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1936 Arkansas Robinson Half Dollar : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   The abuses of the classic commemorative coin era reached full steam in the 1930s as competing promoters pushed Congress to pass...
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1992-S Proof American Silver Eagle : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   Enthusiasm for Proof American Silver Eagles waned from 1991 to the end of the decade, which is surprising given how important...
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1980-D Susan B. Anthony Dollar : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   In 1979, one year prior to the issue of the 1980-D Susan B. Anthony dollar, the small clad dollar was released...
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1797 Capped Bust Eagle, Heraldic Eagle : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes ..... After producing a small number (between 1,250 and 3,615) of 1797-dated Capped Bust Eagle coins with the Small Eagle reverse, the...
1797 Capped Bust Eagle, BD-1. Image: Heritage Auctions / CoinWeek.

1797 Capped Bust Eagle, Small Eagle : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes ..... Just five years after the founding of the United States Mint, the 1797 Capped Bust Eagle is already the third...

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Bill Introduced to Facilitate Lawful Trade of Ancient Coins

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...

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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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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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Graven Images and the Coins of Ancient Tyre

By David Hendin for CoinWeek ..... Silver shekels and half-shekels of Tyre were used by Jews in ancient Jerusalem to pay the annual Temple tribute...

Obsolete US Currency Highlights: Polar Air and Polar Bear Notes

Polar Bear Notes by Brad Ciociola - Currency Specialist, Stack's Bowers Galleries ...... Obsolete currency collectors are often drawn to notes with visually striking and...

One-of-a-Kind Errors in The Don Bonser Collection of United States Error Coins, Part 2

When coins are manufactured, things don't necessarily go as planned, and the results can be both very intriguing and highly collectible. The Don Bonser...

Stack’s Bowers Galleries Announces New Philadelphia Gallery at 1735 Market Street

Stack’s Bowers Galleries is proud to announce plans for a new rare coin gallery in historic Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Located at 1735 Market Street on the...

Scarce “Triple Sig” Series 1882 $50 Gold Certificate Found in Old Book

1882 $50 Gold Certificate, PCGS Very Fine 30   By Cory Williams for PCGS ...... Recently, PCGS Banknote had this beautiful Gold Certificate come through the grading...

Mike Markowitz: Ten Roman and Byzantine Coins I’d Love to Own

By Mike Markowitz for CoinWeek .....   I collect Late Roman (c. 300-491 CE) and Byzantine (c. 491-1350 CE) gold coins. The tangled histories of these...

Legend Rare Coin Auctions Regency 43: Lots You Need to Know

Legend Rare Coin Auction Preview by Charles Morgan for CoinWeek ..... Legend Rare Coin Auctions’ (LRCA) Regency Auction 43 will be held on February 25 at...

Special Offering of Ancient Roman Coins in Heritage Auctions Month-Long Sale

The Heritage Month-Long auction closing on February 28 features Part I of A Special Collection of Ancient Coins. This offering concentrates on Roman Imperial...

Deceptively Fake New Zealand Crowns – How to Identify the Real One

By Paradime Coins ...... There is no doubt that eBay is a force in Numismatics. Sometimes a positive one, as when a someone snipes the last-needed...

Historic 1794 Starred Reverse Cent Featured in Stack’s Bowers March Las Vegas Auction

By James McCartney – Senior Numismatist, Stack’s Bowers ...... The Sheldon-48 Starred Reverse 1794 Liberty Cap cent is one of the most popular, eagerly sought,...

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