIC) has...
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    Certified Coin Marketplace – CAC-Approved Coins Bring Premiums in February 2021

    In addition to faring well in internet sales, CAC-approved coins outperformed other certified coins in live auctions in Los Angeles, Las Vegas, and Dallas....
    US Coin Auctions

    Finest Known O-104 1825 Half Dollar in Stack’s Bowers March Las...

    By James McCartney – Senior Numismatist, Stack’s Bowers ......   As the young American economy began to flourish in the early 19th century, deposits of silver...
    Classic US Gold Coins - A Rare HM-2 1838-C $5 Half Eagle With Perfect Reverse, by Doug Winter
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    Classic US Gold Coins – A Rare HM-2 1838-C $5 Half...

    By Doug Winter - RareGoldCoins.com ......   CoinWeek Content Partner   The 1838-C is among the most sought-after Classic Head half eagles. It is both a one-year type...
    Background of the Saint-Gaudens $20 Doube Eagle The Saint-Gaudens double eagle is one of the most famous of all American coin types. Its existence came only at the insistence of President Theodore Roosevelt, who sought for years to beautiful America’s humdrum coin designs. Saint-Gaudens’ involvement in the process was meant to be more far-reaching than it turned out to be. The artist set out to redesign every denomination of America’s circulating coinage but fell seriously ill before this plan could truly come to fruition. In fact, what we have in the form of the Saint Gaudens-designed $10 and $20 gold coins were actually only made possible due to the work of Saint Gaudens’ assistant Henry Hering. The Mint’s first strikings of this $20 design came in the form of two dozen Proofs, which were struck in March, each coin requiring nine impressions to realize the full detail of Saint-Gaudens’ high relief design. The Mint’s engraving department, led by Chief Engraver Charles Barber, was adamant that the high relief models were completely impractical for use in striking circulating coins. Barber is often slandered in numismatic circles as being entitled, hard to deal with, and unprofessional to his peers in the U.S. Mint engraving department and to outside artists. This could not be farther from the truth, and in the case of the double eagle design, he was absolutely correct! All double eagles struck in 1907 and most struck in 1908 lack the motto "In God We Trust" and are referred to as No Motto types. "With Motto" double eagles were struck from 1908 through 1933 when production of the coin was terminated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt's executive orders recalling all privately owned gold. Design The obverse features a full-length image of Liberty, facing forward, with an olive branch in her extended left hand and a raised torch in her extended right hand. Draped in a long, flowing gown, her hair is swept to the left. Some describe her as striding forward; the foot of her left leg rests on a large rock (in front of which are oak leaves), difficult terrain through which to be walking. To Liberty's right, at the bottom of the coin, the sun is visible behind a depiction of the United States Capitol building. Rays from the sun extend upward from behind the Capitol and Liberty to about the level of Liberty's waist. At the top of the coin is the word LIBERTY, the torch separating I and B. Forty-six tiny six-pointed stars (48 stars from 1912 forward) are arrayed just inside the flat rim, forming a circle broken only at the bottom. The date, in 'Arabic' numerals, is at the right bottom, above the rock, and a monogram of the designer's initials ASG is below the date. With Motto Saints were minted in Philadelphia, Denver, and San Francisco; D and S mintmarks are located above the date. The crest of the sun appears again on the reverse, at the bottom with rays extending upward nearly to the top of coin behind a majestic left-facing eagle, wings uplifted in flight. In an arc above the sun is IN GOD WE TRUST, the words separated by centered triangular dots. At the top is UNITED STATES OF AMERICA in a concentric arc next to the flat rim, with TWENTY DOLLARS just below in another arc. The words of both phrases are separated by centered triangular dots, and the text is also in front of the sun's rays. E PLURIBUS UNUM in raised letters, with 13 separating raised stars, is on the edge of the coin.  
    Coins and Kids

    Submissions Accepted for ANA Young Numismatist Literary Awards

    Submissions for the American Numismatic Association's (ANA) annual Young Numismatist Literary Awards competition are being accepted through April 1. The awards were established to...
    World Mint News

    The Cheetah – Second Coin in Big Cat Half Gram Gold...

    The Pobjoy Mint is delighted to announce the release of the second coin in a series of five coins featuring Big Cats of the...
    Bullion Coins

    Explore the Queen’s Virtues in a New Six-Coin Silver Series

    Conceived during the latter stages of Queen Victoria’s reign as Queen of England, the Queen’s Virtues is an allegorical presentation of six virtues representing...
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