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1852-O Liberty Head Double Eagle. Image: Stack's Bowers.

1852-O Liberty Head Double Eagle : A Collector’s Guide

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By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   A steady stream of sojourners arrived at California's gold fields in 1852, hoping to claim their share of the new state's...
1951 Washington Quarter Proof. Image: Stack's Bowers / CoinWeek.

1951 Washington Quarter Proof : A Collector’s Guide

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By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   The 1951 Washington Quarter Proof was sold as part of the 1951 Proof Set. The...
Classic Head Quarter Eagle. Image: Stack's Bowers / CoinWeek.

Classic Head Quarter Eagle, 1834-1839 | CoinWeek

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By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   While the United States Mint had produced gold coins since 1795, few gold coins of...
1865 Two-Cent Piece. Image: Stack's Bowers / CoinWeek.

1865 Two-Cent Piece : A Collector’s Guide

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By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   First struck in 1864 in an attempt to solve the nationwide coin shortage, caused by the onset of the U.S. Civil...
1846 Liberty Seated Half Dime. Image: Heritage Auctions.

1846 Liberty Seated Half Dime : A Collector’s Guide

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By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   The Philadelphia Mint deployed one set of dies to produce the entire business strike mintage of 27,000 1846 Liberty Seated Half...

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By Mike Markowitz for CoinWeek .....   His reign is marked by the rare advantage of furnishing very few materials for history; which is, indeed, little...

Bill Introduced to Facilitate Lawful Trade of Ancient Coins

Roman Household Gods on Coins

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Shipping and Receiving Rare Coins: Jeff Garrett

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By Jeff Garrett for Numismatic Guaranty Company (NGC) ......   The internet has vastly expanded the reach and scope of the rare coin business. You can...

Modern Quarters Worth Money

Some Practical Coin Grading Concepts for the Average Collector

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Why Bullion Investors Often Transition Into Being Coin Collectors

Park Avenue Numismatics Gold and Silver Bullion

NGC Ancients Coin Grading

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New Book Published on Fascinating Naseby Cup and the Coins It Contains

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The Naseby Cup is an elaborately crafted silver drinking vessel that stands over two feet tall and is decorated with rare coins and medals...

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Costco Gold Bars Earn Almost 25% Return for Early Buyers

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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...

10 Things to Ask Before Buying Physical Gold, Silver, or Other Metals

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Choice Proof – A Coin That’s Not Quite Gem

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By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   (adj.) Choice Proof is a term used to describe an unimpaired Proof coin that is not...

Mullet – A Heraldic Star on Coins

Medal Alignment – One Way to Orient Obverse and Reverse

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U.S. Army 1oz Silver Medal on Sale Today

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By CoinWeek ....   Today at noon Eastern, the U.S. Army One Ounce Silver Medal, the latest entry in the United States Armed Forces Silver Medal...
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1898 Barber Half Dollar Proof : A Collector’s Guide

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By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   In 1898, as was by then common practice for the United States Mint, Proof coins...
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Capped Head Bust Left Quarter Eagle, Reduced Diameter (1829-1834)

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By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   Though the quarter eagle was an authorized gold coin denomination, few were produced by the...
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Liberty Head Double Eagle, With Motto (1877-1907) | CoinWeek

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By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   The last variation of the Liberty Head Double Eagle, often referred to as Type 3,...
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1977-D Eisenhower Dollar : A Collector’s Guide

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By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   1977 marked the second-to-last year of the Eisenhower Dollar. The large clad dollar coin, issued to honor the late president, was...
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1993-P Proof American Silver Eagle : A Collector’s Guide

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By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   For the 1993 Proof American Silver Eagle, the United States Mint shifted production from the San Francisco Mint to the Philadelphia...
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1879-O Liberty Head Double Eagle : A Collector’s Guide

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By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes ..... The American Civil War officially ended coining operations at the three Southern mints of Charlotte (North Carolina), Dahlonega (Georgia), and New...
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Capped Bust Eagle, Heraldic Eagle (1797-1804) | CoinWeek

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By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   The highest denomination coin authorized by the Mint Act of 1792 was the $10 gold...
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Capped Bust Right Half Eagle, Heraldic Eagle (1795-1807) | CoinWeek

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By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes ..... This type is also labeled the Draped Bust or Turban Head to distinguish it from the later Capped Bust type introduced...
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1936 Arkansas Robinson Half Dollar : A Collector’s Guide

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By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   The abuses of the classic commemorative coin era reached full steam in the 1930s as competing promoters pushed Congress to pass...
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