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1904 Morgan Dollar : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   With the United States Mint's stockpile of silver bullion earmarked for silver dollar production waning, the Philadelphia Mint struck what would...
1854 Liberty Seated Half Dollar. Image: Stack's Bowers / CoinWeek.

Liberty Seated Half Dollar, Arrows at Date (1854-1855) | CoinWeek

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   The California Gold Rush so upset the balance of the gold-to-silver ratio that the cost of silver compared to gold had...
1797 Capped Bust Right Half Eagle, Small Eagle. Image: Stack's Bowers / CoinWeek.

Capped Bust Right Half Eagle, Small Eagle (1795-1798) | CoinWeek

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   The Capped Bust Right Half Eagle, Small Eagle type was coined between 1795 and 1798,...
The current finest-known 1929-D Walking Liberty Half Dollar. Image: Legend Rare Coin Auctions / CoinWeek.

1929-D Walking Liberty Half Dollar : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   After a seven-year hiatus, the Denver Mint resumed production of the Walking Liberty Half Dollar, striking 1,001,200 coins. However, due to...
1941 Mercury Dime Proof. Image: Heritage Auctions / CoinWeek.

1941 Mercury Dime Proof : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   The popular Mercury Dime series was produced for circulation from 1916 through 1945, but Proof versions of the iconic Adolph Weinman...

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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....

Mid America Rare Coins - Jeff Garrett

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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...

Numismatic Terms

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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Rare Georgia Gold Rush Coin Brings Record $480,000 in Atlanta

Historic coin is “coming back home”   A small gold coin with a face value of $2.50 when it was struck in northern Georgia in 1830...

Künker to Offer Samel Collection of Jewish Coins

By Künker GmbH ......   Dear bidders and collectors, All those interested in Jewish numismatics have been talking about it for weeks: on 17 March 2020, we...

Heritage Long Beach US Coin Auction Results Exceed $13 Million

Heritage's February 20-23 Long Beach US Coins Signature Auction is now in the books! This official auction of the Long Beach Coin and Collectibles...

PCGS Certifies Rare 1933 New Zealand Pattern Coin

New Zealand Pattern Coin by Jay Turner for PCGS ...... There is something quite magical in viewing a pattern coin. A concept for a coin...

The Initial Numismatic Offerings of the Sierra Leone Company

Sierra Leone Company by Jeremy Bostwick - Senior Numismatist & Cataloger, Stack's Bowers ...... Having its first contact with Europeans in the mid-15th century, the...

1955 DDO Lincoln Cent Sells for $124k at GreatCollections.com

By CoinWeek .... On Sunday, March 1, bidding ended on GreatCollections.com for this 1955 Doubled Die Obverse Lincoln cent, graded MS-65+ RD by PCGS and...

NGC Announces Most Prizes Ever for 2020 NGC Registry Awards

In 2020, the NGC Registry will award more than $25,000 in prizes — a 25% increase over last year! Ensure your set is at...

Finest Known $100 “Watermelon” Note Featured in Stack’s Bowers March Baltimore Auction

By Brad Ciociola - Currency Specialist, Stack's Bowers ...... The finest known Fr. 377 1890 $100 Treasury Note will be offered in the Stack’s Bowers...

Jeff Garrett: The Superstar $4 Stella, 1879-1880

These numismatic supernovas shine bright in the greatest collections   By Jeff Garrett for Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) ...... Very few United States coins inspire the awe...

Top Pop PCGS CAC 1936 Long Island Commemorative Half Dollar at GreatCollections.com

By CoinWeek .... On Sunday, March 8, bidding ends at GreatCollections.com for this toned 1936 Long Island Tercentenary half dollar, graded MS-67+ by PCGS and...

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