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1903-S Liberty Head Half Eagle. Image: CoinWeek.

1903-S Liberty Head Half Eagle : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes ..... 1903 saw a series of interesting events for America: the United States leased Guantanamo Bay from Cuba, the Ford Motor Company...
1976-D Kennedy Half Dollar. Image: Heritage Auctions / CoinWeek.

1976-D Bicentennial Kennedy Half Dollar : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   First released on July 7, 1975, the Kennedy Half Dollar became the first United States Bicentennial design to reach public hands. So...
2023-D American Women Edith Kanaka'ole Quarter. Image: U.S. Mint / CoinWeek.

2023-D American Women Edith Kanakaʻole Quarter : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   Released on March 27, 2023, the 2023-D American Women Quarter honoring Edith Kanakaʻole was the second of five designs released in...
1937 Walking Liberty Half Dollar. Image: Stack's Bowers / CoinWeek.

1937 Walking Liberty Half Dollar : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   After sporadic production throughout the 1920s and the early '30s, the Walking Liberty Half Dollar saw regular production at the Philadelphia...
1838-O Liberty Seated Dime. Image: Heritage Auctions / CoinWeek.

1838-O Liberty Seated Dime : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   The New Orleans Mint was one of three branches of the United States Mint authorized to be opened by the Coinage...

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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...

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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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1925-S Peace Dollar : A Collector’s Guide

With 1,610,000 struck, and only about two dozen bags equivalent of uncirculated examples saved, the 1925-S Peace dollar is the key to the Peace...

Truncation – How Portraits Fit on Coins

(n.) Truncation on coins can refer to the following things: 1.) The shortened part of a more complete object, such as a bust. The truncation is...

Rebus – Coin Design Not by Words

(n.) In numismatics, a rebus is an allusory or symbolic device that might be used as a design element on a coin; e.g. the Sun...

1848 “CAL” Liberty Head Quarter Eagle : A Collector’s Guide

The California Gold Rush may have been set off by James Wilson Marshall's January 24, 1848 discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill, but the...

1931 Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle : A Collector’s Guide

A total of 2,938,250 Saint-Gaudens double eagles were struck in 1931. None of the coins were distributed to the Federal Reserve Bank, and nearly...

Gramercy Stamp Company – Coin Board Manufacturer

The Gramercy Stamp Company was located at 323 W. 16th Street in Manhattan, New York City, and traded primarily in stamps. In July 1940,...

Accolated – Two Portraits, One Coin

(adj.) "Accolated" is a coin design term used to describe two overlapping portraits facing the same direction (either right or left), implying a shared vision...

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...

Roosevelt Dime, Silver (1946-1964) | CoinWeek

A Turning Point in American History Few presidents were as consequential in American history as President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. After failing to secure the Vice...

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

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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