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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...
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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...
1983-P Kennedy Half Dollar. Image: CoinWeek / Adobe Stock.

1983-P Kennedy Half Dollar : A Collector’s Guide

by Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes... The 1983-P Kennedy half dollar was struck at the Philadelphia Mint and was intended to be...
1923 Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle. Image: Heritage Auctions / CoinWeek.

Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle, With Motto (1908-1933) | CoinWeek

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   The first Saint-Gaudens $20 gold double eagle, acclaimed as one of the most beautiful and...

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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...

Bullion

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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Stack’s Bowers January 2021 Auction to Feature Oro del Nuevo Mundo Collection

Stack's Bowers Galleries is excited to announce the sale of the Oro del Nuevo Mundo Collection in our January 2021 auction, to be held...

Barber Silver Coinage Values and Key Dates: Bullion Shark

By Bullion Shark LLC ...... By the late 1880s, the public had grown tired of Christian Gobrecht's Seated Liberty designs that had appeared on silver...

Clipped Coins

By Tyler Rossi for CoinWeek .....   Money equals power, and a ruler’s success often hinges on control of that power. The stability of a monetary...

Mike Coltrane Collection of North Carolina Currency Now Open for Bidding

Following the successful over $2 million auction of Part I of The Mike Coltrane Collection, Heritage Auctions is now privileged to offer the next...

The Little Rock Nine and the 2007 Desegregation Commemorative Dollar

By Joshua McMorrow-Hernandez for PCGS ...... One of the defining moments of the Civil Rights Era in the mid-20th century United States occurred when Central...

Harvey Stack: The History of Stack’s – 1985, Pt. 1

By Harvey Stack - Co-Founder, Stack's Bowers Galleries ...... Another Year of Change Like the year before, 1985 was another major year for the hobby as...

The Coin Analyst: Why Were the 2020 Libertads Delayed So Long?

By Louis Golino, special to CoinWeek ..... Sometimes studying a modern coin series can involve solving a mystery. One such mystery is exactly why the...

Incredible Semi-Dated Elizabethan Gold Pound at Stack’s Bowers NYINC 2021 Auction

By Jeremy Bostwick - Senior Numismatist & Cataloger, Stack's Bowers ...... Few English monarchs have had such a storied and pivotal reign as Elizabeth I,...

Scarce Panama 5 and 10 Balboa Notes at Stack’s Bowers Jan. World Paper Money Auction

By Christopher Dahncke - Currency Auction Associate, Stack's Bowers Galleries ...... Panama P-24a 1941 10 Balboas Our January 2021 NYINC sale is filling up with a...

The Last Coins of the Roman Empire

By Michael T. Shutterly for CoinWeek ..... The Roman Empire began on January 16, 27 BCE when the Roman Senate conferred the titles Augustus and...

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