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1843-O Liberty Head Half Eagle. Image: Stack's Bowers / Adobe Stock.

Liberty Head Half Eagle, No Motto (1839-1866) | CoinWeek

US Coins CoinWeek Notes - May 1, 2024

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...

2024 American Gold Eagles Out May 2. Image: U.S. Mint / CoinWeek.

2024 American Eagle Gold Proof Coins Available May 2

US Coins CoinWeek - May 1, 2024

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

Big Things Happened at the United States Mint in May

US Coins CoinWeek - May 1, 2024

By CoinWeek ..... Summer gets underway in May and for some Americans, this is a period of rest and relaxation. Not so for the United States...

1839 Liberty Head Half Eagle Proof. Image: Heritage Auctions / CoinWeek.

1839 Liberty Head Half Eagle Proof : A Collector’s Guide

US Coins CoinWeek Notes - April 30, 2024

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes ..... Proof coinage of the gold $5 half eagle denomination is reported in very low numbers...

1839 Liberty Head Half Eagle. Image: Stack's Bowers / CoinWeek.

1839 Liberty Head Half Eagle : A Collector’s Guide

US Coins CoinWeek Notes - April 30, 2024

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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2022 Tiffany Gold Medal. Image: GreatCollections.

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1st PCGS-Certified Gold TiffCoin by Tiffany & Co. in GreatCollections...

GreatCollections - April 29, 2024

1913 Buffalo Nickel, Type 1 Proof. Image: GreatCollections / CoinWeek.

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Gorgeous Proof 68 1913 Type 1 Buffalo Nickel Offered at GreatCollections

CoinWeek - April 22, 2024

1805 Capped Bust Half Eagle. Image: GreatCollections / CoinWeek.

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Strong Mint State 1805 Capped Bust Right Half Eagle at GreatCollections

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Bill Introduced to Facilitate Lawful Trade of Ancient Coins

Ancient Coin Collectors Guild - April 30, 2024

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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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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Ten Powerful and Beautiful Women on Coins

Tyler Rossi - April 17, 2024

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

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

(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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Perth Mint Issues 2022 1oz High-Relief Wedge-Tailed Eagle Gold Proof Coin

Perth Mint - April 4, 2022

This majestic Wedge-tailed Eagle silver coin, featuring artistry prepared exclusively for The Perth Mint by renowned US designer John M. Mercanti, showcases our ultra-high...

Ancient Roman Coins – Vespasian Aureus Buried at Pompeii

Russell A. Augustin - April 3, 2022

Vespasian. 69-79 CE. AV Aureus - Rome Mint - Struck 70 CE Aureus Buried at Pompeii by Russell A. Augustin, AU Capital Management, LLC ...... Mt....

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Unusual Items: US Mint ‘Gold Disks’ Made for Oil Payments to Saudi Arabia

CoinWeek - April 3, 2022

By CoinWeek ..... One of the things we find most exciting about reporting on the numismatic marketplace is coming across those things we either didn’t...

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Counterfeit Protection: 1881-S Morgan Dollar

Numismatic Guaranty Company - April 3, 2022

By Max Spiegel – Numismatic Guaranty Company (NGC) ...... Raised areas and the incorrect shape of the mintmark identify this 1881-S Morgan as a counterfeit. The 1881-S...

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Trade Dollars Featured in May 2022 Stack’s Bowers Hong Kong Auction

Nicholas Fritz - April 2, 2022

By Nicholas Fritz - Numismatist, World and Ancient Coins, Stack's Bowers Galleries ...... Western interest and trade within China is relatively recent, only beginning in...

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United States Mint Encourages the Public to Get Coins Moving

United States Mint - April 2, 2022

The United States Mint is asking the public to help get coins moving by using exact change when making purchases or turning them in...

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Heritage Auctions to Offer Rare Gold Ingots From ‘Ship of Gold’

Heritage Auctions - April 1, 2022

Justh & Hunter ingot is largest recovered specimen from Marysville branch Who among us hasn’t dreamed of recovering sunken treasure? Read one story about exploring...

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Counterfeit Coin Detection – 1942/41 Mercury Dime Overdate

Numismatic Guaranty Company - April 1, 2022

Counterfeit Coin Detection by Paul Sandler - Grader/Researcher, Numismatic Guaranty Company (NGC) ...... Altered dates and outright counterfeits are the two most common types of...