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1941 Mercury Dime Proof. Image: Heritage Auctions / CoinWeek.

1941 Mercury Dime Proof : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   The popular Mercury Dime series was produced for circulation from 1916 through 1945, but Proof versions of the iconic Adolph Weinman...
1967 Washington Quarter. Image: Stack's Bowers / CoinWeek.

1967 Washington Quarter : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes ..... The growth of fractional coins in the United States reached record levels in 1967, with...
1839 Liberty Seated Half Dollar, WB-4. Image: Stack's Bowers / CoinWeek.

1839 Liberty Seated Half Dollar, No Drapery : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   The half dollar was the last denomination to adopt United States Mint Chief Engraver Christian Gobrecht's Liberty Seated design, replacing the...
Classic Head Half Eagle. Image: Stack's Bowers / CoinWeek.

Classic Head Half Eagle, 1834-1838 | CoinWeek

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   The Classic Head Half Eagle, along with its Classic Head Quarter Eagle sister coin, was produced in response to a problem...
Jack Young's Top 5 Rare Coin Fakes, Part 2.

From the Dark Corner: Top Five Counterfeits I Have Seen, Part II

By Jack D. Young, Early American Coppers (EAC), and the Dark Side Group ......   Charles recently asked me to compile a list of the...

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The Coins of Antoninus Pius

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

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

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

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

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   (n.) To say that a numismatic object--specifically a round object made of metal with designs engraved...

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Coinage of the Dorian Cities of Halikarnassos and Knidos

By Dr. Steve Benner for CoinWeek .....   This is the second article (Part I here) in a two-part series on the six cities of the...

Choice Leopold I 5 Ducats Gold Coin Among Highlights at Atlas Numismatics

Out of 409 new coins and medals for your consideration this month, Atlas Numismatics presents five spectacular examples below. We hope that you may...

Feds, States Get Order Against Safeguard Metals for Elderly Fraud

On Wednesday, October 25, 2023, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and 30 state securities regulatory agencies that are members of the North American...

Ten Worst 50 State Quarter Designs

By Tyler Rossi for CoinWeek ..... The 50 State Quarter Program, which ran from 1999 through 2008, was a wildly popular circulating commemorative program that...

Martha Washington and Experimental Coin Trials

By Joshua McMorrow-Hernandez for PCGS ...... It’s not just the nation’s Founding Fathers who have appeared on our nation’s money. Some of our Founding Mothers...

Big Things Happened at the United States Mint in November

By CoinWeek .....   November is a big month in United States Mint history. Yellow fever was a recurrent problem in the early years, costing the lives...

Indian Head Cent, Bronze (1864-1909) – A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   Why Was the Indian Head Cent Made in Bronze? The Indian Head Cent saw its composition...

2007-P Wyoming State Quarter : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   The 2007-P Wyoming State quarter was a circulating commemorative coin released to the public on September 4, 2007. The coin was...

Rare U.S. Currency in Stack’s Bowers November 2023 Showcase Auction

Stack’s Bowers will be hosting its U.S. Currency Showcase Auction at Griffin Studios in Costa Mesa, California on November 17. Among the highlights is Lot...

Counterfeit Gold Coins Filled With Platinum: Hollow Gold

The production of counterfeit gold and silver coins is almost as old as coinage itself. The usual method involves making something that looks like an...

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