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1928 Hawaiian Sesquicentennial Half Dollar graded PCGS MS66+. Image: Heritage Auctions (visit www.ha.com).

1928 Hawaiian Sesquicentennial Half Dollar : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes ..... The 1928 Hawaiian Sesquicentennial half dollar was struck to commemorate the 150th Anniversary of British Captain James Cook's discovery of the...
Left: The Famous Lord St. Oswald-Norweb 1794 Flowing Hair Silver Dollar. Right: The Taffs-Miles-Blue Moon 1794 Dollar Reverse. Both Images Courtesy: Stack's Bowers.

Flowing Hair Dollar, 1794-1795 | CoinWeek

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   The Mint Act of April 2, 1792, authorized the production of half cent and one cent copper coins, silver coins in...
1870-S Three Dollar Gold Coin. Image: Heritage Auctions / CoinWeek.

1870-S Three-Dollar Gold Coin : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   The existence of the single known 1870-S Three Dollar Gold coin was first confirmed in hobby circles by numismatist Edgar H....
1926 Indian Head Quarter Eagle. Image: Stack's Bowers.

1926 Indian Head Quarter Eagle : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   The Philadelphia Mint struck 446,000 Indian Head Quarter Eagles in 1926, a typical mintage for the $2.50 gold coin denomination. 1926...
1888 Gold Dollar. Image: Stack's Bowers / CoinWeek.

Gold Dollar, Type 3 (Large Head) 1856-1889 | CoinWeek

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   Type 1 | Type 2 | Type 3 * * * In 1856, the United States Mint...

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Roman Household Gods on Coins

By Dr. Steve Benner for CoinWeek .....   Most people who are even remotely familiar with the Roman Empire can name some of the gods that...

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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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Cartagena MMXXI: The International Convention of Historians and Numismatists

By Jesse Kraft for American Numismatic Society (ANS) ...... This past week, between December 1 and 5, the Third International Convention of Historians and Numismatists...

Gold Dealers Sentenced for Financial Crimes and Gun Crimes

By United States Attorney’s Office, Southern District of California ...... Global Gold Exchange, LLC and its managers, Richard M. Owen, James Warren, and Jeffrey Morrow,...

Euro Banknotes to be Redesigned by 2024

By European Central Bank ..... ECB expects to select new euro banknote designs by 2024 ECB to seek the opinion of the public Multidisciplinary...

The Women Honored on the 2022 American Women Quarters

By Chris Bulfinch for CoinWeek ..... The United States Mint will release a new series of circulating commemorative quarters honoring American women notable for their...

Heritage to Offer Largest Justh & Hunter Gold Ingot From ‘Ship of Gold’

The gold brick is too heavy to lift easily or gracefully - something about molecular density making it much heavier than its 54 pounds,...

January NYINC Auction to Feature Coveted Iraq P-14 1/2 Dinar – Extremely Rare India Print Note

By Christopher Dahncke - Currency Auction Associate, Stack's Bowers Galleries ...... The Stack's Bowers Galleries January 2022 auction of the New York International Numismatic Convention...

Hard to Find Mint State 1859-O Gold Double Eagle at GreatCollections

More than 80 bids have been recorded in the sale of an uncirculated 1859-O $20 gold double eagle being offered by GreatCollections.com. Certified MS-60...

Why I Buy What I Buy, or “Why Did You Pass On My Coin?”

By Doug Winter - RareGoldCoins.com ...... CoinWeek Content Partner I was recently offered a coin by a dealer who I’m trying to cultivate as a potential...

Laura Gardin Fraser’s Washington Bust to Appear on American Women Quarters

By Bullion Shark LLC ...... If you collect American coins, then you've likely heard of Laura Gardin Fraser. She was an acclaimed and prolific early...

Impressive Roman Gold Aureus Headlines New York International Numismatic Convention Auction

By Nicholas Fritz - Numismatist, World and Ancient Coins, Stack's Bowers Galleries ......   The January 2022 New York International Numismatic Convention (NYINC) will once again...

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