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1797 Capped Bust Eagle, Heraldic Eagle : A Collector’s Guide

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By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   After producing a small number (between 1,250 and 3,615) of 1797-dated Capped Bust Eagle coins with the Small Eagle reverse, the...
1797 Capped Bust Eagle, BD-1. Image: Heritage Auctions / CoinWeek.

1797 Capped Bust Eagle, Small Eagle : A Collector’s Guide

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By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   Just five years after the founding of the United States Mint, the 1797 Capped Bust Eagle is already the third...
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Metal Detectorist Finds Bar Copper Worth Thousands in Connecticut Town

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By Hubert Walker for CoinWeek ....   There's a reason that metal detectorists go back to the field day in, day out. Whether the hunt turns out...
1807 Capped Bust Quarter Eagle graded CACG MS62. Image: Heritage Auctions / CoinWeek.

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

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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

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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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Bill Introduced to Facilitate Lawful Trade of Ancient Coins

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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...

Roman Household Gods on Coins

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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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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

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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...

10 Things to Ask Before Buying Physical Gold, Silver, or Other Metals

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Medal Alignment – One Way to Orient Obverse and Reverse

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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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MacNeil’s Personal 1916 Standing Liberty Quarter at ANA Money Show

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By DFW Coin & Jewelry Center ...... The Standing Liberty quarter was designed by Hermon MacNeil and was minted from 1916 to 1930. An exciting development...
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Flowing Hair Stellas Lead Heritage U.S. Coins Auction Above $16.5 Million

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An 1879 Flowing Hair Stella sold for $184,500 USD to lead Heritage Auctions’ Long Beach Expo US Coins Signature Auction to $16,503,414. The event...
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Ancient Coins and (Modern) Object Biographies

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By Nathan Elkins for American Numismatic Society (ANS) ......   One way to study numismatic objects is through the lens of the anthropological/archaeological concept of object...
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Exemplary Early Half Eagle Offered in Stack’s Bowers Spring Showcase Auction

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By Christopher Maisano - Numismatist, Stack's Bower Galleries ...... This exceptional 1802/1 half eagle will be featured in the Rarities Night session of the Stack's...

National Silver Dollar Round Table Award Winners and Central States Update

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No NSDR Banquet at Central States National Silver Dollar Round Table membership ... I want to thank all of you that responded to the last...
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US Mint Announces Release of 2nd Platinum Proof Coin Celebrating Five Freedoms of First Amendment

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2022 Coin Acclaims Bill of Rights’ Freedom of Speech   The United States Mint has announced that it is releasing the second coin in the five-year...
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From the Dark Corner: An “Authenticated” Counterfeit 1854 Huge O Liberty Seated Quarter

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By Jack D. Young, Early American Coppers (EAC) ...... In the previous installment, I discussed counterfeits struck from dies made from damaged and repaired genuine...
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Stack’s Bowers to Offer Hendricks Half Eagle Set From Fairmont Collection

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Stack’s Bowers Galleries is thrilled to announce the incredible Hendricks Set of half eagles from the Fairmont Collection, a landmark feature of their Spring...
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Euro Banknote Counterfeiting at Historically Low Level in 2021

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By European Central Bank (ECB) ...... 347,000 counterfeit euro banknotes were withdrawn from circulation in 2021, a historically low level in proportion to banknotes...
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Q. David Bowers: The Curious 1817 Cent With 15 Stars

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By Q. David Bowers - Co-Founder, Stack's Bowers ..... I have always liked large copper cents. First minted in 1793, they were made continuously until...
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