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1936 Arkansas Robinson Half Dollar : A Collector’s Guide

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By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   The abuses of the classic commemorative coin era reached full steam in the 1930s as competing promoters pushed Congress to pass...
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1992-S Proof American Silver Eagle : A Collector’s Guide

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By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   Enthusiasm for Proof American Silver Eagles waned from 1991 to the end of the decade, which is surprising given how important...
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1980-D Susan B. Anthony Dollar : A Collector’s Guide

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By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes ..... In 1979, one year prior to the issue of the 1980-D Susan B. Anthony dollar, the small clad dollar was released...
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1797 Capped Bust Eagle, Heraldic Eagle : A Collector’s Guide

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

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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...

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Bill Introduced to Facilitate Lawful Trade of Ancient Coins

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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...

Roman Household Gods on Coins

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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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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

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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

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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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Stack’s Bowers Eclectic World Coin Sale Part of Summer 2022 Showcase Auction

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Continuing their successful year of world and ancient coin auctions, Stack’s Bowers Galleries is pleased to present the world and ancient coin auction that...
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Swiss Mint Issues Solar Energy Coin – Second in Series

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By Federal Mint Swissmint ...... On Thursday, July 21, 2022, the Federal Mint Swissmint issued the new "Solar Energy" 20-franc silver coin with color and...
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United States 1944 Walking Liberty Half Dollar

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In 1944, the United States Mint was working overtime to accommodate not only the wartime needs of the United States but also the needs...
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Third Coin in British Monarchs Series: George I

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The Royal Mint, one of the oldest continuously operating mints in the world, has struck coins for every British monarch for the last millennium,...
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Commonsense Counterfeit Detection: Philippines Counterstamped 8 Reales

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By Jay Turner for PCGS ...... There are many counterfeits and altered coins that unfortunately often defraud people in pursuit of building their collection or...

ANS Honors Royal Numismatic Society’s Richard Ashton With Festschrift

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The American Numismatic Society (ANS) is pleased to announce that Presbeus: Studies in Ancient Coinage Presented to Richard Ashton has now appeared and is...
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Uzbekistan Introduces New 200,000 Soum Banknotes

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The Central Bank of the Republic of Uzbekistan announces the issuing of new banknotes with a face value of 200,000 soums from July 15,...
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The 1792 Half Disme: A Small Coin with Huge Historical Significance

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By Blanchard & Company ...... The United States of America was still in its infancy in the early 1790s. The Founding Fathers signed the Constitution...
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In 2017 PCGS Certified Two Rare and Unusual Washington Quarter Errors

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Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) certified two extremely rare and unusual Washington Quarter errors in 2017. The first is the third-known example of a two-tailed...
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Metal Monsters: The Biggest Ancient Coins

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CoinWeek Ancient Coin Series by Mike Markowitz ...... IN 2007, CANADA captured a world record by producing five examples of a 100-kilogram gold piece (220.5...
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