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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...
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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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Three-Cent Silver, Type 3 (1859-1873) | CoinWeek

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   Type 1 | Type 2 | Type 3 * * * The Type 2 design modification of the Three-Cent Silver coin failed to...
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1992-D Lincoln Memorial Cent : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   The Denver Mint struck nearly 4.5 billion Lincoln Memorial Cents in 1992, which in a...
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Liberty Head Eagle, With Motto (1866-1907) | CoinWeek

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   The $10 gold eagle was the largest denomination coin authorized by the Mint Act of 1792, but an unfavorable silver-to-gold ratio...

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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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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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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...

Choice 1909-O Indian $5 Featured in Stack’s Bowers December Showcase Auction

By James McCartney – Senior Numismatist, Stack’s Bowers ...... The eagerly sought 1909-O half eagle is the only Indian Head or Saint-Gaudens gold coin attributed...

PCGS Paris Office Discovers Condition Census US 1815/2 Half Dollar

By Jay Turner for PCGS ...... 1815/2 Half Dollar PCGS MS63. Images courtesy PCGS The dream of an undiscovered numismatic rarity persists with dealers and collectors...

2021 Year of the Ox Quadrant 1oz Silver Proof 4-Coin Set From Perth Mint

The Quadrant Ox set consists of four coins that each comprise one-quarter of a circle. When arranged together the coins form a circle with...

Florida United Numismatists 2021 FUN Show Canceled

It is with great disappointment that the Florida United Numismatists (FUN) Board of Directors is announcing FUN 2021 is canceled. Slated for January 7-10, 2021...

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