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1865 Liberty Seated Dollar : A Collector’s Guide

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United States 1993-P Roosevelt Dime

1993-P Roosevelt Dime : A Collector’s Guide

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By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes ....   Despite Strong Demand, the 1993-P Roosevelt Dime Was a Well-Made Coin 1993 marked one of the last years in the 20th...
1854 Liberty Seated Quarter. Image: Stack's Bowers / CoinWeek.

Liberty Seated Quarter, Arrows (1854-1855) | CoinWeek

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By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   Through the Mint Act of February 21, 1853, the weights of fractional silver coins (half...

Making the Peace Dollar, Part Three: Victory or Disgrace

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By Roger W. Burdette, special to CoinWeek .....   Part One | Part Two * * * By December 20, photos of Mint Director Raymond T. Baker and...
2024 United States Mint Silver Proof Set.

2024 United States Mint Silver Proof Set on Sale June 27

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The 2024 United States Mint Silver Proof Set will be available for purchase starting on June 27 at noon EDT. The set includes the...
1864 Liberty Seated Dollar. Image: Stack's Bowers / CoinWeek.

1864 Liberty Seated Dollar : A Collector’s Guide

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By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   The entirety of the 1864 Liberty Seated Dollar's business strike production took place on four dates: January 13, April 30, May...

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When Horses Flew: Pegasus on Ancient Coins

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By Mike Markowitz for CoinWeek .....   THE DREAM OF flight has always held a powerful grip on the human imagination. Pegasus, the flying horse of...

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

The Great Reformer: The Coins of Diocletian

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

The Coins of Antoninus Pius

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The Summer Months of the Rare Coin Business: Jeff Garrett

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By Jeff Garrett for Numismatic Guaranty Company (NGC) ......   The summer months are traditionally the slowest for the rare coin business. The few major shows...

Collecting the Coins of the United States’ Birthday: Jeff Garrett

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

Shipping and Receiving Rare Coins: Jeff Garrett

Modern Quarters Worth Money

Mid America Rare Coins - Jeff Garrett

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NGC Grading World-Renowned L.E. Bruun Collection Offered by Stack’s Bowers

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Numismatic Guaranty Company (NGC) has been selected to authenticate and grade the collection of Lars Emil Bruun, which represents the most impressive group of...

Rare Gold Elizabeth I Half Pound Offered by Atlas Numismatics

Perth Mint Celebrates 125th Anniversary With 2024 Gold Proof Sovereign

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

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By Roger W. Burdette, special to CoinWeek .....   Part I | Part 2 * * * Who Was Orville Harrington? Born: November 12, 1878 Died: March 30,...

The Man With the Golden Leg, Pt. 1: A Theft of Gold From the Denver Mint

Costco Gold Bars Earn Almost 25% Return for Early Buyers

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

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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

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

ANA World's Fair of Money

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Selvage – A US Paper Money Security Feature

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(n.) The term selvage refers to the extra paper around the edge of paper money before it is cut – sometimes used as a security...
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Terminal Point and How It Impacts Certified Coins

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By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   (n.) The "terminal point" is the highest possible grade where the cost of submitting a coin...
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Spurious Set – Collecting Coins by Theme

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(n.) As used by coin writer Susan Headley, a spurious set is any set of coins that lack a true relationship to each other except...
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Guilloché – The Intricate Web Pattern on Paper Money

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(n.) Guilloché (pronounced “GEE-uh-shay” with a hard g) is a word borrowed from the fields of jewelry and metalworking that is frequently encountered when dealing...
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Love Tokens Were Once Popular Valentine’s Day Gifts

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By CoinWeek .....   Love tokens are a class of numismatic collectible, where one or sometimes both sides of a coin have been smoothed down and...
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1838-O Capped Bust Half Dollar : A Collector’s Guide

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The 1838-O Capped Bust Half Dollar is one of the greatest rarities in all of American coinage. Its origins are enigmatic. Ranked in the...
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Fairmont Gold Coins, Part III: The Ungraded Fairmonts

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By Richard Radick for Douglas Winter Numismatics (DWN) ......   In the first piece in this series, I distinguished three categories of coins in the Fairmont...
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John Wayne Congressional Gold Medal (1980) : A Collector’s Guide

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The United States Congress awarded American actor John Wayne a Congressional Gold Medal in 1979, but the medal wasn’t completed until after his death....
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Oliver Christian Bosbyshell – U.S. Mint Figure Profile

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Oliver Christian Bosbyshell: Chief Coiner and Superintendent of the Philadelphia Mint. Born January 3, 1839 in Vicksburg, Mississippi. Died August 1, 1921 in Philadelphia,...
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Ligature – An Element of Coin Engraving Design

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A printing, engraving, and general design term, a ligature is a combination of two letters into a single unit in order to appear more...
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