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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

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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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By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   Proof coinage of the gold $5 half eagle denomination is reported in very low numbers...
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By Charles Morgan, Hubert Walker, and Russell Augustin for CoinWeek Notes ..... Christian Gobrecht's Liberty Head design for the half eagle replaced the William Kneass...

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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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Foreign Coins Struck by the United States Mint: Cuba in the 20th Century

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By Tyler Rossi for CoinWeek ..... Due to its geographical proximity to the US, the island of Cuba has always held a strategic position in...
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By Jesse Kraft for American Numismatic Society (ANS) ...... Prior to the adoption of the United States dollar with the Mint Act of 1792, the...
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Patience and Strategy Are Needed to Build a First-Rate Coin Collection

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By Mark Ferguson for PCGS ...... Building a collection that you’ll be proud to show off takes work – and time. Whether you collect mid-grade...
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Gold Daniel Morgan at Cowpens Medal Brings $960,000

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Stack’s Bowers Galleries Sets a New World Record for an American Historical Medal   The only Daniel Morgan at Cowpens medal known in gold, the sole...
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United States Mint Celebrates Its 230th Anniversary

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In 2022, the United States Mint celebrates its 230th anniversary. The Mint is one of the few federal agencies whose duties are specifically referenced...
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CCAC to Review 2023 American Women Quarters, Native American $1 Coin Designs

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The United States Mint announces that the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) will hold a teleconference public meeting April 19, 2022. The purpose of...
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2022 United States Mint Proof Set Available April 7

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The 2022 United States Mint Proof Set (product code 22RG) will be available for purchase starting on April 7 at noon EDT. This year,...
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Mike Byers Mint Error News – Triple Struck 1741 Peru Gold 8 Escudos

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By Mike Byers for Mint Error News ...... 1741 L V Peru Gold 8 Escudos Triple Struck Flipover NGC MS 62 Unique   This 1741 Peru Gold 8 Escudos is...
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Second Coin in the British Monarchs Series: James I and VI of Scotland

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The Royal Mint, one of the oldest continuously operating mints in the world, has struck coins for every British monarch for the last millennium,...
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Lovely Bust Half Dollar From Abigail Collection Offered in Stack’s Bowers Spring 2022 Auction

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By Christopher Maisano - Numismatist, Stack's Bower Galleries ...... The Capped Bust half dollar is one of the most popular series in all American numismatics....
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