S.S. Brother Jonathan

SS Brother Jonathan – A Ship Connected to Recovered Gold Coins

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By Charles Morgan, Hubert Walker, and Russell Augustin for CoinWeek Notes .....   Named for an early symbol of the United States of America (think Uncle...
Coin Investment Literature. Image: CoinWeek.

Numismatic Investment Literature

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Numismatic investment literature is a genre of often pulpy numismatic books that focus primarily on the coin market and offer various pointers or advice...
Rolled Coin, the type one would drop off at a dump bank

Dump Bank – One Half of the Coin Roll Hunting Equation

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(n.) A dump bank is a bank used to dispose of unwanted rolled coins. The success of roll hunting greatly depends on having access to...
PR70 coins from CAC, NGC, and PCGS. Image: CoinWeek / BullionShark.

PR70 : The “Perfect” Proof Grade

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By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   PR70, PF70, or Proof 70, is the highest possible grade that a Proof coin can earn and as such is the...
Political cartoon of William Jennings Bryan. Published in 1896. Image: Judge Publishing Company of New York.

William Jennings Bryan’s Cross of Gold Speech

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By the 1890s, the United States Federal Government’s support of a de facto gold standard had ignited a bitter partisan divide. Democrats, led by...
Deaccession. Image: Adobe Stock / CoinWeek.

Deaccession – A Fact of Life for Museums and Coins

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(v.) To deaccession an item is to sell or dispose of part of parts of a collection, typically used in the context of institutional collections,...
Red and black Paramount holders. The red holder contains an 1896 Morgan dollar from the Redfield Hoard graded MS-65. The coin on the left is a 1935 Peace graded MS-65+. Image: Heritage Auctions.

Paramount Holder – First Graded Slab for Silver Dollars

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(n.) A Paramount holder is a small plastic holder that encased silver dollars from the Redfield Hoard. The holders came in three configurations: red, blue, and...
Certified coins graded MS70. Image: Heritage Auctions / Bullion Shark / CoinWeek.

MS70 : The Controversial “Perfect” Grade*

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By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   MS70 or Mint State 70 is also known as Perfect Mint State, or uncirculated perfect. Defining MS70 as a grade proved controversial...
An ascending ladder serial number on a $1 bill. Image: Stack's Bowers.

Ladder – A Sequential Serial Number on Paper Money

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(n.) A ladder is a kind of "fancy" serial number found on paper money that features ascending or descending numerals. For example, the serial number...
1776-1976-S Bicentennial Quarter with Jack Ahr’s Drummer Boy (actually a man) reverse. Image: Adobe Stock.

The Drummer Boy Quarter – What Is It?

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By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   (n.) Slang. The Drummer Boy quarter is a slang term for the Bicentennial Washington Quarter based on...
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