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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...
2024 Kennedy Half Dollars. Image: U.S. Mint / Official Presidential Portrait.

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...

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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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Ense Petit Placidam Svb Libertate Qvietem

Ense Petit Placidam Svb Libertate Qvietem is a Latin phrase meaning “Issued in the Defense of Liberty.” It appears on the 1775 Massachusetts “Sword-in-Hand”...

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1794 Flowing Hair Dollar Leads Heritage $10.5 Million Coin Auction

One of just 140 to 150 known examples of a 1794 Flowing Hair Dollar B-1, BB-1, R.4, XF45 PCGS. CAC drew 58 bids before...

ANA Summer Seminar Scholarships Available for 2024

Summer Seminar scholarship applications are now available for the 2024 sessions organized by the American Numismatic Association (ANA). Winners of scholarships can attend one...

Thanksgiving Motifs on Classic Commemorative Coins

By Dan Duncan – Retired, Pinnacle Rarities ......   The Thanksgiving celebration cues up the holiday season and begins the winding down of another year. The...

1978 Eisenhower Dollar : A Collector’s Guide

As the Philadelphia Mint Prepared to Strike Susan B. Anthony Dollars, the Final Eisenhower Dollars Were Struck The United States Mint recognized that the large...

What Do Coin Auction Prices Mean?

By Greg Reynolds for CoinWeek .....   Though auction prices are often cited as market prices, not enough has been written about the nature and meaning...

Rare Coins Worth Money That You Can Find in Pocket Change

By Tyler Rossi for CoinWeek .....   Both coin roll hunting and searching through pocket change can be interesting and accessible entry points into the hobby...

1972-S Eisenhower Dollar Uncirculated : A Collector’s Guide

1972: A Make-or-Break Year for the Eisenhower Dollar In 1972, a year after the initial buzz... and then thud... of the release of the new...

1873 : The Year That Changed the United States Mint

By Roger W. Burdette, special to CoinWeek .....   1873 was an interesting year for the United States Mint. The most important event was the passage...

1978-D Eisenhower Dollar : A Collector’s Guide

The End of the Era of the Large Dollar Coin The era of the big dollar coin was already coming to a close when the United...

Stack’s Bowers to Offer the Russian Coins of Historic Rothschild-Piatigorsky Collection

An important selection of Russian coin rarities will be offered by Stack’s Bowers Galleries at their upcoming 2024 New York International Numismatic Convention (NYINC)...

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