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1903-S Liberty Head Half Eagle. Image: CoinWeek.

1903-S Liberty Head Half Eagle : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   1903 saw a series of interesting events for America: the United States leased Guantanamo Bay from Cuba, the Ford Motor Company...
1976-D Kennedy Half Dollar. Image: Heritage Auctions / CoinWeek.

1976-D Bicentennial Kennedy Half Dollar : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   First released on July 7, 1975, the Kennedy Half Dollar became the first United States Bicentennial design to reach public hands. So...
2023-D American Women Edith Kanaka'ole Quarter. Image: U.S. Mint / CoinWeek.

2023-D American Women Edith Kanakaʻole Quarter : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   Released on March 27, 2023, the 2023-D American Women Quarter honoring Edith Kanakaʻole was the second of five designs released in...
1937 Walking Liberty Half Dollar. Image: Stack's Bowers / CoinWeek.

1937 Walking Liberty Half Dollar : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   After sporadic production throughout the 1920s and the early '30s, the Walking Liberty Half Dollar saw regular production at the Philadelphia...
1838-O Liberty Seated Dime. Image: Heritage Auctions / CoinWeek.

1838-O Liberty Seated Dime : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   The New Orleans Mint was one of three branches of the United States Mint authorized to be opened by the Coinage...

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The Coins of Antoninus Pius

By Mike Markowitz for CoinWeek .....   His reign is marked by the rare advantage of furnishing very few materials for history; which is, indeed, little...

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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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New Book Published on Fascinating Naseby Cup and the Coins It Contains

The Naseby Cup is an elaborately crafted silver drinking vessel that stands over two feet tall and is decorated with rare coins and medals...

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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

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   (n.) To say that a numismatic object--specifically a round object made of metal with designs engraved...

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Tennessee Coin Dealer, Legislators Honored With Service Awards

Longtime member Col. Steven Ellsworth, (ret.) was honored by the National Coin and Bullion Association (NCBA) on January 4 during the organization’s membership dinner...

Atocha: The Most Valuable Shipwreck Find in History

By Blanchard and Company, Inc ..... The Nuestra Señora de Atocha was one of the most valuable shipwrecks in history. The Spanish galleon was owned...

Counterfeit Coin Detection – 1877 Indian Head Cent

By Numismatic Guaranty Company (NGC) ......   A difference in facial expression is among the many clues this coin is fake * * * Although it had only...

The Tab Toning of Classic US Commemorative Coins

By Dan Duncan – Retired, Pinnacle Rarities ...... There are many strategies for collecting the classic commemorative series. With 144 silver coins across 50 different...

New Book on Tokens of Love, Loss and Disrespect

Coins and tokens from the 18th and early 19th centuries were frequently repurposed to communicate private and public messages – from ad hoc scratchings...

Stack’s Bowers Galleries Grows Its Hong Kong Office

Stack’s Bowers Galleries is pleased to welcome Kelvin Cheung, one of the foremost experts in world paper money and Asian coins, to its industry-leading...

1960 Lincoln Cent Overdate Varieties in Proof – Identification Tips and Value | Coinweek

As the much-missed numismatist David Lange wrote in his excellent CoinWeek article, 1960 was a pivotal year for coin collecting in the United States. Rare...

The 2016-W Silver Eagle From the West Point Mint Hoard Explained

  The West Point Mint Hoard of Silver Eagles by Bullion Shark LLC ...... In a surprise move, the United States Mint announced in late 2019...

Ancient Greek Coins – The Mythology of Ajax the Lesser

Ancient Greek Coins By Russell A. Augustin, AU Capital Management, LLC ...... The Colosseo Collection ...... Opus was a small, infertile territory on the coast of...

A Brief History of the Vienna Philharmonic Gold Coin

By Tyler Rossi for CoinWeek .....   The Vienna Philharmonic Gold Coin: Music to Investor's Ears It is fascinating how events in two different countries on different...

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