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1839 Liberty Head Half Eagle Proof. Image: Heritage Auctions / CoinWeek.

1839 Liberty Head Half Eagle Proof : A Collector’s Guide

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By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   Proof coinage of the gold $5 half eagle denomination is reported in very low numbers...
1839 Liberty Head Half Eagle. Image: Stack's Bowers / CoinWeek.

1839 Liberty Head Half Eagle : A Collector’s Guide

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By Charles Morgan, Hubert Walker, and Russell Augustin for CoinWeek Notes ..... Christian Gobrecht's Liberty Head design for the half eagle replaced the William Kneass...
1852 Liberty Head Double Eagle. Image: Heritage Auctions / CoinWeek.

Liberty Head Double Eagle, Without Motto (1850-1866) | CoinWeek

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By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes ..... In the 1830s, minor gold rushes in the Southeast spurred the private coinage of the Bechtler...
1993 American Silver Eagle. Image: Stack's Bowers / CoinWeek.

1993 American Silver Eagle : A Collector’s Guide

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By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   Silver's average spot price in 1993 jumped to $4.31, 36¢ higher than the metal averaged in 1992. Demand for the bullion...
Type 2 1857 Three-Cent Silver. Image: Stack's Bowers / CoinWeek.

Three-Cent Silver, Type 2 (1854-1858) | CoinWeek

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By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes ..... Type 1 | Type 2 | Type 3 * * * Though the initial production of Three-Cent Silver coins helped meet the need...

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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

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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

Ten Affordable Coins and Banknotes From Around the World

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Budget Coin Collecting: How to Raise Money to Buy Better Coins

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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...

10 Things to Ask Before Buying Physical Gold, Silver, or Other Metals

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Medal Alignment – One Way to Orient Obverse and Reverse

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(n.) To say that a numismatic object--specifically a round object made of metal with designs engraved on two faces--is in medal alignment means that the...

The Sheldon Scale – How Coins Are Graded

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Donald Scarinci on the 100 Greatest Modern World Coins: Whitman

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In March 2020, Whitman Publishing will release 100 Greatest Modern World Coins, by numismatists Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker. The 168-page coffee-table hardcover will...
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CoinWeek Streaming News: 2020 America the Beautiful Quarter PROOF SET Released…

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  The 2020 United States Mint release calendar continues at a busy pace this January with the release of the 2020 America the Beautiful Quarter...

Royal Australian Mint Celebrates 50 Years of Indian Pacific Train with 50c Coin

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By Royal Australian Mint ......   The Royal Australian Mint is celebrating 50 years of Journey Beyond Rail Expeditions’ revered Indian Pacific with a new colored...
Dealers and Companies

NGC Announces Winners of 2019 Registry Set Awards

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The NGC Registry continues to grow and now includes more than 15,000 participants, 135,000 sets and 1.1 million coins. NGC Registry participants, we thank...
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Legendary 1884 and 1885 Trade Dollars From E. Horatio Morgan Collection to be Featured in Stack’s Bowers March Baltimore Auction

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Stack’s Bowers Galleries is proud to continue their tradition of presenting world-class rarities at auction by featuring 1884 and 1885 Proof Trade dollars in...
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Mike Byers Mint Error News – Unique 1985 Canada National Parks Proof $100 Platinum Uniface Coin

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By Mike Byers for Mint Error News ...... This is the only known Canadian $100 platinum striking of any design or series. This is one...
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1958 Doubled Die Remains One of the Most Elusive Lincoln Cent Varieties

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By Joshua McMorrow-Hernandez for PCGS ...... The Lincoln cent is one of the most popular United States series, and over its century-plus run that began...
Ancient Coins

CoinWeek Ancient Coin Series: Coins of the Nabataeans

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By Mike Markowitz for CoinWeek ..... ...reat must have been the opulence of a city, which could dedicate such monuments to the memory of its...
World Coins

Perth Mint Presents the Jewelled Tiger 2020 10oz Gold Proof Coin

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The Perth Mint is delighted to present The Jewelled Tiger, an exceptional collectible showcasing rare and spectacular treasures from two Western Australian icons –...
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The 1875 Dot Reverse Indian Head Cent: Did It Catch a U.S. Mint Crook?

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By Joshua McMorrow-Hernandez for PCGS ...... What’s up with the unusual raised dot on the reverse of some 1875 Indian Head cents? That’s the question...
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