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1899 Liberty Head Eagle with Motto. Image: Stack's Bowers / Adobe Stock / CoinWeek.

Liberty Head Eagle, with Motto (1866-1907) | CoinWeek

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   The $10 gold eagle was the largest denomination coin authorized by the Mint Act of 1792, but an unfavorable silver-to-gold ratio...
2014-S Shenandoah Quarter. Image: United States Mint.

2014-S Shenandoah National Park Quarter : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   The 2014-S Shenandoah National Park Quarter is a non-circulating legal tender quarter produced by the...
1895 Barber Quarter. Image: Heritage Auctions / CoinWeek.

1895 Barber Quarter : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   The Philadelphia Mint struck 4,440,000 Barberer Quarters in 1895, a tiny sum by today's standards,...
1928 Hawaiian Sesquicentennial Half Dollar graded PCGS MS66+. Image: Heritage Auctions (visit www.ha.com).

1928 Hawaiian Sesquicentennial Half Dollar : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   The 1928 Hawaiian Sesquicentennial half dollar was struck to commemorate the 150th Anniversary of British Captain James Cook's discovery of the...
Left: The Famous Lord St. Oswald-Norweb 1794 Flowing Hair Silver Dollar. Right: The Taffs-Miles-Blue Moon 1794 Dollar Reverse. Both Images Courtesy: Stack's Bowers.

Flowing Hair Dollar, 1794-1795 | CoinWeek

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes ..... The Mint Act of April 2, 1792, authorized the production of half cent and one cent copper coins, silver coins in...

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Roman Household Gods on Coins

By Dr. Steve Benner for CoinWeek .....   Most people who are even remotely familiar with the Roman Empire can name some of the gods that...

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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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Kernel – Inner Disc of a Bimetallic Coin

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   (n.) In numismatic terms, the kernel is the central or inner disc of a bimetallic coin....

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PCGS Launches Pack-Grading and New Small-Size Holders for Banknotes

PCGS begins grading full and half packs of U.S. small-size notes and unveils a new holder for smaller notes   Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) has...

Incredible U.S. Coin Rarities Offered in Stack’s Bowers June 2022 Auction

Stack’s Bowers Galleries is excited to present their June 2022 Showcase Auction of United States Coins and Numismatic Americana, the official Auction for the...

US Coin Profiles – Standing Liberty Quarter, Type 1 1916-1917

Charles Barber's quarter dollar design was introduced in 1892, a beneficiary of the provision of the Mint Act of 1890, which allowed for the...

The $4 Stella Gold Coin: A Failed Idea That Collectors Loved

By Bullion Shark LLC ...... In 1879 and 1880, the United States Mint struck two design types of $4 gold coin patterns that are known...

1886 Liberty Head Nickel : A Collector’s Guide

While not necessarily a well-known year in American history, 1886 saw a series of interesting and important historical events: the dedication of the Statue...

Heritage to Sell 2021 Nobel Peace Prize Medal Awarded to Russian Journalist Dmitry Muratov

Dmitry Muratov, editor-in-chief of the influential Russian news outlet Novaya Gazeta, will auction his 2021 Nobel Peace Prize medal on June 20 through Heritage...

Five Collecting Trends for the 2022 Rare Date Gold Coin Market

By Doug Winter for PCGS ...... The coin market has been evolving quickly over the past 24 months. Here are five collecting trends that I...

From the Dark Corner: An “Authenticated” Counterfeit 1723 Rosa Americana!

By Jack D. Young, Early American Coppers (EAC) ...... Since my "last" installment of this series about my 1796 large cent , I have attended...

A Look at the Ancient Coin Market Through Recent Auction Results

By Tyler Rossi for CoinWeek .....   Let’s take a tour through the auction records to get a sense of the value of an ancient coin....

Julie Abrams Joins Stack’s Bowers as Consignment Director, Dealer Liaison

Stack’s Bowers Galleries welcomes Julie Abrams as Consignment Director and Dealer Liaison and the most recent valued addition to the firm’s growing worldwide operations....

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