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1839 Liberty Head Half Eagle Proof. Image: Heritage Auctions / CoinWeek.

1839 Liberty Head Half Eagle Proof : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   Proof coinage of the gold $5 half eagle denomination is reported in very low numbers...
1839 Liberty Head Half Eagle. Image: Stack's Bowers / CoinWeek.

1839 Liberty Head Half Eagle : A Collector’s Guide

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...
1852 Liberty Head Double Eagle. Image: Heritage Auctions / CoinWeek.

Liberty Head Double Eagle, Without Motto (1850-1866) | CoinWeek

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...
1993 American Silver Eagle. Image: Stack's Bowers / CoinWeek.

1993 American Silver Eagle : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   Silver's average spot price in 1993 jumped to $4.31, 36¢ higher than the metal averaged in 1992. Demand for the bullion...
Type 2 1857 Three-Cent Silver. Image: Stack's Bowers / CoinWeek.

Three-Cent Silver, Type 2 (1854-1858) | CoinWeek

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes ..... Type 1 | Type 2 | Type 3 * * * Though the initial production of Three-Cent Silver coins helped meet the need...

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Ancient Coins

Bill Introduced to Facilitate Lawful Trade of Ancient Coins

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...

Collecting Strategies

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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World Coins

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...

Bullion

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...

Numismatic Terms

Medal Alignment – One Way to Orient Obverse and Reverse

(n.) To say that a numismatic object--specifically a round object made of metal with designs engraved on two faces--is in medal alignment means that the...

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Ten Big U.S. Coin “Failures”

By Tyler Rossi for CoinWeek .....   Not every coin produced by the United States Mint is embraced by the public or does its job for...

The ANS’s Paul Revere Medal

By David Hill for American Numismatic Society (ANS) ...... From the late 19th into the early 20th century, the American Numismatic Society (ANS) had a...

Peace Dollars: Art vs. Commerce

By Victor Bozarth for PCGS ...... I’ve always liked Peace Dollars, which I call the underdog of silver dollars. And I’ve always rooted for the...

Important Collections Make Headlines as Stack’s Bowers August 2023 Auction Realizes Over $43 Million

In live and online sessions during and following the 2023 ANA World’s Fair of Money, Stack’s Bowers Galleries’ August Global Showcase realized $43,402,487 USD...

Heritage Offering John Jay Knox Collection in Upcoming Auction

John Jay Knox (1828-1892) was a 19th-century banker, author, and politician who served as president of the National Bank of the Republic and helped...

Sydney F. Martin Collection Part IV Realizes Over $3.8 Million

As an Auctioneer Partner of the ANA World’s Fair of Money, Stack’s Bowers Galleries recently sold Part IV of the Sydney F. Martin Collection...

ANA Exhibit Awards at 2023 World’s Fair of Money

The American Numismatic Association (ANA) presented 53 competitive exhibit awards at the 2023 World's Fair of Money in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Most winners were announced...

Numismatic Crime – Police Look for Suspect in Michigan Coin Show Theft

Recent Numismatic Crime as Reported by Doug Davis - Founder & President, Numismatic Crime Information Center (NCIC) ...... Coin Show Theft - Lansing, Michigan Police in...

10 Coins Worth More Than Face Value You Can Find in Change

By Tyler Rossi for CoinWeek .....   1982 No P Roosevelt Dime In 1982, the United States Mint released the first circulation coin that did not bear...

Hansen Collection Lincoln Cents Offered by David Lawrence Rare Coins

Every Sunday, David Lawrence Rare Coins (DLRC) holds a new online auction of classic and rare United States coins. Collectors can now browse through...

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