US Silver Dollars

By Ron Drzewucki - Modern Coin Wholesale .....   Five branch mints were involved in the production of Morgan silver dollars: Philadelphia, Carson City, San Francisco,...

By James McCartney  - Stacks Bowers ........ By 1885, the Carson City Mint had been striking coins for 15 years. The success of the nearby...

By Harvey Stack and Charles Morgan for CoinWeek....   AN EXHIBIT TO BE REMEMBERED On July 15, 2015 the National Numismatic Collection was returned to the displays at...

July 9-12, 2015 at the Orange County Convention Center, Orlando; highly sought-after 1803 half dollar approaches $100,000 An 1893-S $1 MS63 PCGS, a tremendous Mint...

Michael Standish's narrative on the 1893-S Morgan dollar in his reference work Morgan Dollar -- America's Love Affair With a Legendary Coin (2014): "The 1895...

Mint engraver and designer Joseph Menna's career at the U.S. Mint began in 2005. During his 10-year-plus tenure, he has authored more than two...

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek .....   On June 25, 2015, Legend Rare Coin Auctions will offer the first half of the PCGS Set...

By Tony Davis for CoinWeek....   Identifying different varieties of Morgan and Peace silver dollars can be fairly intimidating to the new or inexperienced collector. These...

Every collector can now admire the PCGS-certified coins in the first and the upcoming second auction of magnificent rarities in the fabulous D. Brent...

By Stack's Bowers ......   Collectors bid over $25 million to purchase just 128 coins Tuesday night at the sale of the D. Brent Pogue Collection,...

By Charles Morgan for CoinWeek .....   A light round of applause met the $2,000,000 hammer price that lot 1128--a rare 1808 quarter eagle--brought at Stack's...

Posted by Jim Bisognani - NGC Market Report....   Rare US coins were in great demand, while many rare coins which are not fresh to the market were...

By CoinWeek IQ ....   Since 2000, artist Emily Damstra has worked as a freelance science illustrator, working in a variety of media on hundreds of science-related...

Who doesn't dream of finding a hidden treasure in their attic or behind a wall? Recently, a true treasure story came to light as I explored the background of a rare Carson City die owned by Littleton Coin Company. The true history of this fascinating piece began to revel itself back in 2003…

By Tom DeLorey – Harlan J Berk Ltd. .....   The Morgan dollar has long been one of the most popular American coin series, apparently second...

Charles Morgan and David Lisot strolled the bourse to find Cool Coins at the March 2015 Whitman Coin & Collectibles Expo in Baltimore. Did...

New obverse and reverse die combination on a 1798 Draped Bust silver dollar. Image courtesy PCGS   There's been a big discovery in early American numismatics. Professional...

In this video, Andy Wedding, numismatist with Larry Shapiro Rare Coins, pulls two historic 1884-CC Morgan dollars out and discusses with CoinWeek how the...

Taught by Ray Herz. Another video in the CoinWeek grading series with different experts in the various fields of numismatics. Copyright © CoinWeek 2015 COINWeek is the...

By Rick Bretz for CoinWeek....   Probably no other state has brought as many “hoards & collections” into the hobby as the state of Nevada. Several...

Only one pair of dies was used in the production of the 1794 issue. The young nation's first mint had just been established in...

Legend Rare Coin Auctions is honored to have been selected to auction The Coronet Collection of Morgan Dollars, the all time finest Morgan Dollar...

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek.... The conclusion of Legend Rare Coin Auction’s Regency X December 18 sale at the Venetian Hotel and...

The first of America's iconic Silver Dollars will be on sale at Spink USA on 27 January 2015. It will also be available for view...

By Ron Drzewucki - Modern Coin Wholesale ....   I originally thought that I’d frame this post as a boxing match with some pre-fight analysis thrown...

Eric P. Newman's outstanding 1794 silver dollar AU50 NGC. Ex: "Col" E.H.R. Green was the undisputed star of the outstanding offerings in the $10.4+...

News and Analysis regarding scarce coins, coin markets, and the coin collecting community #249 A Weekly CoinWeek Column by Greg Reynolds......... On Oct. 30, at the...

By C. Logan McKechnie for the VAM View.... VAMs have always been the stepchild of the numismatic marketplace. Morgan dollars, however, are the most collected...

Legend Rare Coin Auctions’ Regency Auction IX to feature The Sunnywood Collection and duplicates, boasts numerous other numismatic treasures LINCROFT, NJ – Legend Rare Coin...

By Jack Harpster - Author, The Curious Life of Nevada’s LaVere Redfield: The Silver Dollar King .....   This article is adapted from Reno, Nevada author...