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1853 Liberty Seated Half Dollar, Arrows and Rays. Image: David Lawrence Rare Coins / CoinWeek.

Liberty Seated Half Dollar, Arrows and Rays (1853) | CoinWeek

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes ..... With vast quantities of California gold arriving in the nation's commercial centers, the balance of the gold-to-silver ratio had become so...
1868 Liberty Seated Half Dollar Proof. Image: Stack’s Bowers / CoinWeek.

1868 Liberty Seated Half Dollar Proof : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   Large silver deposits were not forthcoming immediately after the Civil War, and because of this,...
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Three-Cent Nickel, 1865-1889 | CoinWeek

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   The Three-Cent Nickel was an unusual coin denomination with an unusual history. It was first proposed in 1851 as a medium...
1887 Liberty Seated Half Dollar. Image: Stack's Bowers / CoinWeek.

1887 Liberty Seated Half Dollar : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes ..... U.S. Circulating Coin Production in 1887 - Putting the 1887 Liberty Seated Half Dollar in Context In 1887, the Philadelphia Mint handled...
2019 Native American Dollar. Image: U.S. Mint / CoinWeek.

2019-P Native American Dollar – Mary Golda Ross : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes ..... Each year since 2009, the United States Mint has unveiled a new reverse design for...

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Roman Household Gods on Coins

By Dr. Steve Benner for CoinWeek .....   Most people who are even remotely familiar with the Roman Empire can name some of the gods that...

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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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“Ship of Gold” Updated Treasure Exhibit at June Long Beach Expo

$15 million display includes California Gold Rush coins, ingots, and other historic artifacts from 1857 sinking of the SS Central America   To mark the 35th...

Numismatic Crime – Coin Theft in Georgia, Items Stolen in Mail

Recent Numismatic Crime by Doug Davis - Founder & President, Numismatic Crime Information Center (NCIC) ...... Residential Theft in Georgia The Screven, GA Police Department is...

ANS Announces Recipient of Inaugural Fellowship in Numismatic Research

The American Numismatic Society (ANS) is pleased to announce that Melissa Ludke has been selected as the inaugural recipient for the Chairman’s Fellowship for...

PCGS Grades Entire John J. Ford Colonial Currency Collection Heading to Auction

Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) has been selected by Kagin’s to grade a massive collection of colonial currency that will be sold in a...

Doubled Die Proof 1961 Franklin Half Dollar at Stack’s Bowers

By Chris Bulfinch - Numismatist, Stack's Bowers ...... The Red Book lists only one doubled die variety for Franklin half dollars: the 1961 Proof DDR....

Certified Coin Marketplace – CAC-Approved Coins Bring Premiums in April 2023

In addition to realizing impressive prices in internet sales during the month of April, CAC-approved coins fared well in a live auction at the...

Colección Val y Mexia, Part 2 of Chilean Coins at Heritage Auctions

Heritage Auctions presents the "Colección Val y Mexía" of Chilean Coins, the most comprehensive collection of Chilean coinage by types, dates and varieties that...

Guess the Grade: 1831 Matron Head Large Cent

  * * * You are looking at an 1831 Matron Head Large Cent - can you guess the grade? But first.... Last time, we shared with you...

Three of the Most Famous American Coin Collections

By Blanchard and Company, Inc. ...... What do Louis Eliasberg, Bob R. Simpson, and Harry W. Bass have in common? They all amassed some of...

Unusual Standing Liberty Quarter Error Caps Off Historic JustHavingFun Collection Sales

The last Standing Liberty quarter from the multi-million dollar JustHavingFun collection--a 50% off-center error coin dated 1919 and graded XF-45 by PCGS--is being offered...

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