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1997-D Washington quarter. Image: CoinWeek / Adobe Stock.

1997-D Washington Quarter : A Collector’s Guide

  By 1997, events were already in motion to completely overhaul the Washington quarter series. By December 1, 1997, President Bill Clinton had signed the...
1875-S Twenty-Cent Piece. Image: Stack's Bowers.

1875-S Twenty-Cent Piece : A Collector’s Guide

In the first week of June 1875, the San Francisco Mint began to strike the new Liberty Seated Twenty-Cent piece. By the end of...
1875-S Proof Twenty-Cent Piece. Image: Goldberg Auctioneers.

1875-S Twenty-Cent Piece Proof : A Collector’s Guide

The 1875-S Proof Liberty Seated Twenty-Cent piece is an enigmatic issue from the San Francisco Mint. Called a Branch Mint Proof, 12 supposedly were...
1881-S Morgan Dollar. Image: Stack's Bowers / Adobe Stock.

1881-S Morgan Dollar : A Collector’s Guide

  The 1881-S Morgan dollar is a large silver coin struck at the San Francisco branch of the United States Mint. Known more officially as...
1983-P Washington Quarter. Image: Heritage Auctions / CoinWeek.

1983-P Washington Quarter : A Collector’s Guide

Whereas the year 1982 surprised coin collectors (and the general public) with the end of the Susan B. Anthony dollar, transitioning from copper to...

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More Roman Republican Coin Issues Added to RRDP

By Alice Sharpless for American Numismatic Society (ANS) ...... Another batch of Roman Republican coin types has just been released to the Roman Republican Die...

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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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10 Unusual World and U.S. Coins and Patterns

By Tyler Rossi for CoinWeek .....   People have been striking coins for almost 3,000 years, and the vast majority of coinage minted during that time...

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10 Things to Ask Before Buying Physical Gold, Silver, or Other Metals

By Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) ......   Gold or silver Individual Retirement Account (IRA) fraud frequently targets older workers and retirees because they typically have...

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SS Brother Jonathan – A Ship Connected to Recovered Gold Coins

Named for an early symbol of the United States of America (think Uncle Sam meets Daniel Boone), SS Brother Jonathan was a paddle steamer...

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1922 Grant Centennial Gold Dollar : A Collector’s Guide

If one commemorative coin is good, then two coins are twice as good--or so the reasoning goes with these often exploited issues. The Grant...

1949-S Roosevelt Dime : A Collector’s Guide

As one of the key dates of the Roosevelt silver dime series, the 1949-S Roosevelt dime is second in rarity only to the Philadelphia...

Ten Affordable Coins and Banknotes From Around the World

By Al Doyle for CoinWeek.com .....   Is it possible to overthink the coin-collecting game? Does it require constant study of population reports and other data...

Why Bullion Investors Often Transition Into Being Coin Collectors

By Al Doyle for CoinWeek .....   How does a person move from being a bullion investor to a collector? It's not an either/or choice, as...

Budget Coin Collecting: How to Raise Money to Buy Better Coins

By Al Doyle for CoinWeek .....   It happens to every collector, and often on a repeated basis. An exciting coin comes along - imagine a $5...

Converting Gold Coins Into Bullion Bars After 1933

By Roger W. Burdette, special to CoinWeek .....   Much has been made of President Roosevelt’s Executive Order 6102 forbidding the hoarding of gold coin, gold...

Numismatic Crime – Illinois, New York Coin Theft Suspects Wanted

Recent Alerts from Doug Davis - Founder and President, Numismatic Crime Information Center (NCIC) ......   Suspects Wanted in Illinois Coin Shop Theft The following suspects were...

New Jersey Governor Nixes Coin, Bullion Sales Tax Exemption

By CoinWeek ....   By January 8, 2024, legislation that would eliminate sales and use taxes from the sale of precious metal coins and bullion had...

1937-D “3 Legged” Buffalo Nickel : A Collector’s Guide

The famous 1937-D “3 Legged” Buffalo nickel is one of the most important modern US coins and probably the most well-known type in the...

1795 and 1796 Half Cents – Jack Young’s Fun With Fakes

By Jack D. Young, Early American Coppers (EAC), and the Dark Side Group ......   My latest installment of this CoinWeek exclusive series is like a...

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