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1958-D Lincoln Wheat Cent : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   The Lincoln Wheat Cent was set to enter its 50th year of production in 1959. The date marked the sesquicentennial of...
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2012-D Acadia National Park Quarter : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   The 2012-D Acadia National Park Quarter was the third America the Beautiful (ATB) quarter design released in the program's third year...
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1991-S Proof American Silver Eagle : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   Collector demand for the 1991-S Proof American Silver Eagle was down 26% from the year before, even as the United States...
1843-O Liberty Head Half Eagle. Image: Stack's Bowers / Adobe Stock.

Liberty Head Half Eagle, No Motto (1839-1866) | CoinWeek

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes ..... In the late 1830s, United States Mint Director Robert M. Patterson had Engraver Christian Gobrecht update...
2024 American Gold Eagles Out May 2. Image: U.S. Mint / CoinWeek.

2024 American Eagle Gold Proof Coins Available May 2

By CoinWeek ....   Product options for the 2024 American Gold Eagle Proof coin (collectible versions of the annual bullion coin) will be available for purchase...

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Bill Introduced to Facilitate Lawful Trade of Ancient Coins

On April 2, 2024, United States Representative Beth Van Duyne (R-TX24), a member of the House Ways and Means Committee, introduced a technical correction...

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Modern Quarters Worth Money

By CoinWeek .... Have you ever looked through your change, wondering if any of the coins you have might be valuable? Some of them are....

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Ten Powerful and Beautiful Women on Coins

By Tyler Rossi for CoinWeek .....   Janina Żółtowska The first woman on this list, depicted on the Polish 2, 5, and 10 Zlote coins between 1932...

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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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Medal Alignment – One Way to Orient Obverse and Reverse

(n.) To say that a numismatic object--specifically a round object made of metal with designs engraved on two faces--is in medal alignment means that the...

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Highlights From Künker eLive Premium Auctions 398 and 399

Dear bidders and coin enthusiasts, One more time this year, Künker is offering an opportunity to acquire rare coins and medals from around the world....

Medieval Money at the Morgan Library

By David Yoon for the American Numismatic Society (ANS) ......   As previous posts have mentioned, some of the best opportunities to see objects from our...

1876 Centennial Exposition Medals Struck by the U.S. Mint

By Vic Bozarth for PCGS ...... Regardless of what you like to collect, knowing the particulars about your collectibles is often beneficial in terms of...

Cancelled Martha Washington Five-Cent Test Pieces Are Quite Valuable

By Mike Byers for Mint Error News ......   Unique Pair of Martha Washington Five-Cent Test Pieces Judd #2210 - Mint Cancelled 77% Cu, 20% Ni, 3% Mg...

Beware of Defects on Coins

By Peter Mosiondz, Jr. for CoinWeek ..... A defect is a defect no matter how slight the seller proclaims it. And that same “slight’ defect...

Olds Collection Early US Coins in Stack’s Bowers Whitman Auction

As part of the November 2023 Official Auction of the Whitman Coin and Collectibles Winter Expo, Stack’s Bowers Galleries is offering the Olds Collection...

Morgan Dollar, 1878-1921 : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   The Morgan Dollar - A Federal Boondoggle of Vast Proportions Though it might seem to be...

George Kolbe Retires From Numismatic Bookselling Partnership

On November 13, 2023, George Frederick Kolbe announced his retirement from the partnership of Kolbe & Fanning Numismatic Booksellers. For over four decades, Kolbe...

Coin World and Shepherd Expos Launch Tampa Coin Show

The 63-year-old Coin World magazine has partnered with Shepherd Expos Management to create another coin show. The Great American Coin and Collectibles Show (www.GACC.show)...

ANA Launches Reading Room Online Magazine

American Numismatic Association (ANA) members and nonmembers can now read industry news, access exclusive articles, peruse favorite columns from The Numismatist, and listen to...

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