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"E" and "L" Counterstamps in 1815 Bust Quarter Eagles

The “E” and “L” Capped Bust Quarters: An 1881 Clue to a 145-Year Numismatic...

Who Counterstamped These Early U.S. Quarters? A New Look at the E and L Mystery For more than a century, collectors have asked the same...

No FG Kennedy Half Dollars: The Vanishing Initials That Reward Sharp-Eyed Collectors

Some coin varieties announce themselves loudly. Others whisper. The No FG Kennedy half dollar belongs to the second group, and that quiet disappearance is...
1922 $1 Matte Finish, High Relief, PR63 PCGS. CAC. - Judd 2019

1922 High Relief Peace Dollar: The Mint Experiment That Changed the Series

Why the 1922 High Relief Peace Dollar Became a Six-Figure Mint Experiment The 1922 High Relief Peace Dollar tells a more complicated story than collectors...

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Some Practical Coin Grading Concepts for the Average Collector

By Roger W. Burdette, special to CoinWeek ..... I remember a while back, a collector (DeplorableDan) posted photos and comments about an 1836 Quarter Eagle,...

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No FG Kennedy Half Dollars: The Vanishing Initials That Reward Sharp-Eyed Collectors

Some coin varieties announce themselves loudly. Others whisper. The No FG Kennedy half dollar belongs to the second group, and that quiet disappearance is...

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Athena on Ancient Coins: From Athens to the Edge of the Greek World

 From Athens to Parthia: How Athena Conquered the Ancient Coinage World Athena ranked among the 12 Olympian gods and became one of the most important...

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Only 10 Exist: Monnaie de Paris Strikes Table Mountain in 10 Ounces of Gold

Monnaie de Paris Table Mountain Gold A modern coin with a mintage of 150 qualifies as scarce. Drop that number to 25 and the collecting...

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Bullion Report: Gold and Silver Roar Back as Fed Shock Fades and Hormuz Risk Builds

Fed Shock Fades and Hormuz Risk Builds Gold and silver prices pushed sharply higher Friday as precious metals traders began looking past this week’s Federal...

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Two 11-Pound Sidney Poitier Medal Hubs Resurface From a Remarkable Moment in 2001

Lost Sidney Poitier Medal Hubs Resurface 25 Years Later Article Based on content sent to CoinWeek by Ken Potter on Sept.11, 2026 Some numismatic artifacts tell...

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The Lincoln Cents’s Final Chapter? House Passes Bill That Could Permanently End America’s One-Cent Coin

America’s Cent Era Is Ending After 232 Years, But Collectors Haven’t Seen the Last Cent For 232 years, the United States Mint struck one-cent coins...

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ANA Honors 2026’s Best Numismatic Writers at Pittsburgh World’s Fair of Money

From Silver Center Cents to Ancient Mints: ANA Honors 2026’s Best Numismatic Writers The American Numismatic Association (ANA) has announced its 2026 Literary Award winners,...

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Royal Gold Rarity Leads Atlas Numismatics’ New Fixed-Price List

104-Gram Royal Gold Rarity With Kaiser Wilhelm Provenance Headlines New Atlas List A massive 104-gram gold royal wedding medal with an Imperial German pedigree leads...

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By CoinWeek Bullion Report Western silver vaults just sent a strong signal to the global bullion market. Recent data show sharp withdrawals from U.S. exchange inventories....

Nova Constellatio Pattern Coins: The Foundation of Our Numismatic Legacy

By Blanchard and Company, Inc ...... 1783 Nova Constellatio Pattern Coins: America’s First National Coinage Proposal In 1783, Great Britain ended eight long years of war...

What’s up With the 1969 Quarter? The Key Date You Didn’t Know About

By CoinWeek Notes ..... Why This Common-Date Coin Is a Modern Rarity in Gem Condition Walter Breen does not mention it. In A Guide Book of Washington...

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By Jon Sullivan for PCGS ...... Missing Clad Layer Error Coins: A Definitive Collector’s Guide In 1965, the United States changed its coinage forever. Rising silver...

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By CoinWeek ..... Love Tokens:  Collecting America’s Most Romantic Engraved Coins Love tokens remain one of the most personal and evocative collectibles in American numismatics. These...

The “New Style” Owls of Athens

By Mike Markowitz Athens controlled one of the richest silver mines in the ancient world. Wealth extracted by slave labor elevated the city into a...

The Big Impact of Small Coin Collectors

By Roger W. Burdette, special to CoinWeek ..... The Philadelphia Mint began selling sets of special coins to collectors in 1858. This new policy did...

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Coinage of the Kings of Cappadocia, 255 BCE–17 CE

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