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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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1967 Washington Quarter : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes ..... The growth of fractional coins in the United States reached record levels in 1967, with...
1839 Liberty Seated Half Dollar, WB-4. Image: Stack's Bowers / CoinWeek.

1839 Liberty Seated Half Dollar, No Drapery : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   The half dollar was the last denomination to adopt United States Mint Chief Engraver Christian Gobrecht's Liberty Seated design, replacing the...
Classic Head Half Eagle. Image: Stack's Bowers / CoinWeek.

Classic Head Half Eagle, 1834-1838 | CoinWeek

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   The Classic Head Half Eagle, along with its Classic Head Quarter Eagle sister coin, was produced in response to a problem...
Jack Young's Top 5 Rare Coin Fakes, Part 2.

From the Dark Corner: Top Five Counterfeits I Have Seen, Part II

By Jack D. Young, Early American Coppers (EAC), and the Dark Side Group ......   Charles recently asked me to compile a list of the...

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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....

Park Avenue Numismatics Gold and Silver Bullion

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World Coins

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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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...

The Coin Analyst: How Might $100 Silver Impact the Coin Market?

Silver Market by Louis Golino for CoinWeek ..... Rising bullion prices have often been a boon for the numismatic coin market. They enable precious metal...

The Affordable Yet Scarce 1939-D & 1950-D Jefferson Nickel Keys Dates

By Jon Garner for PCGS ...... Jefferson nickels have been around since 1938, but despite the long run of this popular series, it has not...

Million-Dollar Piece of Baltimore History Set for March Stack’s Bowers Whitman Auction

Famous 1804 Dollar once owned by Garrett Family and Johns Hopkins University   A rare 1804 silver dollar, the most famous prize in coin collecting, will...

CoinWeek Podcast: How Coin Writer Chris Bulfinch Sees the Hobby

 CoinWeek Podcast #128: How Coin Writer Chris Bulfinch Sees the Hobby Mobile phone users. Stream this podcast for free by downloading the podomatic app or...

Bank of England Enters New £20 Note Into Circulation

By De La Rue, plc ...... On February 20, 2020, De La Rue announced that the new Bank of England £20 note has entered circulation....

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