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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

US Coins CoinWeek Notes - May 2, 2024

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...

Liberty Seated Dime, With Stars and Arrows (1853-1855) | CoinWeek

US Coins CoinWeek Notes - May 2, 2024

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...

1959 Lincoln Memorial Cent. Image: Heritage Auctions / Adobe Stock.

1959 Lincoln Memorial Cent : A Collector’s Guide

US Coins CoinWeek Notes - May 2, 2024

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

US Coins CoinWeek Notes - May 1, 2024

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

US Coins CoinWeek Notes - May 1, 2024

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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Two rare date Carson City Mint coins on offer by DLRC.

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Rare and Key Date Carson City Coins in DLRC Online Auctions

DLRC - May 1, 2024

5-pound gold bar from the Nuestra Señora de Atocha. Image: Sedwick / CoinWeek.

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Gold Bar From Famous Shipwreck in May Sedwick Auction

Daniel Frank Sedwick - May 1, 2024

2022 Tiffany Gold Medal. Image: GreatCollections.

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

GreatCollections - April 29, 2024

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Ancient Coins

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...

Roman Household Gods on Coins

April 24, 2024

First Read: 100 Greatest Ancient Coins, Third Edition

April 15, 2024

Coins of Justinian the Great

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Jesus Christ on Ancient Coins

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Modern Quarters Worth Money

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....

Some Practical Coin Grading Concepts for the Average Collector

January 29, 2024

Ten Affordable Coins and Banknotes From Around the World

January 20, 2024

Why Bullion Investors Often Transition Into Being Coin Collectors

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Budget Coin Collecting: How to Raise Money to Buy Better Coins

January 19, 2024

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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...

10 Unusual World and U.S. Coins and Patterns

March 26, 2024

Monnaie de Paris Destroys 27 Million Coins in Design Snafu

January 15, 2024

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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...

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

March 21, 2024

The National Gold Bullion Depository at Fort Knox

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Numismatic Terms

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...

The Sheldon Scale – How Coins Are Graded

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Kernel – Inner Disc of a Bimetallic Coin

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Crime and Fraud

Numismatic Crime – Million Dollar Bullion Coin Theft

Numismatic Crime Information Center - January 10, 2022

By Doug Davis - Founder & President, Numismatic Crime Information Center (NCIC) ...... Million Dollar Coin Burglary at Sunnyvale, California Dealer The Sunnyvale, California Police Department...

World Coins

Islamic and Medieval Coins: New Years and Old Years

American Numismatic Society - January 7, 2022

By David Yoon for American Numismatic Society (ANS) ...... This essay is being written on December 31, 2021, to be posted on January 4, 2022....

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Bags in the Basement: Quantity Over Quality

Vic Bozarth - January 7, 2022

By Victor Bozarth for PCGS ...... Some coin deals are more memorable than others. Most deals are “one and done”, and you go on to...

World Coins

Austrian Mint Introduces Two New Coins: Wild Waters and Microraptor

Austrian Mint - January 7, 2022

By Austrian Mint ...... Alpine Treasures - Wild Waters The dramatic beauty of the Alps stems not only from the vertiginous peaks themselves but also from...

Remembering Numismatic Icon Harvey Stack, Co-Founder of Stack’s Bowers

Charles Morgan - January 6, 2022

By Charles Morgan for CoinWeek ..... It was with great sadness that I received the news that Harvey Stack, a longtime friend of CoinWeek and...

Ancient Coins

Aaron Berk Launches Educational Ancient Coin Podcast

CoinWeek - January 6, 2022

By Harlan J. Berk, Ltd ..... Aaron Berk and Mike Nottelmann are proud to announce the launch of a new video podcast. The Ancient Coin...

US Coins

Telling a 1964 Accented Hair Proof Kennedy Half Dollar Apart From Regular Kennedy Halves

Joshua McMorrow-Hernandez - January 6, 2022

By Joshua McMorrow-Hernandez for PCGS ...... The 1964 Accented Hair Kennedy Half Dollar is one of the most sought-after varieties of the long-running Kennedy series....

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