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1797 Draped Bust Half Dollar, Small Eagle. Image: Stack's Bowers / CoinWeek.

Draped Bust Half Dollar, Small Eagle (1796-1797) | CoinWeek

The Draped Bust half dollar was introduced after only two years of production of the previous design. The simple portrait of Liberty on the...
1877 Twenty Cent Piece graded NGC PF65UCAM. Image: Heritage Auctions (visit www.ha.com).

Twenty Cent Piece, 1875-1878 | CoinWeek

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   The Twenty Cent piece (also called a Twenty Cent coin) was a short-lived denomination equalling...
1990-S Proof American Silver Eagle. Image: Stack's Bowers / CoinWeek.

1990-S Proof American Silver Eagle : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   Collector enthusiasm lifted demand for the 1990-S Proof American Silver Eagle to its highest sales figure since 1987. The United States...
1916-D Mercury Dime.

1916-D Mercury Dime : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   The 1916-D Mercury dime is a scarce key date coin from the first year of issue of an iconic American coin...
2024 Kennedy Half Dollars. Image: U.S. Mint / Official Presidential Portrait.

2024 Kennedy Half Dollar Rolls, Bags Available From U.S. Mint April 23

By CoinWeek ....   Rolls and bags of the 2024 Kennedy half dollar will be directly available to collectors for purchase from the United States Mint...

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First Read: 100 Greatest Ancient Coins, Third Edition

Review by Mike Markowitz for CoinWeek .....   With nearly six decades of experience in the business, Chicago coin dealer Harlan J. Berk is a well...

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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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Ten Powerful and Beautiful Women on Coins

By Tyler Rossi for CoinWeek .....   Janina Żółtowska The first woman on this list, depicted on the Polish 2, 5, and 10 Zlote coins between 1932...

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Costco Gold Bars Earn Almost 25% Return for Early Buyers

By Hubert Walker for CoinWeek ....   Since the summer of 2023, Costco has offered its members 24-carat, .9999 fine PAMP Suisse 1oz gold bars, both...

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Ense Petit Placidam Svb Libertate Qvietem

Ense Petit Placidam Svb Libertate Qvietem is a Latin phrase meaning “Issued in the Defense of Liberty.” It appears on the 1775 Massachusetts “Sword-in-Hand”...

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Coins of Ancient Greek Pamphylia

By Steve Benner for CoinWeek .....   Pamphylia was not a country unto itself but a region. It is located on the southern coast of Asia...

Stack’s Bowers Offers 1893-S Morgan Dollar in Rarities Night Sale

By Chris Bulfinch - Numismatist, Stack's Bowers ...... The title “King of Morgan Dollars” is a contested one. Many reserve the honor for the 1895,...

The Piastre in French Indochina

By Tyler Rossi for CoinWeek ..... In 1847, after the Nguyễn dynasty of Vietnam had executed several members of the French Catholic missionary community for...

Counterfeit Coin Detection – 1954-D Quarter Mint Error

The coin is real, but the second strike error is not   By Numismatic Guaranty Company (NGC) ......   In 1954, the Denver Mint struck over 42 million...

CoinWeek Podcast #173: My Time at the United States Mint, With David J. Ryder

  In this episode of the CoinWeek Podcast, Editor Charles Morgan speaks to former United States Mint Director David Ryder. Absolutely nothing was off the...

How to Collect the American Gold Buffalo Series

By Tyler Rossi for CoinWeek ..... The American Gold Buffalo program started in an interesting manner when the United States Congress introduced the new gold...

Coins of the Medieval Ottoman Sultans of Turkey

By Mike Markowitz for CoinWeek ..... AT THE BEGINNING of the 14th century (c. 1300 CE), Anatolia (modern Türkiye) was a patchwork of “beyliks”, small,...

Perth Mint Issues Special Privy Mark ANDA Kookaburra Coin

The Perth Mint is proud to present this exclusive Australian Kookaburra as its 2023 Melbourne Money Expo ANDA Special. Struck from 1oz of 99.99%...

Stack’s Bowers to Offer Gem 1896-S Barber Quarter

By Chris Bulfinch - Numismatist, Stack's Bowers ...... For decades, American consumers were handling a significant numismatic rarity almost certainly without realizing it. Many 1896-S...

Counterfeit Gold Coin Detection: 1907-S $10 Gold Eagle With Arabic Punch

Counterfeit Gold Coin 1907-S $10 Eagle   By Numismatic Guaranty Company (NGC) ......   NGC recently received a counterfeit gold coin submission of a 1907-S Eagle that had...

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