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1849 Liberty Seated Half Dollar. Image: Stack's Bowers / CoinWeek.

Liberty Seated Half Dollar, No Motto (With Drapery) 1839-1866 | CoinWeek

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes ..... The Liberty Seated design was first seen on Christian Gobrecht's silver dollar in 1836, the...
1936 Long Island Half Dolllar reverse Galvano. Image: Mike Byers / CoinWeek.

Unique 1936 Long Island Half Dollar Plaster and Galvanos Surface After 88 Years

By Mike Byers for Mint Error News ......   1936 Long Island Tercentenary Commemorative Half Dollar 14-Inch Reverse Plaster 10-Inch Obverse & Reverse Galvanos Privately Owned by Designer Howard...
United States 1987-S Roosevelt Dime

1987-S Roosevelt Dime : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   In celebration of the San Francisco Mint’s 50th anniversary, an unprecedented 2,263 visitors were allowed...
1847-C Liberty Head Quarter Eagle. Image: Stack's Bowers.

1847-C Liberty Head Quarter Eagle : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes ..... The Philadelphia Mint prepared three die pairs for the Charlotte Mint to use to strike the 1847-C Liberty Head Quarter Eagle,...
1903 Lousiana Purchase Exposition Jefferson Dollar. Image: Heritage Auctions / CoinWeek.

1903 Louisiana Purchase Exposition Jefferson Gold Dollar : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   When the United States formally took possession of the Louisiana Territory on December 20, 1803--effectively doubling the size of the country--Napoleon...

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When Horses Flew: Pegasus on Ancient Coins

By Mike Markowitz for CoinWeek .....   THE DREAM OF flight has always held a powerful grip on the human imagination. Pegasus, the flying horse of...

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The Summer Months of the Rare Coin Business: Jeff Garrett

By Jeff Garrett for Numismatic Guaranty Company (NGC) ......   The summer months are traditionally the slowest for the rare coin business. The few major shows...

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NGC Grading World-Renowned L.E. Bruun Collection Offered by Stack’s Bowers

Numismatic Guaranty Company (NGC) has been selected to authenticate and grade the collection of Lars Emil Bruun, which represents the most impressive group of...

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The Man With the Golden Leg, Pt. 2: A Theft of Gold From the Denver Mint

By Roger W. Burdette, special to CoinWeek .....   Part I | Part 2 * * * Who Was Orville Harrington? Born: November 12, 1878 Died: March 30,...

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C-Note – Another Name for the $100 Dollar Bill

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   (n.) Slang. A C-note is one of a handful of colloquial terms for the one-hundred-dollar bill, “C” being the Roman numeral for “100”...

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10,000 Free Lincoln Cent Sets in Anniversary Promotion

To mark the 150th anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln's 1861 inauguration, 10,000 specially-produced Lincoln cent kits will be given away free by rare coin...

Is There an Upward Trend in the CC Half Eagle Coin Market?

While I hate to make bold pronouncements based on a small number of auction results, it looks like an interesting trend may be occuring...

Exceedingly Rare Proof 1836/1336 Bust 50c To Anchor Stack’s-Bowers March Baltimore Coin Auction

Stack’s-Bowers Numismatics will conduct their inaugural auction March 28 through April 3, 2011, as the Official Auctioneer of the Whitman Coin and Collectibles Expo...

Auction to Feature Dr. Frank Sedwick Collection of Columbian Republic Gold Coins

SEDWICK TREASURE AND WORLD COIN AUCTION #9 TO FEATURE HEARTS AND ROYALS AND THE DR. FRANK SEDWICK COLLECTION OF COLOMBIAN REPUBLIC GOLD COINS Sedwick's next...

$1000 1907 Series Gold Certificate Fr. 1219b

In 1990, the sale of the Thompson Collection was the first public offering of the unique Fr. 1219b Series 1907 $1,000 Gold Certificate. Only...

US Coins – The Three Major Eras Of Modern Proof Sets

By Tom DeLorey ..... Having criticized the generic term “The Mint” several times in the past few years for actions which were sometimes the fault...

Smithsonian Museum Director Brent Glass Discusses Numismatics

Museum of American History discusses 2012 Heritage Auction Fundraiser     * * * At the January 2012 Florida United Numismatist (FUN) Convention, CoinWeek interviewed Brent Glass, Director...

Dahlonega Gold Coin Quiz

By Doug Winter - RareGoldCoins.com I’m busy updating my Dahlonega gold book (I hope to be finished with the manuscript in 45 days or so)...

Updated PCGS Million Dollar Coin Club List Unveiled

The second annual PCGS Million Dollar Coin Club reference guide has been unveiled by Professional Coin Grading Service (www.PCGS.com). Originally launched in January 2010 with...

Gift Investment Bars Offered for 1st Time in China

World Gold Council and ICBC launch first physical gift investment bar in China Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd. (ICBC) and the World Gold...

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