The Man With the Golden Leg, Pt. 2: A Theft of Gold From the Denver Mint

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Big Things Happened at the United States Mint in the Month of June

Big Things Happened at the United States Mint in June

US Coins CoinWeek - June 1, 2024

By CoinWeek ..... Spring ends and summer begins in June. At the United States Mint, June has marked both beginnings and endings. Key personnel arrive and...

Dr. Mary Edwards Walker American Women Quarters. Image: U.S. Mint / CoinWeek.

U.S. Mint to Ship 2024 Dr. Mary Edwards Walker American Women Quarters June 3

US Coins CoinWeek - May 31, 2024

By CoinWeek .... Circulating American Women Quarters depicting abolitionist, suffragette, and Medal of Honor winner Dr. Mary Edwards Walker will ship to banks and other...

1977-D Roosevelt Dime : A Collector’s Guide

US Coins CoinWeek Notes - May 31, 2024

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes ..... On February 9, 1977, Frank H. MacDonald, then Deputy Director of the United States Mint, announced that the Denver facility would...

The D. Brent Pogue 1972-S Eisenhower Dollar displays pleasing peacock toning. Image: Stack's Bowers / CoinWeek.

1972-S Eisenhower Dollar Uncirculated : A Collector’s Guide

US Coins CoinWeek Notes - May 31, 2024

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes ..... 1972: A Make-or-Break Year for the Eisenhower Dollar In 1972, a year after the initial buzz... and then thud... of the release...

1900 Liberty Head Half Eagle. Image: Heritage Auctions / CoinWeek.

1900 Liberty Head Half Eagle : A Collector’s Guide

US Coins CoinWeek Notes - May 29, 2024

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes ..... As the penultimate year of production in the Philadelphia Mint’s old second facility on Chestnut and Juniper streets, the 1900 $5...

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Richard Synge Nobel Prize Medal in Chemistry auctioned at Nate D. Sanders

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Synge Nobel Prize Medal Sells for $187,500 at Nate D. Sanders

CoinWeek - May 31, 2024

2020-W American Gold Eagle V75. Image: GreatCollections.

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Key 2020-W ‘V75’ American Gold Eagle Proof in Special Auction at...

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Stack's Bowers October 2024 Islamic Coin Auction.

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Stack’s Bowers to Hold Islamic Coin Collectors Choice Online Auction

Stack's Bowers - May 30, 2024

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Ancient Coins

The Great Reformer: The Coins of Diocletian

Mike Markowitz - May 30, 2024

By Mike Markowitz for CoinWeek ..... THE ABUNDANT AND complex coins of Diocletian document a period of profound change in Roman history. In November 284, Roman...

From Republic to Empire: The Story of the Roman Denarius, Part I

May 23, 2024

The Coins of Antoninus Pius

May 9, 2024

Bill Introduced to Facilitate Lawful Trade of Ancient Coins

April 30, 2024

Roman Household Gods on Coins

April 24, 2024

Collecting Strategies

Generic Gold Premiums Fall to Historic Lows, Creating Opportunities: Jeff Garrett

Jeff Garrett - May 27, 2024

By Jeff Garrett for Numismatic Guaranty Company (NGC) ...... As gold prices surged to record levels in the last month or so, the value of...

Shipping and Receiving Rare Coins: Jeff Garrett

May 17, 2024

Modern Quarters Worth Money

March 19, 2024

Some Practical Coin Grading Concepts for the Average Collector

January 29, 2024

Ten Affordable Coins and Banknotes From Around the World

January 20, 2024

World Coins

Queen Anne Guinea Rare Pattern at Atlas Numismatics

Atlas Numismatics - May 24, 2024

Atlas Numismatics is pleased to present 141 new coins and medals in their inventory this month, including a rare Queen Anne Pattern Guinea. We...

New Book Published on Fascinating Naseby Cup and the Coins It Contains

May 10, 2024

Ten Powerful and Beautiful Women on Coins

April 17, 2024

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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

C-Note – Another Name for the $100 Dollar Bill

CoinWeek Notes - May 23, 2024

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes ..... (n.) Slang. A C-note is one of a handful of colloquial terms for the one-hundred-dollar bill, “C” being the Roman numeral for “100”...

Radar Note – A Fancy Number Federal Reserve Note

May 22, 2024

Transposed Arrows – A Heraldic Term and a Strange Bias on Coins

May 22, 2024

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US Coins

An Introduction to Liberty Nickels, Part 2: Uncirculated Coins

Greg Reynolds - February 7, 2024

By Greg Reynolds for CoinWeek ..... Link to Part 1: Circulated Liberty Nickels * * * This week's topic is the collecting of uncirculated Liberty Nickels. I...

US Coins

2009 Ultra High Relief $20 Gold Coin : A Collector’s Guide

CoinWeek Notes - February 7, 2024

Striking Coins in 2009 Using Technology Unavailable in 1907 In early 1905, sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens was charged by President Theodore Roosevelt to beautify America's coinage....

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Rare Finest Known Aluminum Coiled Hair Stella at GreatCollections

CoinWeek - February 7, 2024

By CoinWeek .... Aluminum patterns struck by the United States Mint are rare, and GreatCollections is currently offering the finest known of six surviving examples...

US Coins

1988 American Silver Eagle : A Collector’s Guide

CoinWeek Notes - February 6, 2024

With nearly 40 years of continued production, the American Silver Eagle is the undisputed king of modern bullion and collector coins. In 1988, however,...

US Coins

An Introduction to Liberty Nickels, Part 1: Circulated Coins

Greg Reynolds - February 6, 2024

By Greg Reynolds for CoinWeek ..... For more than a half-century, Liberty Nickels have been extremely popular with collectors because they are inexpensive and readily...

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