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1976-S Bicentennial Quarter Clad Proof : A Collector’s Guide

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1992 American Silver Eagle : A Collector’s Guide

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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...
1776-1976 Bicentennial Quarter with Jack Ahr’s Drummer Boy (actually a man) reverse. Image: Adobe Stock.

1976-S Bicentennial Quarter Clad Proof : A Collector’s Guide

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By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes ..... The 1976-S Bicentennial Quarter Clad Proof is one of five 1976 Bicentennial Quarters the United States Mint struck in 1975 and...
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Three Cent Silver, Type 1 (1851-1853) : A Collector’s Guide

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By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   Called a trime in some Treasury Department records, the Three Cent Silver coin was the smallest ever issued by the United...
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Liberty Seated Dime, Legend and Arrows (1873-1874) : A Collector’s Guide

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By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   The Mint Act of February 12, 1873, mandated a slight increase in the weight of the dime to 2.50 grams. Interestingly,...
1950 Proof Lincoln Cent. Image: NGC.

1950 Proof Lincoln Cent : A Collector’s Guide

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By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   The United States Mint revived its dormant Proof program in 1936 and experienced steady growth in sales from 3,837 in...

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First Read: 100 Greatest Ancient Coins, Third Edition

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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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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

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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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Costco Gold Bars Earn Almost 25% Return for Early Buyers

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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

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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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Counterfeit Coin Detection – The 1928 Peace Dollar

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Counterfeit 1928 Peace Dollar   By Max Spiegel - Numismatic Guaranty Company (NGC) ...... Since so many counterfeit 1928 Peace Dollars are, in fact, altered 1923 coins,...
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It’s “Doubled” Die! – Error Coins and Coin Varieties

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By Joshua McMorrow-Hernandez for PCGS ......   One of the most nagging malapropisms in numismatics has to do with what is easily the most popular and...
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The Right to Strike: Early Coins of the Knights Hospitaller

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By Tyler Rossi for CoinWeek ..... Now called the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta, the order’s...

Heritage World Coins, Paper Money Auctions Combine to Top $13.8 Million

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‘Mukden Tiger’ dollar roars past $2.1 million to pace Heritage Auctions’ biggest HKINF event   The popularity and demand for Asian numismatics has soared recently. Nowhere...
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The Washington Quarter Made Coin Collecting a Household Pursuit

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By Mark Ferguson for PCGS ...... Most Americans living today have known only the Washington Quarter as our 25-cent coin. You’d have to be in...
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GreatCollections and Heritage Complete $4.75 Million Transaction for Ultra High Relief Gold Coin

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Iconic Saint-Gaudens issue is considered one of the most desirable and valuable coins in numismatics   One of America’s greatest coins, the 1907 Saint-Gaudens Ultra High...
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Numismatic Crime – Coins Stolen in Transit From FedEx, USPS

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By Doug Davis - Founder & President, Numismatic Crime Information Center (NCIC) ...... Major FedEx Theft - Florida to California The contents of a package being...
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Austrian Mint Unveils Asia – Eyes of the World Coin for Year of the Tiger

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By Austrian Mint ...... Asia – The Power of the Tiger Available January 19, 2022 Known as the "King of the Animals" throughout Asia, the tiger has...
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South African Mint Launches Big Five Series II

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By South African Mint ...... The South African Mint, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the South African Reserve Bank, has launched the long-awaited Big Five Series...
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A Pricing Anomaly on 1844-O $10 Gold Half Eagles

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By Doug Winter - RareGoldCoins.com ...... CoinWeek Content Partner I was recently offered a very common but very saleable New Orleans half eagle that should have...
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