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1855 Braided Hair Half Cent graded NGC MS65RD. Image: Heritage Auctions (visit www.ha.com).

1855 Braided Hair Half Cent : A Collector’s Guide

Cohen-1. Eckberg 1-A. Breen-1. Rarity-1. The Philadelphia Mint struck 56,500 circulation strike Braided Hair half cent coins in 1855. The United States Mint would...
1864 Two-Cent Piece. Small Date. Image: Stack's Bowers / CoinWeek.

1864 Two-Cent Piece – A Collector’s Guide | CoinWeek

With the passage of the Coinage Act of 1864, the United States Congress authorized the design and production of a brand-new denomination, the short-lived...
Proposed Classic Commemorative Coins. Image: Adobe Stock / USPS / CoinWeek.

Commemorative Coin Programs Not Signed Into Law (Classic Era)

The classic era of United States commemorative coins saw the release of 50 silver and 13 gold types, for a total of 157 coins,...
2013-P Mount Rushmore Quarter. Image: Adobe Stock / U.S. Mint / CoinWeek.

2013-P ATB Mount Rushmore Quarter : A Collector’s Guide

The 2013-P Mount Rushmore National Memorial quarter was the fifth quarter released in 2013 and the 20th coin in the America the Beautiful Quarters...
This 1893 Isabella quarter, graded NGC MS65, was sold by Stack’s Bowers on 6/16/2021 for $840.

1893 Isabella Quarter : A Collector’s Guide

The Isabella quarter is a commemorative coin that was sold during the 1893 Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois. The obverse of the coin features...

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Griffins on Ancient Coins

By Mike Markowitz for CoinWeek ..... But in the north of Europe there is by far the most gold. In this matter again I cannot...

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Some Practical Coin Grading Concepts for the Average Collector

By Roger W. Burdette, special to CoinWeek .....   Several days ago, a collector (DeplorableDan) posted photos and comments about an 1836 Quarter Eagle, Block 8...

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Monnaie de Paris Destroys 27 Million Coins in Design Snafu

By CoinWeek ....   In November 2023, the Monnaie de Paris had to destroy 27 million freshly struck 10-, 20-, and 50-cent euro coins that featured...

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The National Gold Bullion Depository at Fort Knox

By Roger W. Burdette, special to CoinWeek .....   Several months before passage of the Gold Reserve Act of January 30, 1934, the United States Treasury...

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William Jennings Bryan’s Cross of Gold Speech

By the 1890s, the United States Federal Government’s support of a de facto gold standard had ignited a bitter partisan divide. Democrats, led by...

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James Smillie’s $2 Bill Design is a Masterpiece

By CoinWeek .....   The portrait of Thomas Jefferson on the modern $2 bill has its roots in a 19th-century Legal Tender Note designed by...

Jim Bisognani: 2023 Coin Market Year in Review – Part 2

Jim Bisognani Coin Market Year in Review – NGC Weekly Market Report ......   As 2023 comes to an end, Jim poses some questions to numismatic...

Two New Counterfeit Dollar “Varieties” – Jack Young’s Fun With Fakes

By Jack D. Young, Early American Coppers (EAC), and the Dark Side Group ......   I had the opportunity to participate in The Coin Show’s Live...

250 Harriet Tubman 3-Coin Proof Sets to Include Hand-Signed COA

250 Harriet Tubman three-coin Proof sets will contain hand-signed Certificates of Authenticity (COA) by Mint Director Ventris C. Gibson, which will be randomly...

CAC Announces Crossover of the D.L. Hansen Collection, Will Other Big Collections Follow?

By CoinWeek Staff Reports .....   CAC Grading Announces the Crossover of D.L. Hansen's Barber Half Dollar Collection Crossovers of high-end collections to CAC may...

Ancient Coin Collectors Guild Introduces New Executive Director

The Ancient Coin Collectors Guild (ACCG) is pleased to announce the appointment of Keith Twitchell as the club's new Executive Director. Twitchell replaces Peter...

Proof Silver Eagle Among U.S. Mint Coins Collectors Can Snap up in January

With the distribution of the Rev. Dr. Pauli Murray quarter into circulation beginning on January 2, the United States Mint inaugurates its schedule of...

Ten Amazing Lincoln Cents Worth A Lot of Money

By CoinWeek .....   Lincoln cents, the most popularly collected of all coins produced by the United States, will mark their 115th year of production in...

Big Things Happened at the United States Mint in January

By CoinWeek .....   The month of January sets the stage for the new year. Americans go back to work, the wheels of the financial markets...

1986 American Silver Eagle Bullion Coin : History and Value

With the American Silver Eagle, the United States Enters the Bullion Coin Business The American Silver Eagle is a one ounce silver bullion coin, produced...

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