Capped Bust Right Half Eagle, Heraldic Eagle (1795-1807)

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1809 Classic Head Half Cent. Image: Heritage Auctions (visit www.ha.com).

1809 Classic Head Half Cent : A Collector’s Guide

US Coins CoinWeek Notes - May 9, 2024

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes ..... In 1809, the United States Mint updated the design of the half cent, replacing the Draped Bust design with engraver John...

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

Walking Liberty Half Dollar, 1916-1947 | CoinWeek

US Coins CoinWeek Notes - May 7, 2024

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

US Coins CoinWeek Notes - May 7, 2024

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)

US Coins CoinWeek Notes - May 7, 2024

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

US Coins CoinWeek Notes - May 7, 2024

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes ..... The last variation of the Liberty Head Double Eagle, often referred to as Type 3,...

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Two rare date Carson City Mint coins on offer by DLRC.

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Rare and Key Date Carson City Coins in DLRC Online Auctions

DLRC - May 1, 2024

5-pound gold bar from the Nuestra Señora de Atocha. Image: Sedwick / CoinWeek.

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Gold Bar From Famous Shipwreck in May Sedwick Auction

Daniel Frank Sedwick - May 1, 2024

2022 Tiffany Gold Medal. Image: GreatCollections.

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1st PCGS-Certified Gold TiffCoin by Tiffany & Co. in GreatCollections...

GreatCollections - April 29, 2024

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Ancient Coins

The Coins of Antoninus Pius

Mike Markowitz - May 9, 2024

By Mike Markowitz for CoinWeek ..... His reign is marked by the rare advantage of furnishing very few materials for history; which is, indeed, little...

Bill Introduced to Facilitate Lawful Trade of Ancient Coins

April 30, 2024

Roman Household Gods on Coins

April 24, 2024

First Read: 100 Greatest Ancient Coins, Third Edition

April 15, 2024

Coins of Justinian the Great

April 9, 2024

Collecting Strategies

Modern Quarters Worth Money

CoinWeek - March 19, 2024

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

January 29, 2024

Ten Affordable Coins and Banknotes From Around the World

January 20, 2024

Why Bullion Investors Often Transition Into Being Coin Collectors

January 20, 2024

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

January 19, 2024

Park Avenue Numismatics Gold and Silver Bullion

World Coins

Ten Powerful and Beautiful Women on Coins

Tyler Rossi - April 17, 2024

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...

10 Unusual World and U.S. Coins and Patterns

March 26, 2024

Monnaie de Paris Destroys 27 Million Coins in Design Snafu

January 15, 2024

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Bullion & Precious Metals

Costco Gold Bars Earn Almost 25% Return for Early Buyers

Hubert Walker - April 11, 2024

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

March 21, 2024

The National Gold Bullion Depository at Fort Knox

February 26, 2024

Numismatic Terms

Medal Alignment – One Way to Orient Obverse and Reverse

CoinWeek Notes - April 30, 2024

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...

The Sheldon Scale – How Coins Are Graded

April 30, 2024

Kernel – Inner Disc of a Bimetallic Coin

April 19, 2024

Latest Articles & News

US Coins

Standing Tall Against Controversy and Scandal – The Standing Liberty Quarter

Mike Garofalo - January 22, 2020

By Mike Garofalo for PCGS ...... One of my favorite 20th-century coin designs has always been the Standing Liberty quarter. It replaced the staid and...

World Coins

Perth Mint Coin Profiles – Tuvalu 2020 Year of the Mouse Rotating Charm 1oz Silver Coin

Perth Mint - January 22, 2020

This 1oz silver antiqued coin is an excitingly innovative release featuring a central gold-plated rotating charm in the shape of the first animal in...

New Edition of Coins of England Catalog Now Available

CoinWeek - January 22, 2020

Coins of England by Coin & Currency Institute ...... The 2020 edition of Coins of England and the United Kingdom is the 55th update and...

Crime and Fraud

Easily Report Suspected Fakes With Online Help From Anti-Counterfeiting Educational Foundation

Anti-Counterfeiting Educational Foundation - January 22, 2020

See it? Report it! The Anti-Counterfeiting Educational Foundation (ACEF) now provides collectors, dealers, the general public and victims of suspected fraud with a convenient and...

US Coins

Upcoming 2020 “Happiness” American Platinum Eagle Concludes Lukewarm Three-Coin Run

Joshua McMorrow-Hernandez - January 21, 2020

By Joshua McMorrow-Hernandez for CoinWeek ..... The 2020 “Pursuit of Happiness” Preamble to the Declaration of Independence Proof Platinum American Eagle marks the end of...

US Coins

Bullion Shark – 2019-S Enhanced Reverse Proof Silver Eagles: The Next Modern Rarity?

Bullion Shark - January 21, 2020

By Bullion Shark LLC ...... The first-ever Enhanced Finished-Reverse Proof Silver Eagle was issued as a surprise on July 3, 2019 in what was called...

Dealers and Companies

PMG Recertifies World-Famous D. Brent Pogue Collection of Banknotes

Paper Money Guaranty - January 21, 2020

Paper Money Guaranty® (PMG®) was chosen to recertify the more than 200 banknotes in the world-famous D. Brent Pogue collection. All of Pogue’s notes...

Ancient Coins