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1909 Indian Head Cent, reportedly the first one struck that year. Image: Stack's Bowers.

1909 Indian Head Cent : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   The year 1909 marked the 50th and final year of James Barton Longacre's Indian Head...
1992 American Silver Eagle. Image: CoinWeek / Adobe Stock.

1992 American Silver Eagle : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   After a surge of American Silver Eagle sales in 1991, demand softened considerably in 1992. Still, the 1992 American Silver Eagle...
1776-1976 Bicentennial Quarter with Jack Ahr’s Drummer Boy (actually a man) reverse. Image: Adobe Stock.

1976-S Bicentennial Quarter Clad Proof : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes ..... The 1976-S Bicentennial Quarter Clad Proof is one of five 1976 Bicentennial Quarters the United States Mint struck in 1975 and...
1863 Three-Cent Silver. Image: Stack's Bowers / CoinWeek.

Three Cent Silver, Type 1 (1851-1853) : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   Called a trime in some Treasury Department records, the Three Cent Silver coin was the smallest ever issued by the United...
1874 Liberty Seated Dime. Image: Stack's Bowers / CoinWeek.

Liberty Seated Dime, Legend and Arrows (1873-1874) : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   The Mint Act of February 12, 1873, mandated a slight increase in the weight of the dime to 2.50 grams. Interestingly,...

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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

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   (n.) In numismatic terms, the kernel is the central or inner disc of a bimetallic coin....

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1942 Mercury Dime : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   The 1942 Mercury dime is a common date with an extremely interesting (and valuable) overdate...

1958 Washington Quarter : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes ..... In the grand scheme of things, the 1958 recession known as the "Eisenhower Recession" was...

1893-CC NOT PCGS Morgan Dollar Counterfeits – Jack Young’s Fun With Fakes

By Jack D. Young, Early American Coppers (EAC), and the Dark Side Group ......   Charles Morgan and CoinWeek have been burning the midnight oil, turning...

1885-CC Morgan Dollar : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   November 6, 1885, was a black letter day for the Carson City Mint. On the...

Jesus Christ on Ancient Coins

CoinWeek Ancient Coin Series by Mike Markowitz .....   As with politicians, nothing is more important to gods than image ... Perhaps this is the secret...

1883-CC Morgan Dollar : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes ..... The Carson City Mint struck 1,204,000 Morgan dollars in 1883. The majority were held by...

1921 Peace Dollar : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes ..... The 1921 Peace dollar is the debut issue of sculptor Anthony de Francisci's design. It...

Cataclysm and Renewal on British Celtic Coins

By Ryan Sullivan for American Numismatic Society (ANS)......   British Celtic coins are perhaps best-known for their depictions of horses, chariots, and sun gods (Fig. 1)....

Numismatic Crime – Coin Dealers Homes, Cars Robbed After Shows

Recent Alerts from Doug Davis - Founder and President, Numismatic Crime Information Center (NCIC) ......   Coins Stolen from Dealer's Home in West Virginia The West Virginia...

Mint Error News Magazine #69 Now Available

By Mike Byers for Mint Error News ......   Issue 69 Now Available! Issue 69 of Mint Error News Magazine features a historical collection of plasters and...

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