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Capped Bust Right Half Eagle, Heraldic Eagle (1795-1807)

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1933-S Walking Liberty Half Dollar. Image: Heritage Auctions / CoinWeek.

Walking Liberty Half Dollar, 1916-1947 | CoinWeek

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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

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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)

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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

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By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   The last variation of the Liberty Head Double Eagle, often referred to as Type 3,...
1977-D Eisenhower Dollar. Image: Stack's Bowers.

1977-D Eisenhower Dollar : A Collector’s Guide

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By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   1977 marked the second-to-last year of the Eisenhower Dollar. The large clad dollar coin, issued to honor the late president, was...

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Bill Introduced to Facilitate Lawful Trade of Ancient Coins

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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...

Roman Household Gods on Coins

First Read: 100 Greatest Ancient Coins, Third Edition

Coins of Justinian the Great

Jesus Christ on Ancient Coins

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By CoinWeek .... Have you ever looked through your change, wondering if any of the coins you have might be valuable? Some of them are....

Some Practical Coin Grading Concepts for the Average Collector

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Ten Powerful and Beautiful Women on Coins

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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

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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

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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...

The Sheldon Scale – How Coins Are Graded

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Body Bag – A Former Container for Problem Coins

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(n.) Coins deemed upgradable by some third-party grading companies were at one time returned to the customer in a container known as a “body bag“....
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1964-D Kennedy Half Dollar : A Collector’s Guide

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The United States Mint struck 156,205,446 1964-D Kennedy half dollars at its Denver Mint facility. Production began on January 30, 1964. The Denver Mint...
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Stack’s Bowers Collectors Choice Auction Highlights US Coins, Currency

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Stack's Bowers Galleries is holding their next Collectors Choice Online (CCO) Auction of U.S. coins and currency February 21-22. The session of U.S. coins,...
Ancient Coins

Not Just a Pretty Face: 10 Beautiful Women on Ancient Coins

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By Mike Markowitz for CoinWeek ..... Beauty is truth, truth beauty, —that is all Ye know on earth, and all ye need to know. — John Keats,...
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Four Unique Pattern Coins Housed at the Smithsonian

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By Blanchard and Company, Inc ...... Among the rare and historic U.S. pattern coins at the Smithsonian are: A 5 Dollars Pattern (1865) A...
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Accugrade – A Novel Approach to Coin Grading

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On occasion, one might encounter coins in obsolete coin slabs. One such obsolete slab presents a few interesting insights, that--had they been adopted more...
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Generic Gold – What Does This Coin Marketing Term Mean?

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(n.) The term "generic gold" generally refers to gold coins wherein their primary value is derived from the intrinsic worth of the precious metal they...
US Coins

1989 American Silver Eagle : A Collector’s Guide

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Demand for American Silver Eagle bullion strikes ticked up in 1989, even as silver underperformed over the year. For most of 1989, the silver...
Medals and Tokens

Abraham Lincoln Indian Peace Medal (1862) – A Collector’s Guide

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The Abraham Lincoln Indian Peace medal was designed by engraver by Salathiel Ellis Julian and is cataloged as Julian IP-39. As struck in silver, the...
Dealers and Companies

Kent Company – Coin Board Manufacturer

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Kent Company was a coin board manufacturer established in 1934 by Joseph Kent Post, then an engineer at Neenah, Wisconsin paper products manufacturer Kimberly-Clark. Post,...
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