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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...
2015-P Blue Ridge Parkway National Park Quarter. Image: U.S. Mint.

2015 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...
1924 Saint-Gaudens double eagle. Image: CoinWeek.

1924 Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle : A Collector’s Guide

Acclaimed as one of the most beautiful and artistic numismatic designs ever realized in the United States, the Saint-Gaudens $20 gold double eagle is...
1944 Lincoln Cent in Bronze. Image: Stack's Bowers / CoinWeek.

1944 Lincoln Cent : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   The 1944 Lincoln cent followed the experimental and largely derided 1943 Lincoln steel cent. The...
1925 Saint-Gaudens double eagle.

1925 Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   By 1925, gold coins had mostly fallen from circulation within the United States. Instead, the Government intended these coins to...

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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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World Coins

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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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...

Numismatic Terms

Chiton – Ancient Fashion Adorns Most Beautiful U.S. Coin

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   (n.) Pronounced "KAI-tun," usually replacing the "t" with a glottal stop. As seen on various U.S. and...

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Challenge Coin: What Are These Colorful Mementos?

A challenge coin is a small coin or medallion issued by any number of public or private organizations but most frequently associated with branches...

Naufraga Reperta: Shipwreck Medals in the 17th Century

By Peter van Alfen for American Numismatic Society (ANS) ......   As long as there have been shipwrecks, there have been attempts to salvage the cargo...

Stack’s Bowers 2024 NYINC Auction Results Show Strength

By CoinWeek .....   Held from January 12-18, Stack's Bowers Galleries' ancient and world coin and world currency auction at the 2024 New York International Numismatic...

Edward Dean Adams – Coin Collector

Coin Collector, Businessman, Banker. Born April 9, 1846, in Boston, Massachusetts. Died May 20, 1931. Education: Norwich University (Bachelor of Science, 1864); Massachusetts Institute...

Azure : A Heraldic Term Used on Coins

(n.) In heraldry, azure is the color blue. It is typically (but not always) a deeper shade of blue based on the precious stone lapis...

Unsearched Roll : What It Does and Doesn’t Mean

An unsearched roll is a roll of coins that has not been sorted through or cherrypicked by a collector looking to remove rare dates...

2018-D Kennedy Half Dollar : A Collector’s Guide

The 2018-P and 2018-D Kennedy half dollars were struck in an Uncirculated finish and sold directly to collectors through the United States Mint's website...

War Nickel : How to Identify These Valuable Nickels

Sometimes referred to as “War Silver”, “Warnicks”, or “Wartime Silver”, the term "War Nickel" refers to the Jefferson five-cent coin produced from 1942 to...

Big Things Happened at the United States Mint in February

By CoinWeek .....   February may be the shortest month in the calendar year, but it has traditionally been a very busy month for the United...

1927-D Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle: A Collector’s Guide

Nearly every 1927-D Saint-Gaudens $20 double eagle gold coin was destroyed after the gold recall of 1933. The National Numismatic Collection has three. Most...

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