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Walking Liberty Half Dollar, 1916-1947

United States · United States

Walking Liberty Half Dollar, 1916-1947

1933-S Walking Liberty Half Dollar. Image: Heritage Auctions / CoinWeek. By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes ….. Provisions of the Mint Act of 1890 stipulated that the United States Mint could introduce new designs on federal coinage only after 25 years of production of a current design. This was done to give American coinage a predictable appearance and cut down on counterfeiting and the unnecessary expense of regularly repla…Read Article

Lincoln Wheat Cent, 1909-1958

United States · United States

Lincoln Wheat Cent, 1909-1958

Lincoln Wheat Cents. Image: Adobe Stock / CoinWeek. By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes ….. The Lincoln Wheat Cent – A Coin Collecting Classic The Lincoln Wheat Cent has been a favorite of collectors for many years. Part of the appeal is the fact that it is first circulating U.S. coin to feature the likeness of a real person – that person being the 16th President of the United States Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), one of the mos…Read Article

Jeff Garrett on Collecting American Gold Eagles

Gold · Hungary

Jeff Garrett on Collecting American Gold Eagles

2025 American Gold Eagles. Image: NGC / CoinWeek. By Jeff Garrett for Numismatic Guaranty Company (NGC) …… Although this modern series can be demanding, there are strategies that can help collectors who are ready for the challenge. Next year will be the 40th anniversary of the American Gold and Silver Eagles. This anniversary is sure to draw considerable attention to an already-popular segment of the hobby. The US Mint will most likely issue sp…See the Story

1879 Indian Head Cent : A Collector's Guide

1879 Indian Head Cent. Image: Stack’s Bowers / CoinWeek. By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes ….. Background of the 1879 Indian Head Cent In 1879, the economic struggles caused by the Panic of 1873 had mostly subsided. Still, coinage output at the Philadelphia Mint reveals a mixed demand for many key denominations. Curiously, the Philadelphia Mint’s output of 16,228,000 1879 Indian Head Cents represented the most coins struck o…Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · Philadelphia Read Article

Record Price for Rare Bitcoin Token at Stack's Bowers Auction

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Exploring the Coins of Charlemagne - Mike Markowitz

Charlemagne. Image: Adobe Stock / CoinWeek. By Mike Markowitz for CoinWeek ….. The Roman system of coinage outlived the Roman Empire itself. Prices were still being quoted in silver denarii in the time of Charlemagne, king of the Franks, from 768 to 814. The difficulty was that by the time Charlemagne was crowned Imperator Augustus in 800, there was a chronic shortage of silver in Western Europe.… So rare was the denarius in Charlemagne’s time …Belgium · Belgium Read Article

Shield Nickel, With Rays (1866-1867) : A Collector's Guide

1867 Shield Nickel (with Rays). Image: Stack’s Bowers / CoinWeek By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes ….. Introduced following the end of the Civil War, the Shield nickel was the nation’s first five-cent piece with nickel metal content. The coin was proposed at least partly in response to the public’s (and United States Mint Director James Pollock’s) growing dislike of fractional currency. Even though there were already more th…United States · United States Read Article

Disgraced Coin Dealer Bob Higgins Sentenced to 65 Years in Prison

Bob Higgins. Image: CoinWeek by CoinWeek… Robert L. “Bob” Higgins, 69, owner and operator of First State Depository, a precious metals storage facility in Wilmington, Delaware, was sentenced on June 17, 2025, to the maximum statutory term of 65 years in federal prison. This sentencing, handed down by U.S. District Judge Maryellen Noreika, followed an eight-day jury trial that resulted in Higgins’ conviction on charges of mail fraud, wire fraud, …Prison · Wilmington Read Article

Classic Head Half Cent, 1809-1836

Classic Head Half Cent. Image: Stack’s Bowers / Adobe Stock. By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes ….. The Classic Head Half Cent represents a period of significant change for the United States Mint. Robert Patterson, a respected scholar with ties to Third President Thomas Jefferson, was appointed Mint Director in 1805. As Director, he was instrumental in the ascension of John Reich to the position of Second Engraver under Chief…United States · United States Read Article

From Scrap to Slabs: How Trading Gold at 15 Led Me Into Numismatics

Jackson Keefe at Stack’s Bowers Galleries. By Jackson Keefe for CoinWeek… At 15, while most of my friends were gaming or playing Airsoft, I found myself weighing chains with broken clasps and earrings that did not match—buying 10k gold from locals and selling it at thin margins to “Sell Your Gold” shops. I didn’t come from a family of jewelers, but I quickly learned the value of precious metals and the quiet market around them. Like many young n…Baltimore, MD · Baltimore Read Article

Roosevelt Dime, Silver (1946-1964)

1957 Roosevelt Dime. Image: Stack’s Bowers / CoinWeek. By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes ….. A Turning Point in American History Few presidents were as consequential in American history as President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. After failing to secure the Vice Presidency in the 1920 general election, Roosevelt built a national network of political allies in the Democratic Party while privately dealing with a severe paralytic i…Albany, New York · Albany Read Article

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