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1852-O Liberty Head Double Eagle. Image: Stack's Bowers.

1852-O Liberty Head Double Eagle : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes ..... A steady stream of sojourners arrived at California's gold fields in 1852, hoping to claim their share of the new state's...
1951 Washington Quarter Proof. Image: Stack's Bowers / CoinWeek.

1951 Washington Quarter Proof : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   The 1951 Washington Quarter Proof was sold as part of the 1951 Proof Set. The...
Classic Head Quarter Eagle. Image: Stack's Bowers / CoinWeek.

Classic Head Quarter Eagle, 1834-1839 | CoinWeek

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   While the United States Mint had produced gold coins since 1795, few gold coins of...
1865 Two-Cent Piece. Image: Stack's Bowers / CoinWeek.

1865 Two-Cent Piece : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   First struck in 1864 in an attempt to solve the nationwide coin shortage, caused by the onset of the U.S. Civil...
1846 Liberty Seated Half Dime. Image: Heritage Auctions.

1846 Liberty Seated Half Dime : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   The Philadelphia Mint deployed one set of dies to produce the entire business strike mintage of 27,000 1846 Liberty Seated Half...

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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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Shipping and Receiving Rare Coins: Jeff Garrett

By Jeff Garrett for Numismatic Guaranty Company (NGC) ......   The internet has vastly expanded the reach and scope of the rare coin business. You can...

Mid America Rare Coins - Jeff Garrett

NGC Ancients Coin Grading

World Coins

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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Mullet – A Heraldic Star on Coins

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   (n.) In heraldry, a mullet refers to a star with straight rays, such as the star...

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1833 NOT PCGS Half Dollar Counterfeit – Jack Young’s Fun With Fakes

By Jack D. Young, Early American Coppers (EAC), and the Dark Side Group ......   The subject of this installment of the exclusive CoinWeek series starts...

1886 Silver Certificate, Rare $5 Silver Dollar Back, Offered by GreatCollections

By CoinWeek ....   Bidding ends very soon on GreatCollections.com for this Fr. 259 1886 $5 Silver Certificate Note, graded Extremely Fine 40 by PCGS Currency....

Alabama American Innovation $1 Coin Products Available April 8

Rolls and bags of the 2024 Alabama American Innovation $1 Coin go on sale directly from the United States Mint on Monday, April 8,...

CoinWeek Podcast Episode #184: Franklin Half Dollars and 1950s-1970s Proofs

  In this episode of the CoinWeek Podcast, Franklin half dollar expert Rick Tomaska stops by to discuss the record prices that Franklin half dollars...

Washington Quarter, Silver (1932-1964) | CoinWeek

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   In the early 1930s, the United States suffered from a widespread economic depression that followed...

Art Medals: Where Obverse and Reverse May Converge

By Dr. Jesse Kraft for the American Numismatic Society (ANS) ......   For most numismatic objects, the obverse and reverse are easy to recognize. Most of...

Stack’s Bowers Margolis Collection Pt. I Sets New Records – $2.78 Million for 252 Lots in Specialized Medal Sale

Stack’s Bowers Galleries continued to prove its leadership in the Numismatic Americana market with their March 25, 2024 record-breaking sale of the Richard Margolis...

California Proof – A Dubious Type of Morgan Dollar

(n.) Slang. Also known as a "California Special", a California Proof is a doctored Morgan silver dollar that has had its field polished and its devices...

Characteristic Ratio – A Formula to Understand Coin Survival Rates

Characteristic Ratio (C.R.) is a numismatic term coined by the late numismatist Walter Breen in the 1950s and used to denote the percentage of...

Chief : A Heraldic Term Used on Coins and Medals

(n.) In heraldry, a chief is the upper part of a shield, typically one third of the shield's total size, that contrasts with the remainder...

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