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Three-Cent Nickel, 1865-1889 | CoinWeek

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   The Three-Cent Nickel was an unusual coin denomination with an unusual history. It was first proposed in 1851 as a medium...
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1887 Liberty Seated Half Dollar

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes ..... U.S. Circulating Coin Production in 1887 - Putting the 1887 Liberty Seated Half Dollar in Context In 1887, the Philadelphia Mint handled...
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2019-P Native American Dollar – Mary Golda Ross : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes ..... Each year since 2009, the United States Mint has unveiled a new reverse design for...
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Liberty Seated Dime, Obverse Legend (1860-1891) : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   Thirteen stars were added to the obverse of the Liberty Seated Dime in 1838 to satisfy the interests of those who...
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Classic Head Cent, 1808-1814 | CoinWeek

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   Irish immigrant Robert Patterson was a schoolmaster, a shopkeeper, and a mathematician, the teacher of...

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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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Shield Nickel, No Rays (1867-1883) | CoinWeek

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   With the exception of just one year (1871), production of the nickel five-cent piece was...

Annie Jump Cannon : The Astronomer Honored on the Dollar

The astronomer Annie Jump Cannon was born December 11, 1863, in Delaware and died April 13, 1941, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Her pioneering work on...

Series of 1933 $10 Silver Certificate

Fr. 1700. Dubbed the "King of the Small Size Currency Notes", the Series of 1933 $10 Silver Certificate (Fr. 1700) is very rare. Out...

Künker 2024 Berlin Auction Realizes 10.9 Million Euros in One Day

By Künker GmbH ......   Every year, Künker’s flagship sale with important numismatic rarities kicks off the World Money Fair in Berlin, Germany. This also held...

1990 American Silver Eagle : A Collector’s Guide

The 1990 American Silver Eagle saw a slight production increase over the 1988 and 1989 year-end totals. With a mintage of 5,840,110 pieces, the...

Shield Nickel, With Rays (1866-1867) : A Collector’s Guide

Introduced following the end of the Civil War, the Shield nickel was the nation's first five-cent piece with nickel metal content. The coin was...

Condition Rarity – When to Look for It, When to Be Leery of It

(n.) The term condition rarity can refer to two things: ) A coin that is considered rare because of its exceptional state of preservation. This...

Sacagawea Dollar (2000-Present) : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes ..... The Sacagawea Dollar Follows More Than Two Centuries of Dollar Coin Flops Over the course of...

MS-64 – The In-Between Grade

MS-64 is an in-between grade that splits the difference between MS-63 (Choice) and MS-65 (Gem). On January 1, 1986, NCI (Numismatic Certification Institute), a Dallas,...

Selvage – A US Paper Money Security Feature

(n.) The term selvage refers to the extra paper around the edge of paper money before it is cut – sometimes used as a security...

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