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1921 Peace Dollar. Image: Stack's Bowers / CoinWeek.

1921 Peace Dollar : A Collector’s Guide

  The 1921 Peace dollar is the debut issue of sculptor Anthony de Francisci's design. It was produced from 1921 to 1928 and then again...
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Mint Error News Magazine #69 Now Available

By Mike Byers for Mint Error News ......   Issue 69 Now Available! Issue 69 of Mint Error News Magazine features a historical collection of plasters and...
1997-D Washington quarter. Image: CoinWeek / Adobe Stock.

1997-D Washington Quarter : A Collector’s Guide

  By 1997, events were already in motion to completely overhaul the Washington quarter series. By December 1, 1997, President Bill Clinton had signed the...
1875-S Twenty-Cent Piece. Image: Stack's Bowers.

1875-S Twenty-Cent Piece : A Collector’s Guide

In the first week of June 1875, the San Francisco Mint began to strike the new Liberty Seated Twenty-Cent piece. By the end of...
1875-S Proof Twenty-Cent Piece. Image: Goldberg Auctioneers.

1875-S Twenty-Cent Piece Proof : A Collector’s Guide

The 1875-S Proof Liberty Seated Twenty-Cent piece is an enigmatic issue from the San Francisco Mint. Called a Branch Mint Proof, 12 supposedly were...

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Cataclysm and Renewal on British Celtic Coins

By Ryan Sullivan for American Numismatic Society (ANS)......   British Celtic coins are perhaps best-known for their depictions of horses, chariots, and sun gods (Fig. 1)....

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Modern Quarters Worth Money

By CoinWeek .... Have you ever looked through your change, wondering if any of the coins you have might be valuable? Some of them are....

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10 Unusual World and U.S. Coins and Patterns

By Tyler Rossi for CoinWeek .....   People have been striking coins for almost 3,000 years, and the vast majority of coinage minted during that time...

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10 Things to Ask Before Buying Physical Gold, Silver, or Other Metals

By Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) ......   Gold or silver Individual Retirement Account (IRA) fraud frequently targets older workers and retirees because they typically have...

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Numismatic Investment Literature

Numismatic investment literature is a genre of often pulpy numismatic books that focus primarily on the coin market and offer various pointers or advice...

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Stack’s Bowers NYINC Auction Realizes Over $16 Million

In their role as an official auctioneer of the New York International Numismatic Convention (NYINC), Stack’s Bowers Galleries realized strong prices across the numismatic...

US Mint Announces 2024 American Women Quarters Honorees

The United States Mint is pleased to announce the following 2024 honorees for the American Women Quarters Program: Patsy Takemoto Mink was the first woman...

Announcing the ANS Chairman’s Fellowships for Numismatic Research

The American Numismatic Society (ANS) is pleased to announce the inauguration of the Chairman’s Fellowships for Numismatic Research. The ANS Chairman's Fellowships are designed to...

Jeff Garrett: The Rare Coin Business 2.0

New technologies are changing the rare coin market and how numismatic companies do business   By Jeff Garrett for NGC (Numismatic Guaranty Corporation) ...... The rare coin...

2023 Gold Kangaroo Bullion Coins Now Available From Perth Mint

An iconic product of The Perth Mint, the gold Australian kangaroo bullion coins are a striking tribute to Australia’s most recognizable animal. Issued as Australian...

River Raisin Banknote Printing Plate Offered by GreatCollections

GreatCollections is currently offering collectors the opportunity to bid on an extremely interesting and unusual piece of American paper money history. This printing plate...

Proof 1902 Double Eagle in Spring 2023 Rarities Night Auction

By Chris Bulfinch - Numismatist, Stack's Bowers ...... 1902 Proof double eagles are not common coins; they have a reported mintage of just 114 coins...

About Cents – First Published Variety Study of Large Cents

By David Hill for American Numismatic Society (ANS) ...... From time to time at the ANS Library, we still get books and other numismatic items...

Unique 1855-S Three Dollar Gold at Heritage Long Beach Auction

Bender, Carter Jackson among elite collections featured at Feb. 9-12 event   It’s one of the oldest rules of collecting: The scarcer something is, the greater...

Royal Canadian Mint Commemorative Coin Honors Black Canadian Volunteers of No. 2 Construction Battalion

No. 2 Construction Battalion, the first and only all-Black battalion-sized unit in Canadian military history, is being remembered on the 2023 issue of the...

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