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1807 Capped Bust Quarter Eagle graded CACG MS62. Image: Heritage Auctions / CoinWeek.

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

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

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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1959 Lincoln Memorial 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...
1958-D Lincoln Cent. Image: Stack's Bowers / CoinWeek.

1958-D Lincoln Wheat Cent : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   The Last Lincoln Wheat Cent The 1958 Lincoln Cent and 1958-D Lincoln Wheat Cent were the last regular issues to feature...
2012-D Acadia National Park Quarter. Image: United States Mint / Adobe Stock.

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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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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Royal Canadian Mint Commemorates Underground Railroad on New Coin

The Underground Railroad, the famous network of safe houses and secret routes that helped enslaved people of African descent escape to freedom, is the...

Five Collecting Trends I See in the 2022 Rare Date Gold Coin Market

By Doug Winter - RareGoldCoins.com ...... CoinWeek Content Partner Here are five collecting trends that I see making a big impact in the rare date gold...

Numismatic Crime – $100,000 Worth of Coins Stolen at Starbucks

By Doug Davis - Founder & President, Numismatic Crime Information Center (NCIC) ...... Coins and Silver Seized in Arrest The Police Department of Groveland, Florida is...

Treasury Secretary Appoints Dr. Lawrence Brown to Chair CCAC

On Friday, January 28, the United States Mint announced that the Secretary of the Treasury has appointed Dr. Lawrence S. Brown as the next...

2022 Could Be “Year of Sound Money” in States

By Jp Cortez - Money Metals Exchange ......   Last year was a good year for state-level sound money legislation across the United States. 2022 could...

Impressive Gold Half Anna, Other World Coins at Atlas Numismatics

By Atlas Numismatics ...... This month we have brought together quite an interesting selection of coins and medals for your consideration. If you see something of interest,...

What Were the Odds? A Rare 1862 Seated Liberty Dollar in Mint State

By Greg Shishmanian ..... Last year a friend who’s been a coin dealer since the late 1970s shared a story about a shop he visited...

World and US Paper Money Highlights in February Stack’s Bowers CCO Auctions

By Christopher Dahncke - Currency Auction Associate, Stack's Bowers Galleries ...... 1923 $5 Lincoln Porthole Silver Certificate The Stack's Bowers Galleries February 2022 U.S. Currency Collectors...

Heritage to Offer Long Island Collection of European Coins January 30

Sunday, January 30 will see the first dedicated Showcase sale from Heritage Auctions featuring offerings from The Long Island Collection, a wide-ranging collection of...

America’s First Silver Dollar Acquired for $12 Million by GreatCollections

World's Most Valuable Silver Coin and Second-Highest Price Ever Paid for a Rare Coin   An exceedingly rare coin minted in 1794, widely believed to be...

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