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1925-S California Jubilee Half Dollar. Image: Stack's Bowers / CoinWeek.

1925-S California Diamond Jubilee Half Dollar : A Collector’s Guide

The 1925-S California Diamond Jubilee commemorative half dollar is a silver commemorative half-dollar coin issued during the classic commemorative period of 1892 through 1954....
2021-P Washington Quarter. Image: United States Mint / CoinWeek.

People Portrayed on Both the Obverse and Reverse of the Same Coin

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek .....   A rare occurrence on coins from the United States, there are still a few examples of...
Proposed Classic Commemorative Coins. Image: Adobe Stock / USPS / CoinWeek.

Commemorative Coin Programs Not Signed Into Law (Classic Era)

The classic era of United States commemorative coins saw the release of 50 silver and 13 gold types, for a total of 157 coins,...
This 1893 Isabella quarter, graded NGC MS65, was sold by Stack’s Bowers on 6/16/2021 for $840.

1893 Isabella Quarter : A Collector’s Guide

The Isabella quarter is a commemorative coin that was sold during the 1893 Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois. The obverse of the coin features...
2016-W National Park $5 Gold Coin. Image: CoinWeek / U.S. Mint.

2016-W National Park Service Centennial $5 Gold Proof : A Collector’s Guide

The 2016-W National Park Service Centennial $5 Proof gold coin honors the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service (NPS). Signed into law by...
Accolated bust portraiture. Lafayette dollar (left) and Huguenot half dollar (right). Image: Stack’s Bowers.

Accolated – Two Portraits, One Coin

(adj.) "Accolated" is a coin design term used to describe two overlapping portraits facing the same direction (either right or left), implying a shared vision...
1936 Elgin Half Dollar. This example, graded PCGS MS68, was sold by Stack’s Bowers on March 24, 2023 for $7,800. Image: Stack’s Bowers.

1936 Elgin Centennial Half Dollar : A Collector’s Guide

The 1936 Elgin Centennial Half Dollar: Purpose and Legislation The 1936 Elgin Centennial half dollar was produced on behalf of sculptor Trygve A. Rovelstad for...
The 1900 Lafayette Dollar. This example, graded PCGS MS63, was sold by Stack's Bowers on 8/31/2022 for $1,440.

1900 Lafayette Dollar : A Collector’s Guide

While the Lafayette dollar was the third official United States commemorative coin (after the Columbian Exposition half dollar and quarter), it was still the...
Coins representing everyday soldiers.

Top 10 Military Figures on US Coins

By Tyler Rossi for CoinWeek .....   Popular with many collectors, military themes adorn several United States coins (especially commemoratives), tokens, and currency notes. The following...
United States 1922 Grant Centennial Commemorative Gold Dollar

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...
Patriotic Themes on Coins and Paper Money

Patriotic U.S. Coins and Banknotes

By Al Doyle for CoinWeek .....   Here's a short but focused area of numismatics: patriotic U.S. coins and notes with a strong message of freedom...
Antietam and Gettysburg: Classic US Civil War Commemorative Coins

Antietam Half Dollar Commemorates Deadliest One-Day Civil War Battle

By Blanchard and Company, Inc ......   The 1937 Antietam silver commemorative half dollar coin was minted to honor the 75th anniversary of a Civil War...

Counterfeit Coin Detection – Altered 1922 Grant Commemorative Half Dollar

By Numismatic Guaranty Company (NGC) ......   The classic commemorative series, while full of some of the best-designed United States coins of the 20th century, essentially...
Commemorative Coin Stories: 1982 George Washington Half Dollar

Commemorative Coin Stories: 1982 George Washington Half Dollar

By David Provost for CoinWeek .....   Author’s Note: My intention for this series of “stories” is to present lesser-known information about the US commemorative coins...
1921 Alabama Centennial Half Dollar

1921 Alabama Centennial Half Dollar : A Collector’s Guide

  In 1919, Alabama celebrated the centennial of its admission into the Union as the nation's 22nd state. Two years later, the occasion was marked...

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