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1829 Capped Bust Half Dime, LM-1. Image: Heritage Auctions / CoinWeek.

1829 Capped Bust Half Dime : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   The 1829 Capped Bust Half Dime is the first half dime since 1805, the first with the William Kneass design, and...
1815 Capped Bust Quarter Dollar, B-1. Image: Heritage Auctions (visit www.ha.com).

Capped Bust Quarter, Large Size (1815-1828) | CoinWeek

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   The last Draped Bust Quarter Dollar was minted in 1807, the same year that the...
1808 Capped Bust Half Dollar. Image: Stack's Bowers / CoinWeek.

Capped Bust Half Dollar, Lettered Edge (1807-1836) | CoinWeek

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   Two half dollar series are called "Bust Halves": the earlier Draped Bust type that ended...
1834 Capped Bust Quarter. Image: Stack's Bowers / CoinWeek.

Capped Bust Quarter, Small Diameter (1831-1838) | CoinWeek

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   Quarters with engraver John Reich's Capped Bust design, introduced in 1815, were not struck in...
1809 Capped Bust Half Eagle. Image: Stack's Bowers / CoinWeek.

1809 Capped Bust Half Eagle : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes ..... The 1809 Capped Bust Half Eagle $5 gold coin is sometimes referred to as the 1809/8 overdate. This designation was applied...
1815 Capped Bust Quarter Dollar, B-1. Image: Heritage Auctions (visit www.ha.com).

John Reich – Coin Designer at the United States Mint

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   Engraver. Born 1768, in Furth, Electorate of Bavaria. Died 1832 or 1833, possibly in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. * * * Johann Matthias (John) Reich...
1854 Liberty Seated Quarter. Image: Stack's Bowers / CoinWeek.

Liberty Seated Quarter, Arrows (1854-1855) | CoinWeek

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   Through the Mint Act of February 21, 1853, the weights of fractional silver coins (half...
1809 Classic Head Cent. Image: DLRC / CoinWeek.

1809 Classic Head Cent : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   The Philadelphia Mint struck 222,867 1809 Classic Head Cents using only one pair of dies...
1813 Capped Head Half Eagle. Image: Heritage Auctions / CoinWeek.

Capped Head Half Eagle, 1813-1834 | CoinWeek

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   When the Capped Head Half Eagle debuted in 1813, it was the only United States...
1853 Liberty Seated Quarter. Image: Stack's Bowers / CoinWeek.

Liberty Seated Quarter, Arrows and Rays (1853) | CoinWeek

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   The discovery of gold in California and the western frontier in the late 1840s and...
1850 Liberty Seated Quarter. Image: Stack's Bowers / CoinWeek.

Liberty Seated Quarter, No Motto, Drapery (1840-1865)

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   Why this subtype is called the Liberty Seated Quarter, No Motto, Drapery requires some explanation. In...
1838 Liberty Seated Quarter. Image: Stack's Bowers / CoinWeek.

Liberty Seated Quarter, No Motto, No Drapery (1838-1840)

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   The history of the three-year Liberty Seated Quarter, No Motto, No Drapery type, which ran...
1828 Classic Head Half Cent. C-2. Image: Heritage Auctions / CoinWeek.

1828 Classic Head Half Cent : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   The United States Mint did not produce half cents in 1827 but resumed their issue...
1816 Matron Head Cent. Image: Stack's Bowers / CoinWeek.

Matron Head Cent, 1816-1835 | CoinWeek

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   The Classic Head Cent was coined from 1808 to 1814 and concluded a period of...
1829 Capped Bust Dime, JR-12. Image: Stack's Bowers / CoinWeek.

Capped Bust Dime, Small Size (1828-1837) | CoinWeek

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   William Kneass became Chief Engraver of the United States Mint in 1823 after the death...
1809 Classic Head Half Cent. Image: Heritage Auctions (visit www.ha.com).

1809 Classic Head Half Cent : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   In 1809, the United States Mint updated the design of the half cent, replacing the Draped Bust design with engraver John...
1809 Capped Bust Dime, Large Size. Image: Stack's Bowers / CoinWeek.

Capped Bust Dime, Large Size (1809-1828) | CoinWeek

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   Before being introduced on the dime, John Reich's Capped Bust Liberty design was used to refresh the designs of United States...
1813 Classic Head Cent. Image: Stack's Bowers / CoinWeek.

Classic Head Cent, 1808-1814 | CoinWeek

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   Irish immigrant Robert Patterson was a schoolmaster, a shopkeeper, and a mathematician, the teacher of...
1814 Classic Head, S-295. Image: Stack's Bowers / CoinWeek.

1814 Classic Head Cent : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   The United States Mint mustered 357,830 Classic Head cents in 1814 - which is impressive,...
1815 Capped Bust Quarter Dollar, B-1. Image: Heritage Auctions (visit www.ha.com).

1815 Capped Bust Quarter Dollar : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   The production of 1815 Capped Bust quarters owed largely to an order from the Planter’s...
Classic Head Half Cent. Image: Stack's Bowers / Adobe Stock.

Classic Head Half Cent, 1809-1836 | CoinWeek

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   The Classic Head Half Cent represents a period of significant change for the United States...
1808 Capped Bust Quarter Eagle. Image: Stack's Bowers / CoinWeek.

1808 Capped Bust Quarter Eagle : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   The 1808 Capped Bust Quarter Eagle $2.50 gold coin is a bonafide rarity that is...
Big Things Happened at the United States Mint in March

Big Things Happened at the United States Mint in March

By CoinWeek .....   One might think that as March takes its turn in the calendar's monthly procession that the business of the United States Mint might...

The U.S. $2.50 Gold Quarter Eagle

By Ron Drzewucki for CoinWeek .....   There’s been quite a surge of interest in the pre-Saint-Gaudens gold Liberty Head type of $10 eagles and $20...

Guess the Grade of This Early Copper 1835 Half Cent

  In the latest video from CoinWeek, we put you up to the test against a chocolatey early American copper half cent dated 1835 and...
Ten Notable US Mint Directors and What They Are Known For

Ten Notable US Mint Directors and What They Are Known For

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek .....   1. David Rittenhouse (April 1792 - June 1795) The term “polymath” is usually employed to describe the...
The Once Unknown, Now Famous 1817/4 Half Dollar

The Once Unknown, Now Famous 1817/4 Half Dollar

By Q. David Bowers - Co-Founder, Stack's Bowers ......   Classic rarities among American silver coins have commanded attention for a long time. The 1804 silver...
Eliasberg Capped Bust Large Date Dime Offered by GreatCollections

Eliasberg Capped Bust Large Date Dime Offered by GreatCollections

Bidding is now live on GreatCollections.com for a stunning 1821 Capped Bust Large Date dime graded as MS 66 by PCGS. Not only is...
Presidential Silver Medal Honoring Zachary Taylor Available May 2

Presidential Silver Medal Honoring Zachary Taylor Available May 2

The Zachary Taylor Presidential Silver Medal will be available for purchase directly from the United States Mint starting on May 2 at noon EDT....
Beautiful Original 1827/3 Capped Bust Quarter Offered by GreatCollections

Beautiful Original 1827/3 Capped Bust Quarter Offered by GreatCollections

GreatCollections.com offered collectors an opportunity to bid on a beautifully toned, overdate original 1827/3 Capped Bust quarter, graded Proof-65 by PCGS in a gold...