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United States 1970-D Kennedy Half Dollar

1970-D Kennedy Half Dollar : A Collector’s Guide

The 1970-D Kennedy Half Dollar was the last of the regular-strike silver-clad half dollars and the last Kennedy half intended for circulation that contained...
United States 1965 Lincoln Cent

1965 Lincoln Cent : A Collector’s Guide

To collectors of U.S. coins, 1965 was an epoch-making year in the history of the American monetary system. A coinage shortage and the rise...
1964 Kennedy Half Dollar. Image: NGC / CoinWeek.

1964 Kennedy Half Dollar : A Collector’s Guide

The Kennedy Half Dollar is the longest-serving half dollar design in United States history Debut issue released months after national tragedy Only issue...
1974-D Lincoln Cent. Image: CoinWeek.

1974 Lincoln Memorial Cent : A Collector’s Guide | CoinWeek

1974 was an interesting year in the annals of numismatic history. The country was putting the finishing touches on its planned Bicentennial celebrations. The...
1978 Eisenhower Dollar. Image: CoinWeek.

1978 Eisenhower Dollar : A Collector’s Guide

As the Philadelphia Mint Prepared to Strike Susan B. Anthony Dollars, the Final Eisenhower Dollars Were Struck The United States Mint recognized that the large...
1978-D Eisenhower Dollar. Image: CoinWeek.

1978-D Eisenhower Dollar : A Collector’s Guide

The End of the Era of the Large Dollar Coin The era of the big dollar coin was already coming to a close when the United...
1972 Eisenhower Dollar. Image: CoinWeek.

1972 Eisenhower Dollar : A Collector’s Guide

The Mint Was Still Refining the Eisenhower Dollar Design in 1972 After one year of development, the Eisenhower dollar was released in 1971. The large...
1973 Eisenhower Dollar.

1973 Eisenhower Dollar : A Collector’s Guide

The 1973 Eisenhower Dollar Was a Non-Circulating Legal Tender Coin Production totals of Eisenhower dollars for the first two years of the series were enormous:...
1971 Eisenhower Dollar. Image: CoinWeek.

1971 Eisenhower Dollar : A Collector’s Guide

Why Was the 1971 Eisenhower Dollar Made? Even though the United States had no real need for a large dollar coin at the start of...
1971-S Eisenhower Dollar with its original blue government packaging.

1971-S Eisenhower Dollar Uncirculated : A Collector’s Guide

While the country at large's desire for a large dollar coin at the start of the 1970s was hardly demonstrable, the gaming industry developed...
1971-D Eisenhower Dollar. Image: CoinWeek.

1971-D Eisenhower Dollar : A Collector’s Guide

While large silver dollar coins saw little practical circulation in America's more populated regions, the coins did see use in the American West, where...
A 1981-D Susan B. Anthony Dollar in Superb Gem Mint State condition.

Susan B. Anthony Dollar (1979-1999) : A Collector’s Guide

The Susan B. Anthony Dollar - America's First Clad Small Dollar Coin The Susan B. Anthony dollar, also known as the "Susie B" by some...
Lincoln Memorial Cents. Image: Adobe Stock / CoinWeek.

Lincoln Memorial Cent, Bronze (1959-1982) : A Collector’s Guide

What Is the Lincoln Memorial Cent? The Lincoln Memorial cent was first issued in 1959. It was the second reverse design used in the Lincoln...
United States 2000 "Cheerios" Lincoln Cent

2000 Cheerios Cent: History and Value | CoinWeek

Why were 10,000,000 Lincoln Cents Distributed in Boxes of Cheerios? As part of an innovative major PR campaign, in 2000, the United States Mint teamed...

When Dealing With Eisenhower Dollars, Grade Is Everything

By Charles Morgan for CoinWeek ..... For better or worse, Whitman’s A Guidebook of United States Coins (the Red Book) is still the gold standard...

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