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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

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

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

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...
1958-D Lincoln Cent. Image: Stack's Bowers / CoinWeek.

1958-D Lincoln Wheat Cent : A Collector’s Guide

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

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

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

(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...

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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...

A Numismatist at War: Max von Bahrfeldt

By Mike Markowitz for CoinWeek .....   ...he Army had become the most popular, most admired, and most respected and most influential entity in the new...

New Dollar Coin Honors Septima Clark, Champion for American Civics

By Chris Bulfinch for CoinWeek ..... South Carolina’s American Innovation Dollar honors Septima Poinsette Clark, a teacher and civil rights activist whose decades of work...

Q. David Bowers: Cycles of the US Rare Coin Market 1900 to Date

Rare Coin Market Observations by Q. David Bowers for CoinWeek ..... When one thinks of boom and bust cycles, the word "investment" usually comes to...

Classic Commemoratives Offered in Special Month-Long Heritage Auction

Heritage is offering a special month-long auction featuring classic US commemorative coinage minted during the period 1892-1954. This auction, with material intended for collectors...

Year of the Ox Investment Series From Royal Australian Mint

By Royal Australian Mint ...... The year 2021 marks the Lunar Year of the Ox and to celebrate, the Royal Australian Mint is proud to...

Heritage Offers Cid-Pulido Collection of Spanish Banknotes in FUN Auction

The FUN World Paper Money Signature Auction from Heritage Auctions, scheduled for January 21-22, features the Cid-Pulido Collection of Spanish Banknotes, an outstanding accumulation...

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