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1807 Capped Bust Quarter Eagle graded CACG MS62. Image: Heritage Auctions / CoinWeek.

Capped Bust Right Quarter Eagle, With Stars (1796-1807) | CoinWeek

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   A Humble Start for Quarter Eagle Coinage The Mint Act of 1792 established the new federal mint and authorized the production of...
1853 Liberty Seated Dime, With Arrows. Image: Stack's Bowers / CoinWeek.

Liberty Seated Dime, With Stars and Arrows (1853-1855) | CoinWeek

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   The Coinage Act of February 21, 1853 established a fiat coinage for this nation; that is, the value stamped on a...
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1959 Lincoln Memorial Cent : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   The Lincoln Wheat Cent was set to enter its 50th year of production in 1959. The date marked the sesquicentennial of...
1958-D Lincoln Cent. Image: Stack's Bowers / CoinWeek.

1958-D Lincoln Wheat Cent : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   The Last Lincoln Wheat Cent The 1958 Lincoln Cent and 1958-D Lincoln Wheat Cent were the last regular issues to feature...
2012-D Acadia National Park Quarter. Image: United States Mint / Adobe Stock.

2012-D Acadia National Park Quarter : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   The 2012-D Acadia National Park Quarter was the third America the Beautiful (ATB) quarter design released in the program's third year...

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Bill Introduced to Facilitate Lawful Trade of Ancient Coins

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...

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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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Medal Alignment – One Way to Orient Obverse and Reverse

(n.) To say that a numismatic object--specifically a round object made of metal with designs engraved on two faces--is in medal alignment means that the...

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Coin Collecting Strategies – Collecting By Die Variety

By Jeff Garrett for Numismatic Guaranty Company (NGC) ......   In coin collecting, there is no right or wrong decision when it comes to deciding which...

Full Set of 1941 Panama Notes Offered in Stack’s Bowers June Auction

Stack’s Bowers Galleries will offer a full set of the 1941 Panama Arias series in their upcoming June Collectors Choice Online (CCO) Auction. Individually...

Ancient Coins: Lydian Gold Considered First Coins in the World

Lydian coinage is considered among the very first coins ever produced and used   By Russell A. Augustin, AU Capital Management, LLC ......   The Colosseo Collection ......   The...

New Dated Gold Coin Market Thanks to Fairmont/Hendricks Collection

By Doug Winter - RareGoldCoins.com ...... CoinWeek Content Partner The April 2022 Stack’s Bowers sale of the Fairmont/”Hendricks” coins likely has forever changed the rare date...

Rare Brazilian and Portuguese Coins, Currency Showcased in May 15 Auction

Heritage Auctions' ongoing Showcase series featuring scarce and sought-after Brazilian and Portuguese rarities continues with part IV of A Special Presentation of Brazilian and...

ANA Library Receives Walter Breen Papers, Books From Dwight N. Manley

Prominent collector and benefactor Dwight N. Manley of Brea, California has donated to the American Numismatic Association (ANA) more than 60 books, auction catalogs,...

Numismatic Americana Offered by Early American History Auctions

Many Unique and Finest Known Historic Numismatic Rarities to be Sold at Auction Saturday, May 14, 2022   The most significant and consequential specialized Numismatic and...

Q. David Bowers: Amon G. Carter, Sr. and Amon G. Carter, Jr.

By Q. David Bowers - Co-Founder, Stack's Bowers ..... Amon Carter, Sr. Born on December 11, 1879, Amon Gamaliel Carter, Sr., was a Texas oilman in...

The Coins That Aren’t There

By David Yoon for American Numismatic Society (ANS) ......   It has long been said that the absence of evidence is not evidence of absence. This...

An Emergency Coin From a Country That No Longer Exists

By Jay Turner for PCGS ...... Emergency issues are often prized coins in numismatics. Generally, these coins are made in times of desperation and withdrawn...

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