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1903-S Liberty Head Half Eagle : A Collector’s Guide

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1903-S Liberty Head Half Eagle : A Collector’s Guide

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By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   1903 saw a series of interesting events for America: the United States leased Guantanamo Bay from Cuba, the Ford Motor Company...
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1976-D Bicentennial Kennedy Half Dollar : A Collector’s Guide

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By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   First released on July 7, 1975, the Kennedy Half Dollar became the first United States Bicentennial design to reach public hands. So...
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2023-D American Women Edith Kanakaʻole Quarter : A Collector’s Guide

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By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   Released on March 27, 2023, the 2023-D American Women Quarter honoring Edith Kanakaʻole was the second of five designs released in...
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1937 Walking Liberty Half Dollar : A Collector’s Guide

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By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   After sporadic production throughout the 1920s and the early '30s, the Walking Liberty Half Dollar saw regular production at the Philadelphia...
1838-O Liberty Seated Dime. Image: Heritage Auctions / CoinWeek.

1838-O Liberty Seated Dime : A Collector’s Guide

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By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   The New Orleans Mint was one of three branches of the United States Mint authorized to be opened by the Coinage...

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

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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...
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Numismatics (or Lack Thereof) at the Annual Society for American Archaeology Meeting

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By David Yoon for the American Numismatic Society (ANS) ......   Attending the 89th Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology (New Orleans, April 17–21,...
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2024 American Eagle Gold Proof Coins Available May 2

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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

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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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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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The Sheldon Scale – How Coins Are Graded

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By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes ..... The Sheldon Scale (or Sheldon Grading Scale) is a 70-point numerical grading system for evaluating...
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1839 Liberty Head Half Eagle Proof : A Collector’s Guide

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By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   Proof coinage of the gold $5 half eagle denomination is reported in very low numbers...
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1839 Liberty Head Half Eagle : A Collector’s Guide

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By Charles Morgan, Hubert Walker, and Russell Augustin for CoinWeek Notes ..... Christian Gobrecht's Liberty Head design for the half eagle replaced the William Kneass...
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Liberty Head Double Eagle, Without Motto (1850-1866) | CoinWeek

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By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes ..... In the 1830s, minor gold rushes in the Southeast spurred the private coinage of the Bechtler...
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