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Capped Bust Right Half Eagle, Heraldic Eagle (1795-1807)

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Classic Head Half Eagle, 1834-1838 | CoinWeek

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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

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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

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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...
1933-S Walking Liberty Half Dollar. Image: Heritage Auctions / CoinWeek.

Walking Liberty Half Dollar, 1916-1947 | CoinWeek

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By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   Provisions of the Mint Act of 1890 stipulated that the United States Mint could introduce...
1898 Proof Barber Half Dollar. Image: Stack's Bowers / CoinWeek.

1898 Barber Half Dollar Proof : A Collector’s Guide

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By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   In 1898, as was by then common practice for the United States Mint, Proof coins...

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The Coins of Antoninus Pius

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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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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

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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

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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

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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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Jeff Garrett: Guarantees in the Rare Coin Market

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The 35-year success of authentication and grading has given numismatics peace of mind   By Jeff Garrett for Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) ...... Rare coin certification is...
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Silver Lealana 0.1 Bitcoin in Stack’s Bowers November Showcase Auction

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By James McCartney – Senior Numismatist, Stack’s Bowers ......   Stack's Bowers Galleries is excited to present a physical Lealana Bitcoin to the passionate communities of...
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Heritage Features Gold Dollars and Threes in The Redding Collection Part 2

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Heritage Auctions recently featured The Redding Collection of Quarter Eagles in one of their Showcase auctions - a collection deep in both dates and...
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Collecting Carson City (CC) Coinage: Part Two – Silver Dollars

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By Victor Bozarth for PCGS ...... In the first installment of this three-part series on collecting the coinage of the Carson City (CC) Mint, I...
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San Francisco Double Eagles: A Date by Date Analysis Part One

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By Doug Winter - RareGoldCoins.com ...... CoinWeek Content Partner I originally published this article in June 2010, and since it's been a long time since I've...
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Perth Mint Coins – Australian Kookaburra 2021 2oz Silver Proof High Relief Gilded Coin

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This extraordinary 2oz silver proof high relief gilded coin showcases Australia’s largest kingfisher, the kookaburra. An essential feature of the dawn chorus, kookaburras also make...
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1982 Lincoln Memorial Cent : A Collector’s Guide | CoinWeek

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1982 was a landmark year for the United States one-cent coin, as the metallic composition of the coin was changed from bronze to copper-plated...
World Coins

Early Modern World Coins: The Ottoman Kuruş and the Control of Money

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By Ellen Nye and David Yoon for American Numismatic Society (ANS) ...... In August 2018, as the country of Turkey faced a currency crisis, its...
World Coins

The 1898 “Single 9” Pond: South Africa’s Rarest Gold Coin

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Most serious coin collectors in South Africa have heard about the Single 9, commonly referred to as the “King of South African Coins.” However...
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The Fascinating World of Saint Lambert Communion Tokens

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By Tyler Rossi for CoinWeek .....   Popularized in the 1560s by French Huguenots and Scottish Presbyterians, communion tokens quickly became a staple of northern Calvinism....
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