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1807 Capped Bust Quarter Eagle graded CACG MS62. Image: Heritage Auctions / CoinWeek.

Capped Bust Right Quarter Eagle, With Stars (1796-1807) | CoinWeek

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By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   A Humble Start for Quarter Eagle Coinage The Mint Act of 1792 established the new federal mint and authorized the production of...
1853 Liberty Seated Dime, With Arrows. Image: Stack's Bowers / CoinWeek.

Liberty Seated Dime, With Stars and Arrows (1853-1855) | CoinWeek

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By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   The Coinage Act of February 21, 1853 established a fiat coinage for this nation; that is, the value stamped on a...
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1959 Lincoln Memorial Cent : A Collector’s Guide

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By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   The Lincoln Wheat Cent was set to enter its 50th year of production in 1959. The date marked the sesquicentennial of...
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1958-D Lincoln Wheat Cent : A Collector’s Guide

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By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   The Last Lincoln Wheat Cent The 1958 Lincoln Cent and 1958-D Lincoln Wheat Cent were the last regular issues to feature...
2012-D Acadia National Park Quarter. Image: United States Mint / Adobe Stock.

2012-D Acadia National Park Quarter : A Collector’s Guide

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By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   The 2012-D Acadia National Park Quarter was the third America the Beautiful (ATB) quarter design released in the program's third year...

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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

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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....

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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...

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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

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Liberty Head Nickel, With Cents (1883-1912) | CoinWeek

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The Liberty Head Nickel Does Not Go According to Plan On February 1, 1883, after two years of development, United States Mint Chief Engraver Charles...
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Al Kreuzer Memorial Award and Recipient List

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The Al Kreuzer Memorial Award is an award given out by the Anti-Counterfeiting Educational Foundation (ACEF) that “recognizes vigorous anti-counterfeiting efforts of collectors, dealers,...
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1872 Indian Head Cent : A Collector’s Guide

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By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   The United States Mint at Philadelphia produced over four million business strike Indian Head cents...
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In God Is Our Trust – Paper Money Inscription Explained

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“In God Is Our Trust” is a motto emblazoned on a federal shield that is located in the bottom right corner of the $20...
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Body Bag – A Former Container for Problem Coins

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(n.) Coins deemed upgradable by some third-party grading companies were at one time returned to the customer in a container known as a “body bag“....
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1964-D Kennedy Half Dollar : A Collector’s Guide

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The United States Mint struck 156,205,446 1964-D Kennedy half dollars at its Denver Mint facility. Production began on January 30, 1964. The Denver Mint...
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Stack’s Bowers Collectors Choice Auction Highlights US Coins, Currency

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Stack's Bowers Galleries is holding their next Collectors Choice Online (CCO) Auction of U.S. coins and currency February 21-22. The session of U.S. coins,...
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Not Just a Pretty Face: 10 Beautiful Women on Ancient Coins

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By Mike Markowitz for CoinWeek ..... Beauty is truth, truth beauty, —that is all Ye know on earth, and all ye need to know. — John Keats,...
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Four Unique Pattern Coins Housed at the Smithsonian

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By Blanchard and Company, Inc ...... Among the rare and historic U.S. pattern coins at the Smithsonian are: A 5 Dollars Pattern (1865) A...
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Accugrade – A Novel Approach to Coin Grading

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On occasion, one might encounter coins in obsolete coin slabs. One such obsolete slab presents a few interesting insights, that--had they been adopted more...
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