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1876 Liberty Head Eagle. Image: Stack's Bowers / CoinWeek.

1876 Liberty Head Eagle : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   The need for $10 gold eagles was low on the East Coast, so the Philadelphia...
1797 Draped Bust Half Dollar, Small Eagle. Image: Stack's Bowers / CoinWeek.

Draped Bust Half Dollar, Small Eagle (1796-1797) | CoinWeek

The Draped Bust half dollar was introduced after only two years of production of the previous design. The simple portrait of Liberty on the...
1877 Twenty Cent Piece graded NGC PF65UCAM. Image: Heritage Auctions (visit www.ha.com).

Twenty Cent Piece, 1875-1878 | CoinWeek

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   The Twenty Cent piece (also called a Twenty Cent coin) was a short-lived denomination equalling...
1990-S Proof American Silver Eagle. Image: Stack's Bowers / CoinWeek.

1990-S Proof American Silver Eagle : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   Collector enthusiasm lifted demand for the 1990-S Proof American Silver Eagle to its highest sales figure since 1987. The United States...
1916-D Mercury Dime.

1916-D Mercury Dime : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   The 1916-D Mercury dime is a scarce key date coin from the first year of issue of an iconic American coin...

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First Read: 100 Greatest Ancient Coins, Third Edition

Review by Mike Markowitz for CoinWeek .....   With nearly six decades of experience in the business, Chicago coin dealer Harlan J. Berk is a well...

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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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Kernel – Inner Disc of a Bimetallic Coin

(n.) In numismatic terms, the kernel is the central or inner disc of a bimetallic coin. Also called a plug or a pill. * * *

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U.S. Marines 1oz Silver Medal Available September 11

The United States Mint will open sales for the U.S. Marines One Ounce Silver Medal on September 11 at noon EDT. The medal is...

Künker Fall Auction 393 – Coins of the Netherlands: The Lodewijk S. Beuth Collection

By Künker GmbH ...... Dear bidders and coin enthusiasts, In Künker Auction 393, we would like to present something extraordinary: the Lodewijk S. Beuth Collection. According...

Saint-Gaudens $20 Rarity in Stack’s Bowers November Auction

By Christopher Maisano - Numismatist, Stack's Bower Galleries ...... A fully original near-Gem example of the rare and coveted 1929 Saint-Gaudens $20 gold double eagle...

Fresh-to-Market Boston Collection in Heritage Showcase Auction

Heritage Auctions presents The Boston Collection, now offered in a dedicated Showcase auction. The consignors discovered this collection as a hoard in a Boston-area...

Royal Mint Lists Rarest Elizabeth II Circulating Coins

  * * * The Royal Mint has revealed some of the rarest coins to enter circulation during the reign of Queen Elizabeth II. The list...

Coin Grading Has Come Far But Still Has a Long Way to Go

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek ..... In 1958, the bustling numismatic hobby experienced a grading revolution with the release of Martin R....

Jim Bisognani: Starting a Numismatic Journey

Whether collecting US or world coins, everyone starts somewhere. Jim reflects on his own journey and interviews a friend on how he started his.   By...

Elusive 1889-CC Morgan Dollar Offered by GreatCollections

As part of their September 3 online auction, GreatCollections.com is offering a key date 1889-CC Morgan silver dollar graded VF-30 by PCGS and certified...

UltraBreaks Debuts 2023 Morgan, Peace Dollars With PCGS Holographic Labels

Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) was selected to create and debut a set of limited-edition holographic labels for a new program of 2023 Morgan...

Big Things Happened at the United States Mint in the Month of September

By CoinWeek ..... In this edition of Big Things, we take a look at a variety of events, historical and numismatic, that have taken place at...

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