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1925 Lincoln Cent : History and Value | CoinWeek

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   In 1925, the United States Mint struck a total combined mintage of 188,909,000 Lincoln Cents across all three facilities. Of this,...
1909-S V.D.B. Lincoln Cent. Image: Heritage Auctions (visit www.ha.com).

1909-S V.D.B. Lincoln Wheat Cent : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   The Philadelphia Mint had been solely responsible for producing minor coins since the first half cents and large cents rolled off the...
1903-S Liberty Head Half Eagle. Image: CoinWeek.

1903-S Liberty Head Half Eagle : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   1903 saw a series of interesting events for America: the United States leased Guantanamo Bay from Cuba, the Ford Motor Company...
1976-D Kennedy Half Dollar. Image: Heritage Auctions / CoinWeek.

1976-D Bicentennial Kennedy Half Dollar : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   First released on July 7, 1975, the Kennedy Half Dollar became the first United States Bicentennial design to reach public hands. So...
2023-D American Women Edith Kanaka'ole Quarter. Image: U.S. Mint / CoinWeek.

2023-D American Women Edith Kanakaʻole Quarter : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   Released on March 27, 2023, the 2023-D American Women Quarter honoring Edith Kanakaʻole was the second of five designs released in...

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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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Shipping and Receiving Rare Coins: Jeff Garrett

By Jeff Garrett for Numismatic Guaranty Company (NGC) ......   The internet has vastly expanded the reach and scope of the rare coin business. You can...

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New Book Published on Fascinating Naseby Cup and the Coins It Contains

The Naseby Cup is an elaborately crafted silver drinking vessel that stands over two feet tall and is decorated with rare coins and medals...

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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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Insert – An Important Element of a Graded Coin Holder

(n.) When talking about coins, medals, and tokens (etc.) certified and encapsulated in a plastic third-party grading service holder, an insert is a piece of...

“The Juice” – A Fee That Buyers Pay at Auction

(n.) Slang. The "juice" is the buyer’s fee paid by the winning bidder of an auction lot, usually as a percentage of the winning bid. More...

1794 Liberty Cap Cent : A Collector’s Guide

1794 Liberty Cap cent production was far more successful than the United States Mint's inaugural-year of cent production had been. The Mint settled on...

1793 Liberty Cap Cent : A Collector’s Guide

The third cent design issued in 1793, engraver Joseph Wright's Liberty Cap cent was a major improvement over the designs produced by the United...

Liberty Cap Cent, 1793-1796 | CoinWeek

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   The cent, America's longest serving coin, debuted in 1793. Struck on blanks of English import,...

1991 American Silver Eagle : A Collector’s Guide

Sales volume for the 1991 American Silver Eagle was sharply higher than for issues from the three preceding years, with the United States Mint...

1938-D Lincoln Cent – A Collector’s Guide

The United States Mint in Denver struck 20,010,000 Lincoln Wheat cents dated 1938. This mintage is the median for all Denver issues in that...

Register of the Treasury – Signatures on US Paper Money

The Register of the Treasury is a former office of the United States Treasury Department. The position was instituted in 1861 and lasted until...

Calcoin News – A Notable Club Coin Publication With a Long History

Calcoin News was the official publication of the California State Numismatic Association (CSNA), and was published continuously from 1947 to 2003. The publication originally launched...

What Does “Don’t Accept Any Wooden Nickels” Mean?

“Don’t accept any wooden nickels” is a colloquial expression meaning “Don’t get tricked” or “Don’t let yourself get fooled.” Wooden nickels were a popular advertising...

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