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Big Things Happened at the United States Mint in the Month of June

Big Things Happened at the United States Mint in June

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By CoinWeek .....   Spring ends and summer begins in June. At the United States Mint, June has marked both beginnings and endings. Key personnel arrive and...
Dr. Mary Edwards Walker American Women Quarters. Image: U.S. Mint / CoinWeek.

U.S. Mint to Ship 2024 Dr. Mary Edwards Walker American Women Quarters June 3

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By CoinWeek ....   Circulating American Women Quarters depicting abolitionist, suffragette, and Medal of Honor winner Dr. Mary Edwards Walker will ship to banks and other...
United States 1977-D Roosevelt Dime

1977-D Roosevelt Dime : A Collector’s Guide

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By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   On February 9, 1977, Frank H. MacDonald, then Deputy Director of the United States Mint, announced that the Denver facility would...
The D. Brent Pogue 1972-S Eisenhower Dollar displays pleasing peacock toning. Image: Stack's Bowers / CoinWeek.

1972-S Eisenhower Dollar Uncirculated : A Collector’s Guide

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By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   1972: A Make-or-Break Year for the Eisenhower Dollar In 1972, a year after the initial buzz... and then thud... of the release...
1900 Liberty Head Half Eagle. Image: Heritage Auctions / CoinWeek.

1900 Liberty Head Half Eagle : A Collector’s Guide

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By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   As the penultimate year of production in the Philadelphia Mint’s old second facility on Chestnut and Juniper streets, the 1900 $5...

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The Great Reformer: The Coins of Diocletian

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By Mike Markowitz for CoinWeek .....   THE ABUNDANT AND complex coins of Diocletian document a period of profound change in Roman history. In November 284, Roman...

From Republic to Empire: The Story of the Roman Denarius, Part I

The Coins of Antoninus Pius

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Roman Household Gods on Coins

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Generic Gold Premiums Fall to Historic Lows, Creating Opportunities: Jeff Garrett

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By Jeff Garrett for Numismatic Guaranty Company (NGC) ......   As gold prices surged to record levels in the last month or so, the value of...

Shipping and Receiving Rare Coins: Jeff Garrett

Modern Quarters Worth Money

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Queen Anne Guinea Rare Pattern at Atlas Numismatics

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Atlas Numismatics is pleased to present 141 new coins and medals in their inventory this month, including a rare Queen Anne Pattern Guinea. We...

New Book Published on Fascinating Naseby Cup and the Coins It Contains

Ten Powerful and Beautiful Women on Coins

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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

The National Gold Bullion Depository at Fort Knox

Numismatic Terms

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C-Note – Another Name for the $100 Dollar Bill

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By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   (n.) Slang. A C-note is one of a handful of colloquial terms for the one-hundred-dollar bill, “C” being the Roman numeral for “100”...

Radar Note – A Fancy Number Federal Reserve Note

Transposed Arrows – A Heraldic Term and a Strange Bias on Coins

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1858-D Type 3 Gold Dollar : A Collector’s Guide

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The Dahlonega branch of the United States Mint struck 3,477 gold dollars in 1858, producing the entire issue from one pair of dies (Winter...
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Draped Bust Half Dime, Small Eagle (1796-1797) | CoinWeek

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By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   New Half Dime Design Meant to Beautify American Coinage The Flowing Hair Half Dime design of...
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How Erratic Coin Distribution Affected Mint Workers

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By Roger W. Burdette, special to CoinWeek .....   Coming into the 20th century, mint facilities in the United States were putting coins into circulation on...
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1878-CC Morgan Dollar : A Collector’s Guide

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Despite opposition from the president, Congressional passage of the Bland-Allison Act seemed assured by February 1878. In late February, Treasury Secretary John Sherman sent...
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1928-S Peace Dollar : A Collector’s Guide

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The 1928-S Peace dollar is among the most common later-date Peace dollars and one of the series’ major condition rarities. The last date struck...
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Who Is on the Dime?

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By CoinWeek ....   When people first encounter a coin, they may not be familiar with the person portrayed on the obverse or sometimes portrayed on...
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1862 Three-Cent Silver : A Collector’s Guide

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By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   The United States Mint at Philadelphia struck 343,000 Three-Cent Silver coins in 1862; this was the last mintage over 100,000 that...
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1796 Draped Bust Quarter, Small Eagle : A Collector’s Guide

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The United States Mint issued its first copper coins in 1793, its first silver coins in 1794, and its first gold coins in 1795....
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An 1807 Half Dollar and Friends – Jack Young’s Fun With Fakes

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By Jack D. Young, Early American Coppers (EAC), and the Dark Side Group ......   This latest installment of my CoinWeek exclusive series will initially focus...
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1922 Peace Dollar, High Relief, Matte Proof : A Collector’s Guide

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The 1921 High Relief Peace dollar was produced from December 28 to December 31, 1921. United States Mint Chief Engraver George T. Morgan anticipated...
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