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

Walking Liberty Half Dollar, 1916-1947 | CoinWeek

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

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)

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

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

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

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...

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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

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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Ancient Coin Series: Coins of the Vikings

By Mike Markowitz for CoinWeek .....   ON JUNE 8, 793, a band of Norse raiders sacked Lindisfarne, a monastery on the Holy Island off the...

Künker Ancient and World Coin Spring Auctions Now Open

Künker Spring Auctions by Künker GmbH ...... A Feast by Collectors for Collectors It is very rare to see so many special collections at once as...

Mackinaw Collection Now Open for Bidding at Heritage Auction

The latest month-long internet coin auction from Heritage features the Mackinaw Collection, consisting primarily of gold double eagles and half eagles with a smattering...

D. Brent Pogue Paper Money, Q. David Bowers Confederate Collection Headline Stack’s Bowers March Baltimore Auction

Stack’s Bowers Galleries will be presenting their first United States currency auction event of the year in Baltimore, Maryland, March 18-20, 2020. Headlined by...

United States Mint Hosts Ceremonial Strike of 2020 Basketball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Program Coin

On Tuesday, February 25, United States Mint Director David J. Ryder hosted members and supporters of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame at...

Royal Canadian Mint Dedicates 2020 Black History Month Coin to NHL Trailblazer Willie O’Ree

Fredericton-born Willie O’Ree made sports and human rights history the moment he donned a Boston Bruins jersey and stepped onto the ice of the...

Mike Byers Mint Error News – Unique & Unlisted 1869 Standard Silver Half Dollar

By Mike Byers for Mint Error News ...... Patterns in the Standard Silver series, inscribed on each coin STANDARD SILVER, were produced in the dime,...

Collecting US Coins: Type vs Variety vs…?

By Mike Sherman for PCGS ...... The categorization of U.S. coins into types, sub-types, major varieties, minor or sub-varieties, and die varieties is far from...

Perth Mint Coin Profiles – Australia 2020 Kookaburra 2 Kilo Silver Antiqued High Relief Coin

The Perth Mint is excited to release this spectacular 2 kilo silver coin featuring the Australian kookaburra. Known as Australia’s ‘king of the bush’, kookaburras...

2020 United States Mint Proof Set Available Feb. 27

New This Year: Premium 2020 Jefferson nickel from the West Point Mint   The 2020 United States Mint Proof Set® (product code 20RG) will be available...

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