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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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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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1802 Draped Bust Half Dime : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   Logan-McCloskey-1. Only known dies. Rarity-5. The 1802 Draped Bust half dime is the second-rarest half dime...

Previously Unknown Chapman Collection of $1 Gold Coins Revealed

By CoinWeek .... Henry Chapman and his brother Samuel are towering figures in the history of numismatics and coin collecting in the United States. Together...

1915-S Buffalo Nickel : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes ..... With 1,505,000 coins struck, the 1915-S Buffalo nickel boasts the fifth-lowest mintage of the Indian...

Coins of Justinian the Great

By Mike Markowitz for CoinWeek .....   THE COURTROOM OF the United States Supreme Court is adorned with marble relief panels depicting great lawgivers of history....

CAC Grading Announces CAC Grading Club – Direct Submissions for Members

By CAC Grading ......   John Albanese, CEO and Co-founder of CAC Grading (CAC) announces the opening of the CAC Grading Club (the “Club”) and a...

The Date Freeze – With Mintages for 1964 and 1965-Dated Coins

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes ..... A date freeze is a policy where a government or government agency issues a coin over the course of a number...

Barber Dime, 1892-1916 | CoinWeek

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes ..... The Mint Finally Updates Its Subsidiary Silver Coinage The Mint Act of 1890 allowed for the...

1968-S Kennedy Half Dollar Proof : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   After three years of Special Mint Sets and the transition from silver coinage to clad...

Shill Bidding – A Way Some Consignors Inflate the Sale Price of Their Own Coins

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes ..... (n.) Shill bidding is a practice in which a seller, consignor, or associated party places bids...

1982-D Roosevelt Dime : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes ....   President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's portrait on the dime was fitting in 1946. He was a revered...

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