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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...
1989-S American Silver Eagle. Image: Stack's Bowers / CoinWeek

1989-S Proof American Silver Eagle : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   Even though silver spot prices retreated in 1989, American Silver Eagle bullion and Proof sales...
1988-S American Silver Eagle Proof. Image: CoinWeek / Stack's Bowers.

1988-S Proof American Silver Eagle : A Collector’s Guide

The same year that the American Silver Eagle Proof coin debuted, the United States Mint had a runaway hit with the Statue of Liberty...
1990-P Eisenhower Centennial Dollar Proof. Image: CoinWeek.

1990-P Eisenhower Centennial Dollar Proof : A Collector’s Guide

The 1990 Eisenhower Centennial commemorative silver dollar is the second United States coin struck to honor the 34th President of the United States, the...
1988 American Silver Eagle. Image: CoinWeek.

1988 American Silver Eagle : A Collector’s Guide

With nearly 40 years of continued production, the American Silver Eagle is the undisputed king of modern bullion and collector coins. In 1988, however,...
1987 American Silver Eagle Bullion Coin. Image: CoinWeek.

1987 American Silver Eagle Bullion Coin : A Collector’s Guide

Strong Sales for the 1987 American Silver Eagle Authorized on July 9, 1985 by the Liberty Coin Act (Public Law 99-61), American Silver Eagles were...
1986 American Silver Eagle.

1986 American Silver Eagle Bullion Coin : History and Value

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   With the 1986 American Silver Eagle, the United States Enters the Bullion Coin Business The American...
John Mercanti designs new Lion and the Eagle silver coin for the Royal Mint. Image: Royal Mint / CoinWeek.

Royal Mint Mercanti Coin Features British Lion, American Eagle

The Royal Mint has released a commemorative coin with a design by former United States Mint Chief Engraver John M. Mercanti that features a...

Why Collect Commemoratives? A Better Question Might Be “Why Not?”

Collecting Commemoratives By Ron Drzewucki If you collect modern U. S. coins, then you collect commemoratives. Today, practically every coin the United States Mint produces commemorates...

ANA Receives U.S. Mint Artists’ Tributes to Saint-Gaudens Victory

The American Numismatic Association (ANA) received a donation of autographed, specially-produced 20 X 24-inch prints of artworks created by four acclaimed artists who have...
Mint Artists Create Tributes to Saint-Gaudens “Victory”

Mint Artists Create Tributes to Saint-Gaudens “Victory”

Free autographed prints available from Kevin Lipton while supplies last at ANA 2023 Pittsburgh World’s Fair of Money   Four acclaimed artists who have designed coins...
Two bas relief models by John Mercanti.

Mercanti Plaster Sculpt Auction at PAN Welcome Dinner

Retired United States Mint 12th Chief Engraver, John Mercanti, has created two plaster bas-relief sculpts that will be the highlight of a Benefit Auction to...
Perth Mint Issues 5oz Gilded 2023 Wedge-Tailed Eagle Coin

Perth Mint Issues 5oz Gilded 2023 Wedge-Tailed Eagle Coin

This new 5oz silver Proof high relief gilded coin showcases an Australian wedge-tailed eagle. Named for its long, distinctively shaped tail, the wedge-tailed eagle...
1994 Vietnam Memorial Commemorative Silver Dollar. Image: PCGS / Adobe Stock.

The 1994 Vietnam Veterans Memorial Dollar

By Joshua McMorrow-Hernandez for PCGS ...... Memorial Day, a federal holiday that occurs on the last Monday of May, honors the brave Americans who died...
2023 Australian Wedge-Tailed Eagle 1oz Silver Coin Features Incused Design. Image: Perth Mint.

2023 Australian Wedge-Tailed Eagle 1oz Silver Coin Features Incused Design

This majestic Wedge-tailed Eagle silver coin, featuring artistry prepared exclusively for The Perth Mint by renowned U.S. designer John M. Mercanti, showcases an incused...

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