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By Chris Bulfinch for CoinWeek .....   Lincoln Wheat cents turn up in pocket change, the effects of loved ones, and in rolls of cents tucked away in

United States 1971-P Kennedy Half Dollar Kennedy half dollar. John F. Kennedy, the Kennedy half dollar replaced former United States Mint Chief Engraver John R. Sinnock’s design featuring Founding Father Benjamin Franklin that had been in use since 1948. And in the following year, the half dollar’s composition was changed from the 90% silver and 10% copper standard fineness of circulating subsidiary coinage to 40% silver and 60% copper–an alloy referred to as “silver-clad”. The sil...

By James McCartney – Senior Numismatist, Stack’s Bowers ...... The 1849 quarter eagle is a rare and underrated Philadelphia Mint issue from the early days

United States 1982-D Jefferson Nickel Jefferson nickel debuted in 1938, replacing the Buffalo nickel in the 25th year of that coin’s production run. A design contest to commemorate Founding Father and third President of the United States Thomas Jefferson, open to “all American sculptors”, was held in 1937. German émigré and American artist Felix Oscar Schlag was the winner. He received $1,000 for his effort. Schlag’s concept for the obverse, which art scholar Cornelius Vermeule cl...

Sole Finest PCGS 1917-D Mercury Dime Offered by GreatCollections Most dimes struck in 1917 come relatively nice, and the 9,402,000 minted in Denver are no exception, with Full Bands not exactly uncommon. Nevertheless, while it is certainly less famous than the 19 16-D, the 1917-D is almost as rare in high Mint State. One explanation for this might be that it was not hoarded like its first-year-of-issue predecessor. As mentioned above, PCGS has graded only one example at MS-67, with none higher...

  As a professional numismatist who has worked for some of the biggest companies in the industry, I have had the honor of being a part of the sale of some of the greatest coins in existence, from ancient to modern times. Most recently, having cataloged the Bruce Morelan Collection of early type and silver dollars, I have had the honor of having the finest 1794 dollar (the most expensive coin ever sold) and the Dexter-Dunham-Pogue 1804 dollar cross my desk. As someone who has cataloged such ...

“This specimen … was once owned by legendary collector Louis Eliasberg and, graded PCGS PR66, is the finest specimen known,” explains Brett Charville, president of PCGS, which graded the coin and other pieces in the Liberty Nickel sets recently procured by Morelan. “Bruce and Laura as a team have built some of the finest coin collections of our generation. Their collaboration exemplifies the amazing accomplishments that can be achieved when an ultimate collector like Bruce works with ...

Legend Rare Coin Auctions Regency 43: Lots You Need to Know Charles Morgan for Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. The sale contains 344 hand-selected lots of certified US coins in all denominations, including multiple condition-census and CAC-certified examples. With lot pre-sale estimate values ranging from a few hundred dollars to more than $100,000, there are coins for collectors of all budgets. So in a catalog with more than two dozen coins that made my shortlist, I present the follo...

United States 1864-S Seated Liberty Quarter San Francisco and along the West Coast were handling a rarity in the mid-1860s. As their counterparts in the east were vanishing from circulation during the Civil War, silver coins in San Francisco were circulating much more extensively – including the 1864-S Seated Liberty quarter, which turned out to be a major rarity. Consumers might have known that the freshly-struck quarters were prized in the east for their silver content but might not have s...

Heritage Offers Dr. Charles Collection of Mercury Dimes in Month-Long Auction Mercury dime series, designed by Adolph A. Weinman, ran from 1916-1945 before being replaced with the familiar Roosevelt Dime design. Offerings in this collection include Mint State examples of all dates in the series except 1940 (offered here as a Proof) and 1942/1-D. No fewer than 10 coins in this offering are graded MS68 Full Bands, including the 1941-S. This date is usually available with Full Bands, but Regis...