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1876 Liberty Head Eagle : A Collector’s Guide

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By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes ..... The need for $10 gold eagles was low on the East Coast, so the Philadelphia...
1797 Draped Bust Half Dollar, Small Eagle. Image: Stack's Bowers / CoinWeek.

Draped Bust Half Dollar, Small Eagle (1796-1797) | CoinWeek

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The Draped Bust half dollar was introduced after only two years of production of the previous design. The simple portrait of Liberty on the...
1877 Twenty Cent Piece graded NGC PF65UCAM. Image: Heritage Auctions (visit www.ha.com).

Twenty Cent Piece, 1875-1878 | CoinWeek

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By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   The Twenty Cent piece (also called a Twenty Cent coin) was a short-lived denomination equalling...
1990-S Proof American Silver Eagle. Image: Stack's Bowers / CoinWeek.

1990-S Proof American Silver Eagle : A Collector’s Guide

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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...
1916-D Mercury Dime.

1916-D Mercury Dime : A Collector’s Guide

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By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   The 1916-D Mercury dime is a scarce key date coin from the first year of issue of an iconic American coin...

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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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Ten Powerful and Beautiful Women on Coins

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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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Kernel – Inner Disc of a Bimetallic Coin

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(n.) In numismatic terms, the kernel is the central or inner disc of a bimetallic coin. Also called a plug or a pill. * * *

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Draped Bust Half Cent, 1800-1808 | CoinWeek

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By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   Authorized by the Mint Act of April 2, 1792, half cents were were first produced...
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1808 Capped Bust Quarter Eagle : A Collector’s Guide

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By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker .....   The 1808 quarter eagle $2.50 gold coin is a bonafide rarity that is well known outside collectors of...
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1863 Three Cent Silver Proof : A Collector’s Guide

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Only 460 Three Cent Silver Proofs were struck in 1863 over the course of three days. The United States Mint in Philadelphia produced the...
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This Lindbergh Congressional Gold Medal Galvano Is Unique in Private Hands

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By Mike Byers for Mint Error News ...... Charles Lindbergh 14" Obverse Bronze Galvano For the 1928 Congressional Gold Medal Designed and Sculpted by Laura Gardin Fraser Unique...
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1858-D Type III Gold Dollar : A Collector’s Guide

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The Dahlonega branch of the United States Mint struck 3,477 gold dollars in 1858, producing the entire issue from one pair of dies (Winter...
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Draped Bust Half Dime, Small Eagle, 1796-1797 | CoinWeek

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New Half Dime Design Meant to Beautify American Coinage The Flowing Hair half dime design of engraver Robert Scot, used in 1794 and 1795, was...
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How Erratic Coin Distribution Affected Mint Workers

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By Roger W. Burdette, special to CoinWeek .....   Coming into the 20th century, mint facilities in the United States were putting coins into circulation on...
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1878-CC Morgan Dollar : A Collector’s Guide

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Despite opposition from the president, Congressional passage of the Bland-Allison Act seemed assured by February 1878. In late February, Treasury Secretary John Sherman sent...
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1928-S Peace Dollar : A Collector’s Guide

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The 1928-S Peace dollar is among the most common later-date Peace dollars and one of the series’ major condition rarities. The last date struck...
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Who Is on the Dime?

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By CoinWeek ....   When people first encounter a coin, they may not be familiar with the person portrayed on the obverse or sometimes portrayed on...
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