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Jack Young's Top 5 Rare Coin Fakes, Part I.

From the Dark Corner: Top Five Counterfeits I Have Seen, Part I

By Jack D. Young, Early American Coppers (EAC), and the Dark Side Group ......   After the submission of my 50th exclusive CoinWeek article on counterfeits,...
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Gold Dollar, Type 2 (Indian Head) 1854-1856 | CoinWeek

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   In 1854, the United States Mint issued a redesigned gold dollar with an increased diameter...
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1933-S Walking Liberty Half Dollar : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   Domestic coin demands increased slightly in 1933, prompting the San Francisco Mint to strike 1,786,000 Walking Liberty Half Dollars in 1933,...
1909 Indian Head Cent, reportedly the first one struck that year. Image: Stack's Bowers.

1909 Indian Head Cent : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   The year 1909 marked the 50th and final year of James Barton Longacre's Indian Head...
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1992 American Silver Eagle : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   After a surge of American Silver Eagle sales in 1991, demand softened considerably in 1992. Still, the 1992 American Silver Eagle...

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First Read: 100 Greatest Ancient Coins, Third Edition

Review by Mike Markowitz for CoinWeek .....   With nearly six decades of experience in the business, Chicago coin dealer Harlan J. Berk is a well...

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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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Kernel – Inner Disc of a Bimetallic Coin

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   (n.) In numismatic terms, the kernel is the central or inner disc of a bimetallic coin....

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CEO of Florida Armored Transport Company Pleads Guilty in Dirty Gold Scheme

By United States Attorney's Office, Southern District of Florida ...... Jesus Gabriel Rodriguez, Jr., 45, former CEO of Transvalue, a South Florida company that transported...

From the Dark Corner: An “Authenticated” NOT 1787 Connecticut Copper

By Jack D. Young, Early American Coppers (EAC) ...... In this series, I intend to continue to showcase different levels of "counterfeits", using a rather...

William Shakespeare Medal Reunited With Family

By John Thomassen for American Numismatic Society (ANS) ...... One of the more fascinating aspects of the American Numismatic Society’s (ANS) eBay store are the...

East India Company Presents Charity – Third Coin in Queen’s Virtues Collection

By East India Company Bullion Ltd ...... The East India Company Bullion Ltd. in association with the Government of St. Helena are pleased to announce...

CoinWeek Podcast #165: Mike Markowitz on Byzantine Coins

The CoinWeek Podcast is brought to you by PCGS. Check out PCGS’ new grading specials and take advantage of an exclusive offer to get...

The “Common” 1875 $10 Eagle Pattern Coin

By Leo Frese... A few years ago, an East Coast gentleman consigned his collection for me to market. Among his holdings was a Pattern that...

Why the Charlotte and Dahlonega Mints Were Built – Part 1

By Victor Bozarth for PCGS ...... Despite being here for nearly 300 years, no quantifiable gold was ever located by early European explorers in the...

Heritage Auctions NYINC World Coin Event Tops $17 Million

More than a dozen aggressive bids drove a Victoria gold Proof "Una and the Lion" 5 Pounds 1839 PR64 Deep Cameo PCGS to $528,000...

Stack’s Bowers Sells Over $20 Million in World and Ancient Coins at New York International Auction

NYINC’s Highest Grossing Auction and Highest Priced Individual Lot   Following a record-breaking year in 2021, the World and Ancient Coin Department at Stack’s Bowers Galleries...

Bank of Thailand to Launch New Polymer 20 Baht Note

By De La Rue, plc ..... The Bank of Thailand will launch the new 20 Baht note on March 24, 2022. This marks a transition...

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