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1809 Classic Head Half Cent. Image: Heritage Auctions (visit www.ha.com).

1809 Classic Head Half Cent : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   In 1809, the United States Mint updated the design of the half cent, replacing the Draped Bust design with engraver John...
1933-S Walking Liberty Half Dollar. Image: Heritage Auctions / CoinWeek.

Walking Liberty Half Dollar, 1916-1947 | CoinWeek

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   Provisions of the Mint Act of 1890 stipulated that the United States Mint could introduce...
1898 Proof Barber Half Dollar. Image: Stack's Bowers / CoinWeek.

1898 Barber Half Dollar Proof : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   In 1898, as was by then common practice for the United States Mint, Proof coins...
1824 Capped Head Left Quarter Eagle. Image: Stack's Bowers / CoinWeek.

Capped Head Bust Left Quarter Eagle, Reduced Diameter (1829-1834)

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   Though the quarter eagle was an authorized gold coin denomination, few were produced by the...
1879-O Liberty Head Double Eagle. Image: Heritage Auctions / CoinWeek.

Liberty Head Double Eagle, With Motto (1877-1907) | CoinWeek

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   The last variation of the Liberty Head Double Eagle, often referred to as Type 3,...

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The Coins of Antoninus Pius

By Mike Markowitz for CoinWeek .....   His reign is marked by the rare advantage of furnishing very few materials for history; which is, indeed, little...

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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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Künker to Offer 1757 10-Ruble Gold Coin Created by Jacques-Antoine Dassier

On January 28, 2021, a Künker auction presents a 10-ruble piece from 1757 whose die was created by the Genevan medalist Jacques-Antoine Dassier. But...

Rare 1867 Rays Shield Nickel Variety in Stack’s Bowers March Showcase Auction

By James McCartney – Senior Numismatist, Stack’s Bowers ...... Shield nickels are a largely underappreciated series among 19th-century U.S. coinage. They represent America’s inaugural attempt...

Recenty Discovered Key Date 1926-S Buffalo Nickel Offered by GreatCollections

By CoinWeek .... Sometimes when a collector is about to set the seal on finding a great rarity in the wild, a discovery like this...

What Are Widow’s Mite Coins?

By Bullion Shark LLC ...... In the New Testament Gospels of Luke and Mark is one of the most famous passages of The Bible that...

How Cellphone Photos Took Over the Coin Market in 2020

By Doug Winter - RareGoldCoins.com ...... CoinWeek Content Partner Beginning about three or four years ago, I noticed an ever-increasing amount of my business involved cellphone...

Jeff Garrett: Collecting Details-Graded Coins

Details grading offers benefits such as ensuring authenticity and salability, in addition to presenting an affordable path to set completion   By Jeff Garrett for Numismatic...

The Mexican Coin Made at the New Orleans Mint

By Jay Turner for PCGS ...... The New Orleans Mint was one of the first three original branch mints established by the United States Mint...

Heritage to Offer Finest Known 1796 No Pole Half Cent at FUN Auction

Heritage Auctions is proud to offer the finest known 1796 No Pole Half Cent as a part of our January 20-24 FUN Signature Auction....

NGC Certifies First Sacagawea-Presidential Dollar Mule

Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) has certified the first known mule of a Sacagawea Dollar and a Presidential Dollar. This incredible error, which paired a Sacagawea...

CoinWeek Podcast #147: Numismatics of the Trump Years

CoinWeek Podcast #147: Numismatics of the Trump Years Mobile phone users. Stream this podcast for free by downloading the podomatic app or subscribe to the CoinWeek...

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