US Coins
Big Things Happened at the United States Mint in May
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Summer gets underway in May and for some Americans, this is a period of rest and relaxation. Not so for the United States...
1839 Liberty Head Half Eagle Proof : A Collector’s Guide
By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....
Proof coinage of the gold $5 half eagle denomination is reported in very low numbers...
1839 Liberty Head Half Eagle : A Collector’s Guide
By Charles Morgan, Hubert Walker, and Russell Augustin for CoinWeek Notes .....
Christian Gobrecht's Liberty Head design for the half eagle replaced the William Kneass...
Liberty Head Double Eagle, Without Motto (1850-1866) | CoinWeek
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In the 1830s, minor gold rushes in the Southeast spurred the private coinage of the Bechtler...
1993 American Silver Eagle : A Collector’s Guide
By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....
Silver's average spot price in 1993 jumped to $4.31, 36¢ higher than the metal averaged in 1992. Demand for the bullion...