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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...
1916-D Mercury Dime.

1916-D Mercury Dime : A Collector’s Guide

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...
2024 Kennedy Half Dollars. Image: U.S. Mint / Official Presidential Portrait.

2024 Kennedy Half Dollar Rolls, Bags Available From U.S. Mint April 23

By CoinWeek ....   Rolls and bags of the 2024 Kennedy half dollar will be directly available to collectors for purchase from the United States Mint...
2018 World War I Centennial Commemorative Dollar coin. Image: U.S. Mint / CoinWeek.

2018-P World War I Army Veterans Centennial Silver Dollar : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes ..... It was the "War to End All Wars." When the United States entered the conflict on April 6, 1917, World War...
2015-P Blue Ridge Parkway National Park Quarter. Image: U.S. Mint.

2015-P Blue Ridge Parkway National Park Quarter : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes ..... The America the Beautiful Quarters Program debuted just after the 50 State Quarters Program and its adjunct District of Columbia and Territories...

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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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Exergue – Dedicated Space at the Bottom of a Coin

(n.) Pronounced “ECKS-urg”. The exergue, sometimes known as the exergum, is the lowest part of a coin, typically found on the reverse. It usually features...

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1853-O Liberty Seated Half Dime : A Collector’s Guide

The New Orleans Mint struck Liberty Seated half dimes in two configurations in the year 1853. In March of that year, the Mint struck...

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...

Gold Dollar, Type 1 (Liberty Head) 1849-1854 | CoinWeek

The Gold dollar was the smallest circulating gold coin denomination struck by the United States Mint. The Mint produced the gold dollar starting in...

Three Dollar Gold – 1854-1889 | CoinWeek

The Three Dollar Gold piece was a .900 fine gold coin produced by the United States Mint from 1854 to 1889. Authorized by Congress...

DLRC Announces Sale of D.L. Hansen Collection of U.S. Coins

DLRC (formerly David Lawrence Rare Coins) and collector Dell Loy Hansen are excited to announce the upcoming sale of coins from the D.L. Hansen...

2023-D American Women Jovita Idar Quarter : A Collector’s Guide

The 2023-D American Women quarter honoring Jovita Idar was the fourth of five designs released in 2023 and the ninth issue overall. The coin...

Oleaginous Ink – A U.S. Paper Money Anti-Counterfeiting Tool

(n.) Oleaginous ink is a type of greasy, destructible ink invented in the 1820s by Joseph Dixon (1799-1869) for the purpose of thwarting counterfeiters. When...

Open Three – A Coin Die Variety From 1873

The term "Open Three" or "Open 3" describes a typographical style of the Arabic numeral “3” found on later dies produced in 1873. Earlier...

SWIMS Serial Number – Ambigrams on U.S. Paper Money

(n.) A SWIMS serial number is a type of so-called "fancy" serial number found on United States paper money that appears identical if read upside...

Picayune – Old-Fashioned Slang for the Half Dime

(n.) Pronounced “pick-ah-YOON”. Picayune is a regional word for the half dime that was more commonly used in the 19th century. The word comes from...

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