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1876 Liberty Head Eagle. Image: Stack's Bowers / CoinWeek.

1876 Liberty Head Eagle : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes ..... The need for $10 gold eagles was low on the East Coast, so the Philadelphia...
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...

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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

(n.) In numismatic terms, the kernel is the central or inner disc of a bimetallic coin. Also called a plug or a pill. * * *

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2024 Liberty and Britannia Gold Coin, Silver Medal on Sale Feb. 8

By CoinWeek ....   The United States Mint will be releasing two numismatic products this year featuring its 2024 Liberty and Britannia design collaboration with The...

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...

Ten Affordable Coins and Banknotes From Around the World

By Al Doyle for CoinWeek.com .....   Is it possible to overthink the coin-collecting game? Does it require constant study of population reports and other data...

Why Bullion Investors Often Transition Into Being Coin Collectors

By Al Doyle for CoinWeek .....   How does a person move from being a bullion investor to a collector? It's not an either/or choice, as...

Budget Coin Collecting: How to Raise Money to Buy Better Coins

By Al Doyle for CoinWeek .....   It happens to every collector, and often on a repeated basis. An exciting coin comes along - imagine a $5...

Converting Gold Coins Into Bullion Bars After 1933

By Roger W. Burdette, special to CoinWeek .....   Much has been made of President Roosevelt’s Executive Order 6102 forbidding the hoarding of gold coin, gold...

Numismatic Crime – Illinois, New York Coin Theft Suspects Wanted

Recent Alerts from Doug Davis - Founder and President, Numismatic Crime Information Center (NCIC) ......   Suspects Wanted in Illinois Coin Shop Theft The following suspects were...

New Jersey Governor Nixes Coin, Bullion Sales Tax Exemption

By CoinWeek ....   By January 8, 2024, legislation that would eliminate sales and use taxes from the sale of precious metal coins and bullion had...

1937-D “3 Legged” Buffalo Nickel : A Collector’s Guide

The famous 1937-D “3 Legged” Buffalo nickel is one of the most important modern US coins and probably the most well-known type in the...

1795 and 1796 Half Cents – Jack Young’s Fun With Fakes

By Jack D. Young, Early American Coppers (EAC), and the Dark Side Group ......   My latest installment of this CoinWeek exclusive series is like a...

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