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1839 Liberty Head Half Eagle Proof. Image: Heritage Auctions / CoinWeek.

1839 Liberty Head Half Eagle Proof : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   Proof coinage of the gold $5 half eagle denomination is reported in very low numbers...
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1839 Liberty Head Half Eagle : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan, Hubert Walker, and Russell Augustin for CoinWeek Notes ..... Christian Gobrecht's Liberty Head design for the half eagle replaced the William Kneass...
1852 Liberty Head Double Eagle. Image: Heritage Auctions / CoinWeek.

Liberty Head Double Eagle, Without Motto (1850-1866) | CoinWeek

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes ..... In the 1830s, minor gold rushes in the Southeast spurred the private coinage of the Bechtler...
1993 American Silver Eagle. Image: Stack's Bowers / CoinWeek.

1993 American Silver Eagle : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   Silver's average spot price in 1993 jumped to $4.31, 36¢ higher than the metal averaged in 1992. Demand for the bullion...
Type 2 1857 Three-Cent Silver. Image: Stack's Bowers / CoinWeek.

Three-Cent Silver, Type 2 (1854-1858) | CoinWeek

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes ..... Type 1 | Type 2 | Type 3 * * * Though the initial production of Three-Cent Silver coins helped meet the need...

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Roman Household Gods on Coins

By Dr. Steve Benner for CoinWeek .....   Most people who are even remotely familiar with the Roman Empire can name some of the gods that...

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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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ICTA Announces New Executive Director

On Tuesday, December 8, the Industry Council for Tangible Assets (ICTA) announced that Jimmy Hayes will step down as executive director at the end...

United States Mint 2020 Limited Edition Silver Proof Set Avail. Dec. 10

The 2020 United States Mint Limited Edition Silver Proof Set (product code 20RC) will be available for purchase beginning on December 10 at noon...

Top Pop CAC 1914/3 Buffalo Nickel Offered by GreatCollections

By CoinWeek .... On Sunday, December 13, bidding ends on GreatCollections.com for this Toned 1914/(3) Buffalo nickel, graded MS-66 by PCGS in a gold shield...

The Most Valuable US Pennies: A Baker’s Dozen

By Bullion Shark LLC ...... While each series of United States cent (or penny) has its own key coins based on mintages and the number...

NGC Experts Join Anti-Counterfeiting Educational Foundation Team to Fight Fakes

Numismatic Guaranty Corporation now ACEF’s official authentication service   Authentication experts from Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) are now assisting the nonprofit Anti-Counterfeiting Educational Foundation (ACEF) in...

A Stunning Dekadrachm From the Elite Hand of Euainetos

By Jeremy Bostwick - Senior Numismatist & Cataloger, Stack's Bowers ......   Even if you’re not a professor of art history or a dealer in the...

What are the “Keys” to the Clad Roosevelt Dime Series?

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek ..... Eight years ago, we took a deep dive into the clad years of the Roosevelt dime...

Counterfeit Coin Detection: A Morgan Dollar “Super-Fake” Revealed

Counterfeit 1884-S Morgan Dollar   Counterfeit Coin Review by Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) ...... Lest you think spotting fakes is easy, take a look at this 1884-S...

Reading Ancient Roman Coins

By Mike Markowitz for CoinWeek ..... ANCIENT ROMANS WERE practical-minded people; they didn’t like wasted effort. Every letter on an ancient Roman coin die was...

Final 2020 America the Beautiful 5 oz Silver Coin Released Today

On Monday, December 7, the United States Mint has begun accepting orders for the 2020 America the Beautiful 5 oz Silver Uncirculated Coin honoring...

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