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Big Things Happened at the United States Mint in March

Big Things Happened at the United States Mint in March

By CoinWeek .....   One might think that as March takes its turn in the calendar's monthly procession that the business of the United States Mint might...
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What Makes a Great Coin Rarity?

By Greg Reynolds for CoinWeek .....   I wish to focus upon the topic of viewing Great Rarities. This important topic relates to several key concepts: ...
Big Things Have Happened at the United States Mint in the Month of February

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...
Big Things Have Happened at the United States Mint in the Month of January

Big Things Happened at the United States Mint in January

By CoinWeek .....   The month of January sets the stage for the new year. Americans go back to work, the wheels of the financial markets...
1964 Morgan Dollar Hubs. Image: CoinWeek.

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...

Big Things Happened at the United States Mint in December

By CoinWeek ..... The month of December has historically been a time for Americans to take it easy, spend time with their family, celebrate the...
The Roosevelt dime was the subject of two interesting controversies. Image: CoinWeek.

The Roosevelt Dime – Stolen Design or Communist Plot?

By David Thomason Alexander for CoinWeek .....   Most circulating United States coins have received their share of negative press when first issued. This includes the...

Coin Design Blunders at the United States Mint

By Lianna Spurrier for CoinWeek ..... We all make mistakes – the United States Mint included. Over the years the Mint has released multiple coins...
Big Things Happened at the United States Mint in the Month of November

Big Things Happened at the United States Mint in November

By CoinWeek .....   November is a big month in United States Mint history. Yellow fever was a recurrent problem in the early years, costing the lives...
Christopher Columbus: His Decline in Numismatics and the Nation’s Collective Memory

Christopher Columbus: His Decline in Numismatics and the Nation’s Collective Memory

By Heinz Tschachler .....   When in the early 1990s the United States was getting ready to commemorate the quincentennial of Christopher Columbus first landing on...
Jefferson was instrumental in the circulation of the 1792 Half Disme.

The 1792 Half Disme and Why It Is Important

By CoinWeek ..... The 1792 Half Disme - The Five-Cent Silver Coin That Started It All What is a half disme and why is the 1792...
Big Things Happened at the United States Mint in the Month of October

Big Things Happened at the United States Mint in October

By CoinWeek ..... October has historically been an important month for the United States Mint. In its earliest days, October marked the beginning of a mission...
Fugio Cents: The First Regular-Issue United States Coin

Fugio Cents: The First Regular-Issue United States Coin

By John Dannreuther, Gordon Wrubel, Craig Sholley, Brian Greer, Chuck Link, Tony Terranova, Chris Victor-McCawley, David McCarthy, and Erik Goldstein for PCGS ......   Over the...
First Printed Numismatic Book Donated to American Numismatic Association: Dr. Bruce D. Wonder, left, presenting Budé's De Asse et Partibus Eius Libri Quing to ANA Library Manager Akio Lis. Image: American Numismatic Association.

First Printed Numismatic Book Donated to American Numismatic Association

The American Numismatic Association's (ANA) Dwight N. Manley Library contains many rare and old books covering a variety of numismatic topics. Numismatic bibliophile and...
Big Things Happened at the United States Mint in the Month of September

Big Things Happened at the United States Mint in the Month of September

By CoinWeek ..... In this edition of Big Things, we take a look at a variety of events, historical and numismatic, that have taken place at...

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