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

By Charles Morgan, Hubert Walker, and Russell Augustin for CoinWeek Notes .....   In the 1830s, minor gold rushes in the Southeast spurred the private coinage...
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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...
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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...
1869 Three-Cent Silver. Image: Stack's Bowers / CoinWeek.

Three-Cent Silver, Type 3 (1859-1873) | CoinWeek

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   Type 1 | Type 2 | Type 3 * * * The Type 2 design modification of the Three-Cent Silver coin failed to...
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1992-D Lincoln Memorial Cent : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   The Denver Mint struck nearly 4.5 billion Lincoln Memorial Cents in 1992, which in a...

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Roman Household Gods on Coins

By Dr. Steve Benner for CoinWeek .....   Most people who are even remotely familiar with the Roman Empire can name some of the gods that...

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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

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   (n.) In numismatic terms, the kernel is the central or inner disc of a bimetallic coin....

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CAC Grading Announces CAC Grading Club – Direct Submissions for Members

By CAC Grading ......   John Albanese, CEO and Co-founder of CAC Grading (CAC) announces the opening of the CAC Grading Club (the “Club”) and a...

The Date Freeze – With Mintages for 1964 and 1965-Dated Coins

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   A date freeze is a policy where a government or government agency issues a coin over the course of a number...

Barber Dime, 1892-1916 | CoinWeek

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   The Mint Finally Updates Its Subsidiary Silver Coinage The Mint Act of 1890 allowed for the...

1968-S Kennedy Half Dollar Proof : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   After three years of Special Mint Sets and the transition from silver coinage to clad...

Shill Bidding – A Way Some Consignors Inflate the Sale Price of Their Own Coins

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes ..... (n.) Shill bidding is a practice in which a seller, consignor, or associated party places bids...

1982-D Roosevelt Dime : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes ....   President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's portrait on the dime was fitting in 1946. He was a revered...

1892 Barber Quarter : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   Generations of Americans living through the second half of the 19th century had known only...

1942 Walking Liberty Half Dollar Proof : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   The United States Mint produced 27,500 Proof Walking Liberty half dollars in 1942. Of that...

1949-S Roosevelt Dime : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   As one of the key dates of the Roosevelt silver dime series, the 1949-S Roosevelt...

1929 Indian Head Half Eagle : A Collector’s Guide

After a 14-year hiatus, the Philadelphia Mint struck 662,000 business-strike Indian Head half eagle gold coins in 1929. No Proofs were struck that year,...

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