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Jack Young's Top 5 Rare Coin Fakes, Part I.

From the Dark Corner: Top Five Counterfeits I Have Seen, Part I

By Jack D. Young, Early American Coppers (EAC), and the Dark Side Group ......   After the submission of my 50th exclusive CoinWeek article on counterfeits,...
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Gold Dollar, Type 2 (Indian Head) 1854-1856 | CoinWeek

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   In 1854, the United States Mint issued a redesigned gold dollar with an increased diameter...
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1933-S Walking Liberty Half Dollar : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   Domestic coin demands increased slightly in 1933, prompting the San Francisco Mint to strike 1,786,000 Walking Liberty Half Dollars in 1933,...
1909 Indian Head Cent, reportedly the first one struck that year. Image: Stack's Bowers.

1909 Indian Head Cent : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   The year 1909 marked the 50th and final year of James Barton Longacre's Indian Head...
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1992 American Silver Eagle : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   After a surge of American Silver Eagle sales in 1991, demand softened considerably in 1992. Still, the 1992 American Silver Eagle...

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First Read: 100 Greatest Ancient Coins, Third Edition

Review by Mike Markowitz for CoinWeek .....   With nearly six decades of experience in the business, Chicago coin dealer Harlan J. Berk is a well...

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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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Kernel – Inner Disc of a Bimetallic Coin

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   (n.) In numismatic terms, the kernel is the central or inner disc of a bimetallic coin....

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2023 US Mint American Eagle Gold Proof Coins On Sale March 30

The United States Mint announces the opening of sales for the 2023 American Eagle Gold Proof Coins on March 30 at noon EDT. Orders...

Why Is Early Mint Information so Hard to Find? Part 1

By Roger W. Burdette, special to CoinWeek ..... Part 1 | Part 2 * * * American coin collectors have a wide range of books and articles...

Exceptional Prices for World, Ancient Coins in Künker Spring Sales

By Künker GmbH ...... Künker's Spring Auction Sales (382-386) ended with a remarkable total hammer price of 15.4 million Euros (about $16.61 million USD at...

The Last of the Medallic Arts Co. Archives Return to New York

By Peter van Alfen for American Numismatic Society (ANS) ...... In 2018, the American Numismatic Society (ANS) purchased the archives of the Medallic Art Company...

ANA’s New eLearning Program “NumismaTalks” Debuts in April

The American Numismatic Association (ANA) is unveiling a new webinar series, NumismaTalks, which will be presented by a rotating array of top industry experts....

Stack’s Bowers Ponterio Presents Expansive Hong Kong Auction

Continuing their long line of exciting and market-realigning sales, Stack’s Bowers and Ponterio is pleased to announce their April 2023 Hong Kong auction—a remarkable...

Counterfeit Coin Detection – 1878-S and -CC Trade Dollars

By Numismatic Guaranty Company (NGC) ......   The United States Mint had high hopes when it introduced the Trade dollar in 1873. Silver miners believed that...

The Cult of Mithras on Ancient Coins

By Steve Benner for CoinWeek ..... It would not be possible to cover the cult of Mithras in this not-quite 2,000-word article. But I can...

An Overview of Panama-Pacific Exposition Coins – Part Two

By Victor Bozarth for PCGS ...... Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 * * * How can we, as denizens of the...

Rare Classic US Coins Offered No Reserve by David Lawrence

Sunday Auction 1267 from David Lawrence Rare Coins (DLRC) is now live and features over 650 total lots - including over 20 Vault Values. Included...

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