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1998 American Silver Eagle. Image: Stack's Bowers / CoinWeek.

1998 American Silver Eagle : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes ..... The 1998 American Silver Eagle bullion coin was the last issue in the series to have a mintage under five million...
1944-D Lincoln Cent. Image: Heritage Auctions / CoinWeek.

1944-D Lincoln Cent : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes ..... After a year where each of the three mints produced one cent coins on experimental...
Big Things Happened at the United States Mint in the Month of June

Big Things Happened at the United States Mint in June

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

By CoinWeek ....   Circulating American Women Quarters depicting abolitionist, suffragette, and Medal of Honor winner Dr. Mary Edwards Walker will ship to banks and other...
United States 1977-D Roosevelt Dime

1977-D Roosevelt Dime : A Collector’s Guide

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...

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The Great Reformer: The Coins of Diocletian

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...

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

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

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Queen Anne Guinea Rare Pattern at Atlas Numismatics

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

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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...

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

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”...

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Blanche Kelso Bruce : Civil Rights Pioneer, U.S. Senator, Banknote Signer

United States Senator. Register of the Treasury. Born May 1, 1841 in Farmville, Virginia. Died March 17, 1898. * * * Born Branch Bruce in Farmville,...

The Medal Maker (Film) : See Laura Gardin Fraser at Work

  * * * Originally produced in 1929 by the Medallic Art Company, The Medal Maker documents the creation of the prestigious Medal of Honor for...

A Plain System, Void of Pomp : Hard Times Token Inscription

“A Plain System, Void of Pomp” is an inscription found on an 1834-dated Hard Times Token. It satirizes the seventh president Andrew Jackson and...

Annuit Coeptis : What Does the Phrase on the Back of the $1 Bill Mean?

"Annuit Coeptis" is a Latin phrase meaning “He has favored the work”. The motto of the First Seal of the United States of...

Seth Paine : Spritual Banker and Abolitionist

Died June 10, 1872. Seth Paine was a 19th-century spiritualist, a banker, and an abolitionist. At some point in his life, he got the nickname...

1987 American Silver Eagle Bullion Coin : A Collector’s Guide

Strong Sales for the 1987 American Silver Eagle Authorized on July 9, 1985 by the Liberty Coin Act (Public Law 99-61), American Silver Eagles were...

Bruce Amspacher : Coin Dealer

Coin dealer, collector, PCGS co-founder, and newsletter writer. Born February 25. 1942. Died January 18, 2008. Education: University of Oklahoma. Career: Fred Sweeney Rare Coins,...

CAC Green Bean : What Does It Say About My Coin?

(n.) Slang. The term "green bean" is a colloquial name for the small green holographic sticker affixed on certified coin holders by Certified Acceptance Corporation...

Gnomon : What Is the Device Depicted on Coins and Currency?

(n.) Pronounced “NO-mahn”; from the Greek for “one that knows”. A gnomon is the pointer on a sundial that casts a shadow when exposed to...

Great Seal of the United States of America : What Does It Mean?

The First Seal of the United States, dated 1776, features an unfinished pyramid. The "All-Seeing Eye" peers out from a pyramid above it. The...

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