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1876 Liberty Head Eagle. Image: Stack's Bowers / CoinWeek.

1876 Liberty Head Eagle : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   The need for $10 gold eagles was low on the East Coast, so the Philadelphia...
1797 Draped Bust Half Dollar, Small Eagle. Image: Stack's Bowers / CoinWeek.

Draped Bust Half Dollar, Small Eagle (1796-1797) | CoinWeek

The Draped Bust half dollar was introduced after only two years of production of the previous design. The simple portrait of Liberty on the...
1877 Twenty Cent Piece graded NGC PF65UCAM. Image: Heritage Auctions (visit www.ha.com).

Twenty Cent Piece, 1875-1878 | CoinWeek

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   The Twenty Cent piece (also called a Twenty Cent coin) was a short-lived denomination equalling...
1990-S Proof American Silver Eagle. Image: Stack's Bowers / CoinWeek.

1990-S Proof American Silver Eagle : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   Collector enthusiasm lifted demand for the 1990-S Proof American Silver Eagle to its highest sales figure since 1987. The United States...
1916-D Mercury Dime.

1916-D Mercury Dime : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   The 1916-D Mercury dime is a scarce key date coin from the first year of issue of an iconic American coin...

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First Read: 100 Greatest Ancient Coins, Third Edition

Review by Mike Markowitz for CoinWeek .....   With nearly six decades of experience in the business, Chicago coin dealer Harlan J. Berk is a well...

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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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Ense Petit Placidam Svb Libertate Qvietem

Ense Petit Placidam Svb Libertate Qvietem is a Latin phrase meaning “Issued in the Defense of Liberty.” It appears on the 1775 Massachusetts “Sword-in-Hand”...

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Choice Unc. Spread Eagle 1863 $100 Legal Tender Note From Karelian Collection

By Brad Ciociola - Currency Specialist, Stack's Bowers Galleries ...... Stack’s Bowers Galleries’ March 2021 United States Currency auction will feature select offerings from the...

Colonial Coin Collectors Club Names New Publication Award in Honor of Sydney Martin

By American Numismatic Society (ANS) ...... The Colonial Coin Collectors Club (C4) Board of Directors announced the creation of the Sydney F. Martin Numismatic Publication...

Treasure Coins: Ancient Gold Coins Recovered From Shipwrecks

By Tyler Rossi for CoinWeek .....   The Dokos Shipwreck, the oldest in the world, was discovered by the father of underwater archaeology, Peter Throckmorton, after...

Stack’s Bowers January 15 World Paper Money Auction: Lots You Need to Know

By CoinWeek ..... Stack’s Bowers Galleries is hosting two world paper money auctions on January 15 and 18 that include a number of remarkable pieces...

Extraordinary Selections in Heritage NYINC World and Ancient Coins Auction

The 2021 NYINC Platinum Night & Signature auction, scheduled for January 21-22 at Coins.HA.com, promises to be one of Heritage's best World & Ancient...

Royal Canadian Mint Kicks off New Year by Celebrating 100th Anniversary of Bluenose

By the Royal Canadian Mint ...... The Royal Canadian Mint is launching a year-long celebration of Bluenose with a pair of coins dedicated to the...

Mint of Poland Wins Three Times at Coin Constellation 2020 Competition

By Mint of Poland ...... At the recent Coin Constellation 2020 competition based in Russia but with online voting through December 15, the Mint of...

Top Pop MS-68 1905 Half Eagle Featured in Stack’s Bowers March Showcase Auction

By James McCartney – Senior Numismatist, Stack’s Bowers ...... The 1905 Liberty Head half eagle is an underrated 20th-century issue that is desirable at all...

Jim Bisognani: It’s Time for My 10th Annual NGC Year in Review – Part 2

In the second half of the year-end roundup, collectors and dealers consider how the coin market is affected by increased internet browsing, decreased face-to-face...

NYINC Announces 2022 Dates for 50th Annual Foreign and Ancient Coin Specialty Event

Kevin Foley, long time bourse chairman for the New York International Numismatic Convention (NYINC), has announced the preliminary schedule for the convention’s 50th annual...

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