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1958-D Lincoln Wheat Cent : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   The Lincoln Wheat Cent was set to enter its 50th year of production in 1959. The date marked the sesquicentennial of...
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2012-D Acadia National Park Quarter : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   The 2012-D Acadia National Park Quarter was the third America the Beautiful (ATB) quarter design released in the program's third year...
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1991-S Proof American Silver Eagle : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   Collector demand for the 1991-S Proof American Silver Eagle was down 26% from the year before, even as the United States...
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Liberty Head Half Eagle, No Motto (1839-1866) | CoinWeek

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes ..... In the late 1830s, United States Mint Director Robert M. Patterson had Engraver Christian Gobrecht update...
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2024 American Eagle Gold Proof Coins Available May 2

By CoinWeek ....   Product options for the 2024 American Gold Eagle Proof coin (collectible versions of the annual bullion coin) will be available for purchase...

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Bill Introduced to Facilitate Lawful Trade of Ancient Coins

On April 2, 2024, United States Representative Beth Van Duyne (R-TX24), a member of the House Ways and Means Committee, introduced a technical correction...

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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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Medal Alignment – One Way to Orient Obverse and Reverse

(n.) To say that a numismatic object--specifically a round object made of metal with designs engraved on two faces--is in medal alignment means that the...

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1802 Draped Bust Half Dime : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   Logan-McCloskey-1. Only known dies. Rarity-5. The 1802 Draped Bust half dime is the second-rarest half dime...

Previously Unknown Chapman Collection of $1 Gold Coins Revealed

By CoinWeek .... Henry Chapman and his brother Samuel are towering figures in the history of numismatics and coin collecting in the United States. Together...

1915-S Buffalo Nickel : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes ..... With 1,505,000 coins struck, the 1915-S Buffalo nickel boasts the fifth-lowest mintage of the Indian...

Coins of Justinian the Great

By Mike Markowitz for CoinWeek .....   THE COURTROOM OF the United States Supreme Court is adorned with marble relief panels depicting great lawgivers of history....

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...

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