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Draped Bust Half Dime, Heraldic Eagle (1800-1805) | CoinWeek

Draped Bust Heraldic Eagle Half Dime (1800-1805): History, Design, Varieties, and Value By CoinWeek Notes After a two-year break, the United States Mint brought the half...
1916-D Winged Liberty Mercury dime, David Lawrence Rare Coins

Mercury Dime, 1916-1945 | CoinWeek

By  CoinWeek Notes ..... The Mint Act of 1890 allows the design of a United States coin to be changed every 25 years. Thus, in...

1848 “CAL.” Liberty Head Quarter Eagle : A Collector’s Guide

1848 CAL Quarter Eagle: History, Rarity, Market Data, and Design The 1848 CAL quarter eagle holds a unique place in American numismatics. However, its importance...

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Collecting Startegies: Selling Coins by Private Treaty

Not all coins need to be sold through an auction house; a private sale can be fruitful By Jeff Garrett for Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC)...

Errors & Varieties

The Unique Nürnberg “1700” Gold Piefort That Recasts a Famous Paschal Lamb Series

By Mike Byers - MintErrorNews ....... Unique Gold Piefort -Nürnberg "1700" 2 Ducats Collectors know Nürnberg’s 1700-dated Paschal Lamb gold as one of the classic trophy...

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Ancient Greek Coins – The Mythology of Ajax the Lesser

The Colosseo Collection Ancient Greek Coins - By Russell A. Augustin, AU Capital Management, LLC Opus stood as a small, infertile territory on the coast of...

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Paper Money

1869 $10 Legal Tender Note: The Rainbow Jackass Note

Few pieces of American paper money command attention like the 1869 $10 Legal Tender Note. Standard catalogs list the type as Fr. 96 and...

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Bullion

Coin Striking Process: How Design, Metal, and Pressure Shape Modern Bullion

By Alex Sim  – First Mint LLC A great bullion coin looks effortless. Light moves across the fields. Frost catches the eye. Lettering stays sharp. Relief feels...

Medals & Tokens

Jeffrey Briggs Wins MEDALS250 Competition with Striking Young Benjamin Franklin Medal

The results are in, and the margin was razor-thin. Collectors and readers of CoinWeek and other leading numismatic publications have selected Jeffrey Briggs as the...

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ACEF Enhances 2026 Alan Kreuzer Award with Cash Stipends to Fight Counterfeiting

The Anti-Counterfeiting Educational Foundation (ACEF) has expanded its prestigious Alan Kreuzer Memorial Award for 2026. This year, recipients will receive cash stipends ranging from...

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Clubs & Orgs

Six Young Numismatists Secure 2026 PNG nexGen Scholarships to ANA Summer Seminar

The Professional Numismatists Guild announced six 2026 PNG nexGen scholarships on April 7, 2026. The organization issued the news from Murietta, California. With support...

Dealers & Industry

Witter Coin to Hide $50,000 in Rare Coins Across San Francisco in Third Annual Scavenger Hunt

Witter Coin Third Annual Scavenger Hunt Witter Coin will send collectors and casual treasure hunters across San Francisco on Saturday, April 25, for its third...

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Sedwick Auction 39 Delivers Rare Gold Cobs, Shipwreck Treasure, and Landmark Collections

Collectors have a major opportunity ahead. Sedwick’s Auction 39 brings together rare gold cobs, historic shipwreck treasure, and elite collections from across the numismatic...

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David Jacobson Wins American Israel Numismatic Association 2021 Shekel Prize

David Jacobson, Associate of the Faculty of Oriental Studies, University of Oxford, has won the Shekel Prize Medal, awarded by the American Israel Numismatic...

Jeff Garrett: An Inside Look Into a Numismatic Career

Heritage Auctions President Greg Rohan talks about how his love of coins became much more than a hobby   By Jeff Garrett for Numismatic Guaranty Corporation...

1933 Double Eagle to be Auctioned by Sotheby’s

By Christopher Bulfinch for CoinWeek ..... Well, CoinWeek's recently-published 1933 Saint-Gaudens $20 double eagle story will need an update now that the New York Times...

The Coin Analyst: From Una and the Lion to the Three Graces – Classic Royal Mint Motifs

By Louis Golino, special to CoinWeek ..... The February 22 launch and instant sell-out of The Royal Mint’s Three Graces silver and gold coins underscores...

Extraordinary New Jersey Coppers From the Donald G. Partrick Collection at Heritage

The Donald G. Partrick Collection of Extraordinary Colonial Coinage Featuring New Jersey Coppers promises to strike a chord with specialists across every colonial collecting...

Sensational Pennsylvania First Charter $50 National Banknote in Stack’s Bowers March Auction

By Christopher Dahncke - Currency Auction Associate, Stack's Bowers Galleries ...... The Stack's Bowers Galleries March 2021 Las Vegas sale features an exciting array of...

The First Athenian Owls: Symbols of What, Exactly?

By Peter van Alfen for American Numismatic Society (ANS) ......   On the bills and coins that we use today, we recognize the link between the...

A Sneak Peek at Daniel Frank Sedwick’s May 7-8 Treasure Auction 29

By Daniel Frank Sedwick LLC ...... We’ve received a lot of interest in our upcoming May 7-8 Treasure Auction 29 – and rightfully so. The...

Reaper of Death Dominates Royal Canadian Mint’s Latest Collector Coin Offering

By Royal Canadian Mint ...... Greek for "Reaper of Death", the Thanatotheristes degrootorum is a fascinating find for Canada: the first new tyrannosaur species to...

Oregon $5 Territorial Gold Beaver Coins: Move Over, Pelts and Furs

By Blanchard and Company, Inc ...... In the Oregon Territory during the California Gold Rush years – one important thing was missing – there was...