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1883-CC Morgan Dollar. Image: Heritage Auctions (visit www.ha.com).

1883-CC Morgan Dollar : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   The Carson City Mint struck 1,204,000 Morgan dollars in 1883. The majority were held by...
1921 Peace Dollar. Image: Stack's Bowers / CoinWeek.

1921 Peace Dollar : A Collector’s Guide

The 1921 Peace dollar is the debut issue of sculptor Anthony de Francisci's design. It was produced from 1921 to 1928 and then again...
1997-D Washington quarter. Image: CoinWeek / Adobe Stock.

1997-D Washington Quarter : A Collector’s Guide

By 1997, events were already in motion to completely overhaul the Washington quarter series. By December 1, 1997, President Bill Clinton had signed the...
1875-S Twenty-Cent Piece. Image: Stack's Bowers.

1875-S Twenty-Cent Piece : A Collector’s Guide

In the first week of June 1875, the San Francisco Mint began to strike the new Liberty Seated Twenty-Cent piece. By the end of...
1875-S Proof Twenty-Cent Piece. Image: Goldberg Auctioneers.

1875-S Twenty-Cent Piece Proof : A Collector’s Guide

The 1875-S Proof Liberty Seated Twenty-Cent piece is an enigmatic issue from the San Francisco Mint. Called a Branch Mint Proof, 12 supposedly were...
1881-S Morgan Dollar. Image: Stack's Bowers / Adobe Stock.

1881-S Morgan Dollar : A Collector’s Guide

  The 1881-S Morgan dollar is a large silver coin struck at the San Francisco branch of the United States Mint. Known more officially as...
1983-P Washington Quarter. Image: Heritage Auctions / CoinWeek.

1983-P Washington Quarter : A Collector’s Guide

Whereas the year 1982 surprised coin collectors (and the general public) with the end of the Susan B. Anthony dollar, transitioning from copper to...
1916 Mercury Dime. Image: Stack's Bowers / CoinWeek.

1916 Mercury Dime : A Collector’s Guide

The Mercury or Winged Liberty dime (1916-1945) has long stood as an iconic coin in the U.S. series. The coin's elegant design draws heavily from...
1942 Proof Mercury Dime in PCGS PR68+ CAC. Image: Heritage Auctions.

1942 Mercury Dime Proof : A Collector’s Guide

A then-record number 22,329 Proof Sets were produced by the United States Mint in 1942. With the U.S. fighting in the Second World War,...
1897 Morgan Dollar. Image: Stack's Bowers / CoinWeek.

1897 Morgan Dollar : A Collector’s Guide

The Philadelphia Mint struck 2,822,000 Morgan dollars in 1897, the majority of which were produced in January, June, and December. With no immediate need...
1925-S California Jubilee Half Dollar. Image: Stack's Bowers / CoinWeek.

1925-S California Diamond Jubilee Half Dollar : A Collector’s Guide

The 1925-S California Diamond Jubilee commemorative half dollar is a silver commemorative half-dollar coin issued during the classic commemorative period of 1892 through 1954....
1892-S Morgan Dollar. Image: Heritage Auctions / CoinWeek.

1892-S Morgan Dollar : A Collector’s Guide

The 1892-S Morgan dollar was one of a handful of dates in the series where most, if not all, of the coins entered circulation....
1798 Draped Bust Cent, S-155. Image: Stack's Bowers / CoinWeek.

Draped Bust Cent, 1796-1807 | CoinWeek

Copper cents in the early years of the country have a checkered history. Due to their size, large cents were not the most easily handled...
1793 Flowing Hair Half Cent. This example is one of the finest known.

1793 Liberty Cap, Head Facing Left Half Cent : A Collector’s Guide

Why Is the 1793 Half Cent Important? The Flowing Hair, Cap Left half cent was the first design of the U.S. half cent denomination. It...
2000-P American Silver Eagle Proof. Image: Stack's Bowers / CoinWeek.

2000-P Proof American Silver Eagle : A Collector’s Guide

When the American Silver Eagle program debuted in 1986, the Mint produced all of the series' Proof coins at its facility in San Francisco,...

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