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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

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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...
1853 Liberty Seated Dime, With Arrows. Image: Stack's Bowers / CoinWeek.

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

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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...
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1959 Lincoln Memorial Cent : A Collector’s Guide

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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...
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1958-D Lincoln Wheat Cent : A Collector’s Guide

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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...
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2012-D Acadia National Park Quarter : A Collector’s Guide

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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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Bill Introduced to Facilitate Lawful Trade of Ancient Coins

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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

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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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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

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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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(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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1975 “No S” Roosevelt Dime – History and Value | CoinWeek

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A common question we receive from readers of CoinWeek relates to the modern rarity 1975 "No S" Roosevelt dime. The coin is so rare...
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1796 Capped Bust Right Quarter Eagle, No Stars

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There is little doubt that the 1796 Capped Bust Right, No Stars quarter eagle and the 1808 Capped Bust quarter eagle are two of...
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1971-S Eisenhower Dollar Proof : A Collector’s Guide

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By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   The Eisenhower dollar's debut in 1971 marked a resumption of producing a circulating dollar coin for the first time since 1935....
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1878 Twenty Cent Piece : A Collector’s Guide

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By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   The Twenty Cent piece took its final bow with this 1878 Proof-only issue. Six hundred coins were reportedly struck - a...
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1794 Flowing Hair Dollar : A Collector’s Guide

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The United States silver dollar denomination was authorized by the Mint Act of April 2, 1792, but was not produced until the fall of...
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Flowing Hair Half Dime, 1794-1795 | CoinWeek

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Small numbers of half dismes were made in 1792, a tangible result of the efforts of Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and Alexander Hamilton to...
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1987-S American Silver Eagle Proof : A Collector’s Guide

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By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   1987 was the second year of the American Silver Eagle bullion coin program and the first full year of coin production. While...
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1965 Lincoln Cent : A Collector’s Guide

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To collectors of U.S. coins, 1965 was an epoch-making year in the history of the American monetary system. A coinage shortage and the rise...
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Numismatic Crime – Coins, Banknotes Stolen From USPS

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Recent Alerts from Doug Davis - Founder and President, Numismatic Crime Information Center (NCIC) ......   Banknotes Recovered After Package Lost/Stolen in Mail Numismatic Crime Information Center...
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Finest Known – What It Does and Doesn’t Mean in the Coin Market

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(n.) A coin described as the "finest known" is a coin of such a condition that no other example of the same issue is known...
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