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1797 Capped Bust Eagle, Heraldic Eagle : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   After producing a small number (between 1,250 and 3,615) of 1797-dated Capped Bust Eagle coins with the Small Eagle reverse, the...
1797 Capped Bust Eagle, BD-1. Image: Heritage Auctions / CoinWeek.

1797 Capped Bust Eagle, Small Eagle : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   Just five years after the founding of the United States Mint, the 1797 Capped Bust Eagle is already the third...
Bar Copper find. Image: Mike Delucia.

Metal Detectorist Finds Bar Copper Worth Thousands in Connecticut Town

By Hubert Walker for CoinWeek ....   There's a reason that metal detectorists go back to the field day in, day out. Whether the hunt turns out...
1807 Capped Bust Quarter Eagle graded CACG MS62. Image: Heritage Auctions / CoinWeek.

Capped Bust Right Quarter Eagle, With Stars (1796-1807) | CoinWeek

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   A Humble Start for Quarter Eagle Coinage The Mint Act of 1792 established the new federal mint and authorized the production of...
1853 Liberty Seated Dime, With Arrows. Image: Stack's Bowers / CoinWeek.

Liberty Seated Dime, With Stars and Arrows (1853-1855) | CoinWeek

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   The Coinage Act of February 21, 1853 established a fiat coinage for this nation; that is, the value stamped on a...

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Bill Introduced to Facilitate Lawful Trade of Ancient Coins

On April 2, 2024, United States Representative Beth Van Duyne (R-TX24), a member of the House Ways and Means Committee, introduced a technical correction...

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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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Medal Alignment – One Way to Orient Obverse and Reverse

(n.) To say that a numismatic object--specifically a round object made of metal with designs engraved on two faces--is in medal alignment means that the...

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Currently Circulating Mexican Coins

By Tyler Rossi for CoinWeek ..... With nearly 500 years of western-style monetary history, Mexico’s numismatic story is quite fascinating. As one of the oldest North...

Collecting Large Cents by Type – Exclusive Video

  Collecting Large Cents by Type is brought to you by EAC. For more information, visit www.eacs.org. * * * CoinWeek Editor Charles Morgan breaks down the challenging and...

If You Find This Coin Under Your Sofa… It Could Be Worth $23,000!

  What would happen if you looked under your sofa cushion and found a nearly uncirculated 1799/8 BB-141 Draped Bust silver dollar? Lots of things,...

The Second-Heaviest Coin of Classical Numismatics: Künker

By Künker GmbH ...... About 15 kilograms – as much as four bricks or a three-year-old child – that’s the weight of the second-heaviest coin...

U.S. Rare Coin Market Continued to Soar in 2022

Record-setting prices for high-quality U.S. coins defied the trend of declining asset values of other collectibles the past year   The market for rare United States...

Stack’s Bowers to Offer 1860 Half Eagle in Spring Rarities Auction

By Chris Bulfinch - Numismatist, Stack's Bowers ...... Stack's Bowers Galleries is excited to offer an 1860 Liberty Head gold half eagle graded MS-63 by...

Ohio American Innovation $1 Coin Products on Sale January 30

Rolls and bags containing the first American Innovation $1 Coin of 2023 go on sale on January 30 at noon EST. The reverse design...

Learning the Art of the Deal: Rossi at the NYINC

By Tyler Rossi for CoinWeek ..... As most collectors will be aware, last week was the New York International Numismatic Convention (NYINC). As the premier...

Record 10 Lots Exceed $1 Million Each at Heritage FUN Auctions

Unique 1873-CC No Arrows Seated Dime leads U.S. coins event at $3.6 million   Numerous records were set and an 1873-CC No Arrows Seated Dime, MS65...

United States 1798 Draped Bust Silver Dollar

Issued only six years after the United States Mint was established by the Coinage Act of April 2, 1792, the 1798 dollar represents one...

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