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1958-D Lincoln Wheat 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...
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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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1991-S Proof American Silver Eagle : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   Collector demand for the 1991-S Proof American Silver Eagle was down 26% from the year before, even as the United States...
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Liberty Head Half Eagle, No Motto (1839-1866) | CoinWeek

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes ..... In the late 1830s, United States Mint Director Robert M. Patterson had Engraver Christian Gobrecht update...
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2024 American Eagle Gold Proof Coins Available May 2

By CoinWeek ....   Product options for the 2024 American Gold Eagle Proof coin (collectible versions of the annual bullion coin) will be available for purchase...

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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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Caribbean, African Banknotes Top Heritage European Paper Money Event

Netherlands World Banknote Auction Includes Elite Collection of Curaçao Notes   An extraordinary selection of notes from nations that at times have been under Dutch control...

Mike Byers Mint Error News – 1942-S Lincoln on Curaçao Cent Planchet

By Mike Byers for Mint Error News ...... 1942-S Wartime Lincoln Cent Struck on a Bronze Planchet NGC MS 62 Brown Unique Discovery Coin   This is a fascinating 1942-S...

Ancient Gold Coins : The First Circulating Gold Coinage and the Stag of Artemis

Ancient Gold Coins by Russell A. Augustin, AU Capital Management, LLC ......   From the The Colosseo Collection   The First Circulating Coinage Little is known about this mysterious...

Blanchard-Built Zito Collection Results in Two Auction Records Shattered

By Blanchard and Company, Inc ...... Blanchard and Company, one of the nation's leading tangible asset firms, made numismatic history again following this week's public...

PCGS Everyman Set Registry Proves Popular With Budget Collectors

By Sanjay Gandhi for PCGS ...... PCGS launched the “Everyman Mint State” category a few months ago, and it continues to grow at a steady...

Federal Court Orders Precious Metals Traders to Pay Penalties for Spoofing

Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) ...... The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced that Judge Steven C. Seeger of the U.S. District Court for...

It’s a Jungle out There! Later Date Large Cent Counterfeits

By Jack D. Young, Early American Coppers (EAC) ...... As I continue to document the "family" of counterfeits currently available on the market, both as...

Perth Mint Releases 2nd Incused Kookaburra 5oz Silver Coin

A recent addition to the Australian Kookaburra coin series, this stunning silver release features an incused impression of the latest kookaburra design. Known as...

Very Rare NGC-Certified Henry VII Gold Sovereign in Taisei Auction

An extremely rare Type 2 Henry VII Sovereign hand-struck in gold more than 500 years ago and now certified by Numismatic Guaranty Company (NGC)...

Royal Canadian Mint Pays Tribute to 10th Anniversary of the Last Penny

On May 4, 2012, the last penny was struck in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Ten years later, the Royal Canadian Mint is boldly commemorating that special...

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