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1967 Washington Quarter. Image: Stack's Bowers / CoinWeek.

1967 Washington Quarter : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes ..... The growth of fractional coins in the United States reached record levels in 1967, with...
1839 Liberty Seated Half Dollar, WB-4. Image: Stack's Bowers / CoinWeek.

1839 Liberty Seated Half Dollar, No Drapery : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   The half dollar was the last denomination to adopt United States Mint Chief Engraver Christian Gobrecht's Liberty Seated design, replacing the...
Classic Head Half Eagle. Image: Stack's Bowers / CoinWeek.

Classic Head Half Eagle, 1834-1838 | CoinWeek

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   The Classic Head Half Eagle, along with its Classic Head Quarter Eagle sister coin, was produced in response to a problem...
Jack Young's Top 5 Rare Coin Fakes, Part 2.

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

By Jack D. Young, Early American Coppers (EAC), and the Dark Side Group ......   Charles recently asked me to compile a list of the...
1809 Classic Head Half Cent. Image: Heritage Auctions (visit www.ha.com).

1809 Classic Head Half Cent : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   In 1809, the United States Mint updated the design of the half cent, replacing the Draped Bust design with engraver John...

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The Coins of Antoninus Pius

By Mike Markowitz for CoinWeek .....   His reign is marked by the rare advantage of furnishing very few materials for history; which is, indeed, little...

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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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New Book Published on Fascinating Naseby Cup and the Coins It Contains

The Naseby Cup is an elaborately crafted silver drinking vessel that stands over two feet tall and is decorated with rare coins and medals...

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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...

Numismatic Terms

Medal Alignment – One Way to Orient Obverse and Reverse

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   (n.) To say that a numismatic object--specifically a round object made of metal with designs engraved...

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An 1807 Half Dollar and Friends – Jack Young’s Fun With Fakes

By Jack D. Young, Early American Coppers (EAC), and the Dark Side Group ......   This latest installment of my CoinWeek exclusive series will initially focus...

1922 Peace Dollar, High Relief, Matte Proof : A Collector’s Guide

The 1921 High Relief Peace dollar was produced from December 28 to December 31, 1921. United States Mint Chief Engraver George T. Morgan anticipated...

1885 Liberty Head Nickel : A Collector’s Guide

The Philadelphia Mint struck over 1.472 million 1885 Liberty Head nickels. Because of the influx of nickels being returned to the Treasury Department, production...

Gobrecht Dollar, 1836-1839 | CoinWeek

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   The Mint's First Attempt to Bring Back the Silver Dollar The suspension of silver dollar production...

1976-D Bicentennial Quarter : A Collector’s Guide

The 1976-D Bicentennial quarter is still doing its job, nearly a half-century after its issue in 1975 and 1976. Introduced alongside redesigned half dollars...

1970-D Kennedy Half Dollar : A Collector’s Guide

The 1970-D Kennedy Half Dollar was the last of the regular-strike silver-clad half dollars and the last Kennedy half intended for circulation that contained...

1853-O Liberty Seated Half Dime : A Collector’s Guide

The New Orleans Mint struck Liberty Seated half dimes in two configurations in the year 1853. In March of that year, the Mint struck...

1988-S Proof American Silver Eagle : A Collector’s Guide

The same year that the American Silver Eagle Proof coin debuted, the United States Mint had a runaway hit with the Statue of Liberty...

Gold Dollar, Type 1 (Liberty Head) 1849-1854 | CoinWeek

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   Type 1 | Type 2 | Type 3 * * * The Gold Dollar was the smallest...

Three-Dollar Gold, 1854-1889 | CoinWeek

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   The Three-Dollar Gold piece was a .900 fine gold coin produced by the United States Mint from 1854 to 1889. Authorized...

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