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2024 American Eagle Gold Proof Coins Available May 2

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By CoinWeek ....   Product options for the 2024 American Gold Eagle Proof coin (collectible versions of the annual bullion coin) will be available for purchase...
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Big Things Happened at the United States Mint in May

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By CoinWeek .....   Summer gets underway in May and for some Americans, this is a period of rest and relaxation. Not so for the United States...
1839 Liberty Head Half Eagle Proof. Image: Heritage Auctions / CoinWeek.

1839 Liberty Head Half Eagle Proof : A Collector’s Guide

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By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   Proof coinage of the gold $5 half eagle denomination is reported in very low numbers...
1839 Liberty Head Half Eagle. Image: Stack's Bowers / CoinWeek.

1839 Liberty Head Half Eagle : A Collector’s Guide

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By Charles Morgan, Hubert Walker, and Russell Augustin for CoinWeek Notes ..... Christian Gobrecht's Liberty Head design for the half eagle replaced the William Kneass...
1852 Liberty Head Double Eagle. Image: Heritage Auctions / CoinWeek.

Liberty Head Double Eagle, Without Motto (1850-1866) | CoinWeek

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By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes ..... In the 1830s, minor gold rushes in the Southeast spurred the private coinage of the Bechtler...

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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

First Read: 100 Greatest Ancient Coins, Third Edition

Coins of Justinian the Great

Jesus Christ on Ancient Coins

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Modern Quarters Worth Money

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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....

Some Practical Coin Grading Concepts for the Average Collector

Ten Affordable Coins and Banknotes From Around the World

Why Bullion Investors Often Transition Into Being Coin Collectors

Budget Coin Collecting: How to Raise Money to Buy Better Coins

Mid America Rare Coins - Jeff Garrett

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Ten Powerful and Beautiful Women on Coins

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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...

10 Unusual World and U.S. Coins and Patterns

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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...

10 Things to Ask Before Buying Physical Gold, Silver, or Other Metals

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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

Kernel – Inner Disc of a Bimetallic Coin

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Künker 2024 Berlin Auction Realizes 10.9 Million Euros in One Day

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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...
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1990 American Silver Eagle : A Collector’s Guide

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

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

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(n.) The term condition rarity can refer to two things: ) A coin that is considered rare because of its exceptional state of preservation. This...
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Sacagawea Dollar (2000-Present) : A Collector’s Guide

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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...
Numismatic Terms

MS64 : The In-Between Grade

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MS64 is an in-between grade that splits the difference between MS63 (Choice) and MS65 (Gem). On January 1, 1986, NCI (Numismatic Certification Institute), a Dallas,...
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Selvage – A US Paper Money Security Feature

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(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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Terminal Point and How It Impacts Certified Coins

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(n.) The "terminal point" is the highest possible grade where the cost of submitting a coin to a third-party grading service is still higher than...
Numismatic Terms

Spurious Set – Collecting Coins by Theme

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(n.) As used by coin writer Susan Headley, a spurious set is any set of coins that lack a true relationship to each other except...
Numismatic Terms

Guilloché – The Intricate Web Pattern on Paper Money

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(n.) Guilloché (pronounced “GEE-uh-shay” with a hard g) is a word borrowed from the fields of jewelry and metalworking that is frequently encountered when dealing...
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