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1876 Liberty Head Eagle. Image: Stack's Bowers / CoinWeek.

1876 Liberty Head Eagle : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   The need for $10 gold eagles was low on the East Coast, so the Philadelphia...
1797 Draped Bust Half Dollar, Small Eagle. Image: Stack's Bowers / CoinWeek.

Draped Bust Half Dollar, Small Eagle (1796-1797) | CoinWeek

The Draped Bust half dollar was introduced after only two years of production of the previous design. The simple portrait of Liberty on the...
1877 Twenty Cent Piece graded NGC PF65UCAM. Image: Heritage Auctions (visit www.ha.com).

Twenty Cent Piece, 1875-1878 | CoinWeek

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   The Twenty Cent piece (also called a Twenty Cent coin) was a short-lived denomination equalling...
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...

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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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Kernel – Inner Disc of a Bimetallic Coin

(n.) In numismatic terms, the kernel is the central or inner disc of a bimetallic coin. Also called a plug or a pill. * * *

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Harriet Tubman Commemorative Coin Strike Ceremony Held at U.S. Mint

  By Hubert Walker for CoinWeek ....   A first strike ceremony for the Proof 2024 Harriet Tubman Bicentennial commemorative silver dollar was held at the United...

Unique Proof 1891-O Seated Liberty Dime Among New Orleans Special Strikes

By Mike Byers for Mint Error News ......   This is the only known 1891-O Seated Liberty Dime struck in Proof. Authenticated and certified by NGC...

Five Observations About the November 2023 Fairmont Gold Sale

By Doug Winter - RareGoldCoins.com ......   CoinWeek Content Partner   Stack’s Bowers held the most recent installment of the Fairmont Hoard on November 15, 2023. As with...

US Currency Realizes Over $2.8 Million in Stack’s Bowers Auction

The Stack’s Bowers November 2023 US Currency Auction, the Official Auction of the Whitman Coin and Collectibles Expo in Baltimore, realized more than $2.8...

Finest 1815 B-1 Quarter Highlights Heritage US Coins Auction

Engraver John Reich emigrated to the future United States shortly after the Revolution against Great Brtain. His medal work made an impression on Founding...

Gem 1876-S Trade Dollar Among Highlights at David Lawrence

The more than 475 lots in the Sunday, December 10 Online Auction from David Lawrence Rare Coins (DLRC) is open for bidding - including...

Numismatic Crime – Major Thefts From Dealers After Coin Shows

Recent Alerts from Doug Davis - Founder & President, Numismatic Crime Information Center (NCIC) ......   Facebook Counterfeit Bullion Suspect Arrested in Alabama A Sylacauga, Alabama man...

The 1964 Morgan Dollar Hubs : A Design Analysis

By Leroy Van Allen, Special for CoinWeek .....   In November 2016, CoinWeek Editor Charles Morgan sent me an e-mail with three overall photographs of the...

Can This AI Collecting App Correctly Identify and Grade Coins?

By Austin Purvis for CoinWeek .....   Collectors and dealers have traditionally needed experience, knowledge, and a keen eye to accurately identify and grade coins. While...

1865 Two Cent Piece : A Collector’s Guide

First struck in 1864 in an attempt to solve the nationwide coin shortage, caused by the onset of the U.S. Civil War, the Two...

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