Silver Coins

Description In mid-to-late 1904, an article appeared in newspapers across the country with the blaring headline: “Passing of the Good Old American Silver Dollar.” Under...

By Louis Golino, special to CoinWeek .....   In recognition of the high level of interest among collectors in the forthcoming 2021 Morgan and Peace silver...

Are you ready? Regency Auction 45 is now done being cataloged, and we have posted our watchlist. This is one of our most diverse sales...

CoinWeek Podcast #156: Money & Race: An American Story Mobile phone users. Stream this podcast for free by downloading the podomatic app or subscribe to...

By Bullion Shark LLC ......   The Morgan silver dollar is a huge series (97 different coins) that most collectors can never complete because of super-rare...

Stack’s Bowers Galleries has announced that they will offer the finest known 1804 silver dollar on August 12, 2021, in the Rarities Night Session...

Magnificent Lulu Collection of Walking Liberty Half Dollars Featured in the Stack’s Bowers Galleries June 2021 Auction   Stack’s Bowers Galleries is proud to present the...

By Chris Bulfinch for CoinWeek .....   At noon on May 24, 2021, the United States Mint will release two .999 fine uncirculated silver dollar coins,...

The latest month-long auction of US coins from Heritage Auctions focuses on the ever-popular Morgan dollar series, with an offering consisting of VAM varieties...

By Gerry Fortin Rare Coins ......   The 1823 Bust half dollar in EF is priced at $250 (USD) in the Whitman Guide Book, while the...

There’s more to these historic coins than you might think   By Jeff Garrett for Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) ......   This year marks the 100th anniversary of...

Nearly $28 million in United States coins and paper money was sold in the Stack’s Bowers Galleries March 2021 Auction, held March 24-26 at the...

Did You Know that Stack's Bowers Galleries will be offering a special Collectors Choice Online (CCO) Auction featuring Morgan dollars and Peace dollars attributed...

By Louis Golino, special to CoinWeek .....   The 10 coins I would love to own include four modern and four classic American coins and two...

One of just four known Eagle-on-Globe examples heads to auction April 22-26   One of four existing 1792 Judd-13 Eagle-on-Globe quarter dollar patterns, among the earliest...

The finest known 1797 Draped Bust half dollar sold for $1.68 million USD in the Stack’s Bowers Galleries March 2021 Las Vegas Auction, setting...

By David Lawrence Rare Coin Internet Auctions  ......   Sunday Auction #1163 from David Lawrence Rare Coins (DLRC) is now live and features over 400 total...

By Bullion Shark LLC ......   During the 20th century, the United States Mint issued a variety of different types of half dollars, including the final...

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...

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

By David Lawrence Rare Coin Internet Auctions  ......   Sunday Auction #1161 from David Lawrence Rare Coins (DLRC) is now LIVE and features 480 total lots...

By James McCartney – Senior Numismatist, Stack’s Bowers ......   As the young American economy began to flourish in the early 19th century, deposits of silver...

The Peace Dollar by Dan Duncan - Pinnacle Rarities ......   2021 is the centennial of one of American numismatics' most popular series – the Peace...

Counterfeit Coins by Jack D. Young, Early American Coppers (EAC) ......   One of the “coins” left out of my previous CoinWeek article on damaged source...

By CoinWeek ....   Through Sunday, February 28, GreatCollections.com is offering the sole finest 1917-D Mercury dime certified by PCGS. Graded MS-67 with Full Bands, this...

By CoinWeek ....   On Sunday, February 21, bidding ends at GreatCollections.com for this 1919 Walking Liberty Half Dollar, graded MS-66+ by PCGS and approved as...

By CoinWeek .....   A Proof 65 Franklin half dollar is not typically considered a valuable coin, and your typical 1962 Proof Set will likely yield...

Consumers in San Francisco and along the West Coast were handling a rarity in the mid-1860s. As their counterparts in the east were vanishing from...

By James McCartney – Senior Numismatist, Stack’s Bowers ......   In 1820, a quarter dollar was the typical cost for attending theatrical events and similar entertainments...

Among the current Month-Long auctions offered by Heritage is the Dr. Charles Collection of Mercury Dimes, open for bidding through February 22 at Coins.HA.com....