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1921 Peace Dollar. Image: Stack's Bowers / CoinWeek.

1921 Peace Dollar : A Collector’s Guide

  The 1921 Peace dollar is the debut issue of sculptor Anthony de Francisci's design. It was produced from 1921 to 1928 and then again...
Mike Byers Mint Error News issue #69

Mint Error News Magazine #69 Now Available

By Mike Byers for Mint Error News ......   Issue 69 Now Available! Issue 69 of Mint Error News Magazine features a historical collection of plasters and...
1997-D Washington quarter. Image: CoinWeek / Adobe Stock.

1997-D Washington Quarter : A Collector’s Guide

  By 1997, events were already in motion to completely overhaul the Washington quarter series. By December 1, 1997, President Bill Clinton had signed the...
1875-S Twenty-Cent Piece. Image: Stack's Bowers.

1875-S Twenty-Cent Piece : A Collector’s Guide

In the first week of June 1875, the San Francisco Mint began to strike the new Liberty Seated Twenty-Cent piece. By the end of...
1875-S Proof Twenty-Cent Piece. Image: Goldberg Auctioneers.

1875-S Twenty-Cent Piece Proof : A Collector’s Guide

The 1875-S Proof Liberty Seated Twenty-Cent piece is an enigmatic issue from the San Francisco Mint. Called a Branch Mint Proof, 12 supposedly were...

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Cataclysm and Renewal on British Celtic Coins

By Ryan Sullivan for American Numismatic Society (ANS)......   British Celtic coins are perhaps best-known for their depictions of horses, chariots, and sun gods (Fig. 1)....

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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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10 Unusual World and U.S. Coins and Patterns

By Tyler Rossi for CoinWeek .....   People have been striking coins for almost 3,000 years, and the vast majority of coinage minted during that time...

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

By Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) ......   Gold or silver Individual Retirement Account (IRA) fraud frequently targets older workers and retirees because they typically have...

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Numismatic Investment Literature

Numismatic investment literature is a genre of often pulpy numismatic books that focus primarily on the coin market and offer various pointers or advice...

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Jeff Garrett – When Coins Become Extinct in a Cashless Society

What would a cashless society mean for numismatics? By Jeff Garrett for Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) ...... In the last few years there has much debate...

David J. Ryder Confirmed as 39th U.S. Mint Director

David J. Ryder - 39th U.S. Mint Director - is known as an anti-dollar-coin advocate and a strong supporter of anti-counterfeiting technology implementation By CoinWeek News Staff...

Heritage Auctions Brokers Sale of 1787 Brasher Doubloon for $5+ Million

Private transaction is most valuable single item sold in company history The first gold coin struck in the United States – the finest-certified 1787 New...

U.S. Mint Opens Sales for 10-Coin Set of Uncirculated ATB Quarters March 29

The United States Mint will accept orders for the 2018 (America the Beautiful) ATB Quarters Uncirculated Coin Set™ (product code 18AA) beginning on March...

Feds Order Former Pastor Wesley Allen Brown, Others to Pay Millions for Precious Metals Fraud Against Church

Brown Currently Serving Seven-and-a-Half-Year Prison Sentence in Florida By Commodity Futures Trading Commission ...... The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced that Judge Brian J....

Perth Mint’s Jewelled Phoenix Luxury Gold Coin Sells Out

The world’s first pavé set Argyle pink diamond coin program has sold out at The Perth Mint within six weeks of being unveiled by...

Q. David Bowers – Focus on Only 1861 $500 Interest-Bearing Note Friedberg-209a in Private Hands

By Q. David Bowers - Co-founder, Stack's Bowers ...... Excitement and more excitement! The catalog for our forthcoming sale of the Joel R. Anderson Collection...

Heritage Auctions – Condition Census 1881 Proof Three Dollar Gold Coin

With only 500 circulation strikes produced, the 1881 three dollar gold piece boasts the lowest mintage in the series and is an important key...

FBI, Treasure Hunters Search for Legendary Lost Civil War Gold

By Hubert Walker for CoinWeek .... Perhaps spurred on by the persistence of local treasure hunters (or perhaps not; no one's talking), federal agents and...

Royal Canadian Mint Launches Coin & Medallion Set Honoring 100th Anniv. of National Institute for the Blind

Working with a partially sighted artist and adding braille to a coin for the first time, the Royal Canadian Mint is proud to launch...

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