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1992 American Silver Eagle : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   After a surge of American Silver Eagle sales in 1991, demand softened considerably in 1992. Still, the 1992 American Silver Eagle...
1776-1976 Bicentennial Quarter with Jack Ahr’s Drummer Boy (actually a man) reverse. Image: Adobe Stock.

1976-S Bicentennial Quarter Clad Proof : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes ..... The 1976-S Bicentennial Quarter Clad Proof is one of five 1976 Bicentennial Quarters the United States Mint struck in 1975 and...
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Three Cent Silver, Type 1 (1851-1853) : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   Called a trime in some Treasury Department records, the Three Cent Silver coin was the smallest ever issued by the United...
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Liberty Seated Dime, Legend and Arrows (1873-1874) : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   The Mint Act of February 12, 1873, mandated a slight increase in the weight of the dime to 2.50 grams. Interestingly,...
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1950 Proof Lincoln Cent : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   The United States Mint revived its dormant Proof program in 1936 and experienced steady growth in sales from 3,837 in...

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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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Kernel – Inner Disc of a Bimetallic Coin

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   (n.) In numismatic terms, the kernel is the central or inner disc of a bimetallic coin....

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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...

The Macabre World War I “Totentanz” Medal Series of Walther Eberbach

By Jeremy Bostwick - Senior Numismatist & Cataloger, Stack's Bowers ...... As the first great conflict to serve as a focal point for much of...

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