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1824/1 Capped Bust Quarter Eagle : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   The Philadelphia Mint struck its entire mintage of 2,600 Capped Bust Quarter Eagles in 1824 using a single die pair that...
1895 Barber Quarter Proof. Image: NGC / Adobe Stock.

1895 Barber Quarter Proof : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   The character of our nation's Proof coinage did not perceivably change when the United States...
1913 Indian Head Half Eagle. Image: Stack's Bowers / CoinWeek.

1913 Indian Head Half Eagle : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes ..... The 1913 Indian Head Half Eagle is readily available up the Choice Uncirculated but becomes scarce in Gem. The total number...
1856 Flying Eagle Cent. Image: David Lawrence Rare Coin.

The Coin That Inspired America’s Modern Coin Collecting: Jeff Garrett

By Jeff Garrett for Numismatic Guaranty Company (NGC) ......   United States Large Cents were first produced in 1793 and continued nearly uninterrupted until 1857. The...
1914-S Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle. Image: Stack's Bowers / CoinWeek.

1914-S Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes ..... The San Francisco Mint, having been the primary venue for striking $20 Double Eagle gold coins since its founding in...

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From Republic to Empire: The Story of the Roman Denarius, Part I

By Michael T. Shutterly for CoinWeek .....   What is the Roman denarius and where did it come from? How did it change over the nearly...

Collecting Strategies

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

Blanchard and Co Gold

World Coins

Queen Anne Guinea Rare Pattern at Atlas Numismatics

Atlas Numismatics is pleased to present 141 new coins and medals in their inventory this month, including a rare Queen Anne Pattern Guinea. We...

Bullion

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...

Numismatic Terms

C-Note – Another Name for the $100 Dollar Bill

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   (n.) Slang. A C-note is one of a handful of colloquial terms for the one-hundred-dollar bill, “C” being the Roman numeral for “100”...

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One Ounce Gold Oban Ingots Offered in Stack’s Bowers Precious Metals Auctions

In April 2021, Stack’s Bowers Galleries sold an incredibly rare Tenshō-era ca. 1588 Japanese Oban for $1.9 million USD, more than doubling the pre-sale...

Proof Cameo 1843 Seated Liberty Half Dollar Offered by GreatCollections

With a fine provence and spectacular toning, GreatCollections is offering the only certified Proof Cameo 1843 Seated Liberty Half Dollar. Graded as a PR...

Perth Mint Celebrates 15th Anniversary of Silver Koala With Gilded Coin

This extraordinary 3oz silver Proof gilded coin showcases one of Australia’s best-known native marsupials: the koala. Often perceived as a cuddly animal and generally...

2022 United States Mint Silver Proof Set on Sale June 23

The 2022 United States Mint Silver Proof Set will be available for purchase starting on June 23 at noon EDT. This year’s set includes...

Sesquicentennial Exposition of 1926 – Get Lady Liberty as a 1920s Flapper!

Sesquicentennial Exposition of 1926 - When you think of ways to honor your country, what do you think of?   For nations around the world, from...

United States 1864 Large Motto Two Cent Piece

In 1864 when the Two Cent coin was first issued, the US Civil War was still raging. One effect of the war was a...

Bad Money – Ancient Counterfeiters and Their Fake Coins

CoinWeek Ancient Coin Series by Mike Markowitz .... Mundus vult decipi, ergo decipiatur "The world wants to be deceived, so let it be deceived." -- attributed to...

114 Years Ago Today: ANA Co-Founder Dr. George F. Heath Passed Away

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek .... 114 years ago today, Dr. George Francis Heath died at his home in Monroe, Michigan. He...

US Paper Money Highlights of the Stack’s Bowers June Online Auction

By Christopher Dahncke - Currency Auction Associate, Stack's Bowers Galleries ...... 1934 $1,000 Philadelphia Federal Reserve Note The June U.S. Currency Collectors Choice Online (CCO) Auction...

Sassanian Silver Drachms

By Michael T. Shutterly for CoinWeek ..... Ardashir V, King of Persis, defeated Artabanus IV, the last Shahanshah (“King of Kings”) of Parthia, at the...

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