1964 Kennedy Half Dollar : A Collector’s Guide

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

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

US Coins CoinWeek Notes - May 16, 2024

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

US Coins CoinWeek Notes - May 16, 2024

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

US Coins CoinWeek Notes - May 16, 2024

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

US Coins CoinWeek Notes - May 16, 2024

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

US Coins CoinWeek Notes - May 16, 2024

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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Stack's Bowers and Ponterio Spring 2024 Hong Kong Auction. Image: Stack's Bowers / CoinWeek.

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Stack’s Bowers Realizes $22 Million+ in April 2024 Hong Kong Auction

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The Coins of Antoninus Pius

Mike Markowitz - May 9, 2024

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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CoinWeek - March 19, 2024

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

CoinWeek - May 10, 2024

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

Hubert Walker - April 11, 2024

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

CoinWeek Notes - April 30, 2024

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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Kernel – Inner Disc of a Bimetallic Coin

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SS Republic’s Incredible Numismatic Treasures

Bullion Shark - May 25, 2022

By Bullion Shark LLC ...... Coin collectors have long been fascinated by famous shipwrecks of vessels that were carrying lots of valuable coins, such as...

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1969-D Jefferson Nickel : A Collector’s Guide

CoinWeek Notes - May 24, 2022

202,807,500 Jefferson nickels were struck at the Denver Mint in 1969; quite a sum, but a far cry from the 2.8 billion nickels struck...

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The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly – Contemporary Counterfeit Coins From the Reign of Queen Isabel II

CoinWeek - May 24, 2022

By Patrick O’Connor - Aurora Rarities LLC ...... During a recent discussion, the subject of counterfeit coins arose - specifically, the odd circumstance whereby prices...

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Q. David Bowers: The Rise and Fall of the Commemorative Coin Market

Q. David Bowers - May 24, 2022

By Q. David Bowers - Co-Founder, Stack's Bowers ..... If you've been following the coin market in recent years, then you might know that the...

ANS Honors Dr. Sophia D. Kremydi With Prestigious Huntington Award

American Numismatic Society - May 24, 2022

The American Numismatic Society (ANS) is pleased to announce that the 2021 Archer Milton Huntington Medal Award, which recognizes outstanding achievement in numismatic scholarship,...

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Recovered Bell From Fabled “Ship of Gold” Donated To U.S. Naval Academy

CoinWeek - May 24, 2022

Gift from California business executive Dwight Manley honors ship’s brave Captain, Commander William Lewis Herndon The United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland has received...

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