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2012 American Silver Eagle San Francisco Proof Set : A Collector’s Guide
CoinWeek Notes
<p>By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes …..   In April 2012, the United States Mint announced it would mark the 75th Anniversary of the third San Francisco Mint building by issuing the 2012 American Silver Eagle San Francisco Proof Set. The set was announced in the spring and launched on June 7, at an issue price of $149.95 […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://coinweek.com/2012-american-silver-eagle-san-francisco-proof-set-a-collectors-guide/">2012 American Silver Eagle San Francisco Proof Set : A Collector’s Guide</a> appeared first on <a href="https://coinweek.com">CoinWeek: Rare Coin, Currency, and Bullion News for Collectors</a>.</p>
2012-S American Silver Eagle Reverse Proof : A Collector’s Guide
CoinWeek Notes
<p>By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes …..   The 2012-S American Silver Eagle Reverse Proof was one of two low-mintage Silver Eagle Proofs that the United States Mint offered as part of the 2012 American Silver Eagle San Francisco Proof Set. The set was announced in the spring and launched on June 7 at an issue price of […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://coinweek.com/2012-s-american-silver-eagle-reverse-proof-a-collectors-guide/">2012-S American Silver Eagle Reverse Proof : A Collector’s Guide</a> appeared first on <a href="https://coinweek.com">CoinWeek: Rare Coin, Currency, and Bullion News for Collectors</a>.</p>
1856 Liberty Seated Dollar : A Collector’s Guide
CoinWeek Notes
<p>By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes …..   The 1856 Liberty Seated Dollar is a semi-key in a type replete with deceptively tough dates. Researchers Osburn and Cushing have identified one die marriage for business strikes and a separate marriage for Proofs. From 1851 to 1859, the Philadelphia Mint exclusively minted silver dollars in limited numbers. This denomination […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://coinweek.com/1856-liberty-seated-dollar-a-collectors-guide/">1856 Liberty Seated Dollar : A Collector’s Guide</a> appeared first on <a href="https://coinweek.com">CoinWeek: Rare Coin, Currency, and Bullion News for Collectors</a>.</p>
1793 Liberty Cap Cent : A Collector’s Guide
CoinWeek Notes
<p>By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes …..   The third cent design issued in 1793, engraver Joseph Wright’s Liberty Cap cent was a major improvement over the designs produced by the United States Mint to this point. Wright based his depiction of Liberty on the Libertas Americana of French engraver Augustin Dupré. In 1794, the design would be […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://coinweek.com/1793-liberty-cap-cent-a-collectors-guide/">1793 Liberty Cap Cent : A Collector’s Guide</a> appeared first on <a href="https://coinweek.com">CoinWeek: Rare Coin, Currency, and Bullion News for Collectors</a>.</p>
1907 Indian Head Eagle, No Motto With Periods : A Collector’s Guide
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<p>By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes …..   It’s amazing that two of the most celebrated American coin designs–the Indian Head $10 Eagle and Saint-Gaudens $20 Double Eagle–ever got made. Neither would live up to Augustus Saint-Gaudens’ expectations, but the master artist devoted the last few months of his life to the effort, working with President Theodore […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://coinweek.com/1907-indian-head-eagle-no-motto-with-periods-a-collectors-guide/">1907 Indian Head Eagle, No Motto With Periods : A Collector’s Guide</a> appeared first on <a href="https://coinweek.com">CoinWeek: Rare Coin, Currency, and Bullion News for Collectors</a>.</p>
Kennedy Half Dollar, Silver (1964) | CoinWeek
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<p>By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes …..   The Silver Kennedy Half Dollar was hurriedly prepared and released just months following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. The United States Mint, already under pressure to solve a nationwide coinage shortage, was given just weeks to prepare the new design for a […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://coinweek.com/kennedy-half-dollar-silver-1964-coinweek/">Kennedy Half Dollar, Silver (1964) | CoinWeek</a> appeared first on <a href="https://coinweek.com">CoinWeek: Rare Coin, Currency, and Bullion News for Collectors</a>.</p>
2012-S American Silver Eagle Proof : A Collector’s Guide
CoinWeek Notes
<p>By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes …..   The 2012-S American Silver Eagle Proof is a low-mintage Silver Eagle that the United States Mint offered as part of two separate limited-edition sets. The first chance collectors had to pick up this special Proof issue was the special two-coin 2012 American Silver Eagle San Francisco Proof Set. This set […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://coinweek.com/2012-s-american-silver-eagle-proof-a-collectors-guide/">2012-S American Silver Eagle Proof : A Collector’s Guide</a> appeared first on <a href="https://coinweek.com">CoinWeek: Rare Coin, Currency, and Bullion News for Collectors</a>.</p>
Ron Gillio Given PNG Harvey Stack Lifetime Achievement Award
Stack's Bowers
<p>Stack’s Bowers Galleries is pleased to announce that Ronald J. Gillio was presented the Harvey G. Stack Lifetime Achievement Award at the Professional Numismatist Guild’s (PNG) annual meeting at the recent American Numismatic Association’s (ANA) World’s Fair of Money. This prestigious award is presented to someone who has shown extraordinary devotion to numismatics and significantly […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://coinweek.com/ron-gillio-given-png-harvey-stack-lifetime-achievement-award/">Ron Gillio Given PNG Harvey Stack Lifetime Achievement Award</a> appeared first on <a href="https://coinweek.com">CoinWeek: Rare Coin, Currency, and Bullion News for Collectors</a>.</p>
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Item of the Week: 1870-S Half Dime
Numismatic News Staff
<p>Louis Eliasberg, Sr. thought he had done the impossible when he acquired a unique 1873-CC no-arrows dime back in 1950. He thought he had, with the purchase of the 1873-CC no-arrows dime, completed a United States coin collection having every … <a href="https://www.numismaticnews.net/article/item-of-the-week-1870-s-half-dime">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a></p> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.numismaticnews.net/article/item-of-the-week-1870-s-half-dime">Item of the Week: 1870-S Half Dime</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.numismaticnews.net">Numismatic News</a>.</p>
Once Leading Way, Morgans Now Mixed Market
Richard Giedroyc
<p>Bullion and bullion-impacted coins continue to struggle as both gold and silver continue their slow yet modest decline. Generally available, yet collectible coins appear to be distancing themselves from bullion-impacted coins in value. There are weak spots in this area … <a href="https://www.numismaticnews.net/article/once-leading-way-morgans-now-mixed-market">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a></p> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.numismaticnews.net/article/once-leading-way-morgans-now-mixed-market">Once Leading Way, Morgans Now Mixed Market</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.numismaticnews.net">Numismatic News</a>.</p>
Mint Statistics: WWII, Mayflower, Ornaments, Oh My!
Numismatic News Staff
<p>With the release of an almost-dizzying number of products, you will find quite a few additions to this week’s charts. Of note are the bags and rolls of the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve quarter, the Mighty Minters and U.S. Mint … <a href="https://www.numismaticnews.net/article/mint-statistics-wwii-mayflower-ornaments-oh-my">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a></p> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.numismaticnews.net/article/mint-statistics-wwii-mayflower-ornaments-oh-my">Mint Statistics: WWII, Mayflower, Ornaments, Oh My!</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.numismaticnews.net">Numismatic News</a>.</p>
Simpson Quarter Nets $630,000
Numismatic News Staff
<p>Appearing at auction for just the second time in 113 years, a coveted 1807 Draped Bust quarter, the finest-known example of the type, ex: Stickney-Clapp-Eliasberg, brought a record-breaking $630,000 from the Bob R. Simpson Collection at Heritage Auctions’ U.S. Coins … <a href="https://www.numismaticnews.net/article/simpson-quarter-nets-630000">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a></p> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.numismaticnews.net/article/simpson-quarter-nets-630000">Simpson Quarter Nets $630,000</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.numismaticnews.net">Numismatic News</a>.</p>
Numismatic Gifts Have Enduring Value
Pat Heller
<p>My grandfather Louis Heller was one of those who inspired me to become a coin and paper money collector. Before he died in the 1980s, he gave me a cigar box of inexpensive foreign coins from his collection. There weren’t … <a href="https://www.numismaticnews.net/article/numismatic-gifts-have-enduring-value">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a></p> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.numismaticnews.net/article/numismatic-gifts-have-enduring-value">Numismatic Gifts Have Enduring Value</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.numismaticnews.net">Numismatic News</a>.</p>
Stack’s Bowers Acquires Coins in Motion
Numismatic News Staff
<p>Stack’s Bowers Galleries has acquired a business named Coins In Motion LLC, it announced Nov. 18. The patent-pending Coins In Motion technology creates high-resolution animations that “accurately capture the in-hand visual appeal of coins and bank notes in a manner … <a href="https://www.numismaticnews.net/article/stacks-bowers-acquires-coins-in-motion">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a></p> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.numismaticnews.net/article/stacks-bowers-acquires-coins-in-motion">Stack’s Bowers Acquires Coins in Motion</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.numismaticnews.net">Numismatic News</a>.</p>
Ghana Coin and Bank Note Trade Deemed Illegal
Richard Giedroyc
<p>If you’ve ever considered becoming a coin dealer in Ghana, you might want to think twice. The Bank of Ghana, the African nation’s central bank, recently announced it is illegal to profit from buying or selling the nation’s coins or bank notes. In an Oct. … <a href="https://www.numismaticnews.net/article/ghana-coin-and-bank-note-trade-deemed-illegal">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a></p> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.numismaticnews.net/article/ghana-coin-and-bank-note-trade-deemed-illegal">Ghana Coin and Bank Note Trade Deemed Illegal</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.numismaticnews.net">Numismatic News</a>.</p>
Spink to Offer Sarawak 1945 Small Change Notes
Kerry Rodgers
<p>On Jan. 15, during Spink’s NYINC World Banknotes Sale, highly collectable examples of all three known denominations of Sarawak 1945 small change notes will be of offer: 1 cent, 5 cents and 10 cents. Their provenance could not be better: … <a href="https://www.numismaticnews.net/article/spink-to-offer-sarawak-1945-small-change-notes">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a></p> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.numismaticnews.net/article/spink-to-offer-sarawak-1945-small-change-notes">Spink to Offer Sarawak 1945 Small Change Notes</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.numismaticnews.net">Numismatic News</a>.</p>
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