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1796 Draped Bust Dime. Image: Stack’s Bowers / CoinWeek By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes ….. The Draped Bust Dime: America’s First “Dime” Not a Dime at All The 10-cent piece–or dime, as we know it–was originally and officially referred to as the “disme” (pronounced DEEM). This is how the denomination was […]

2010-D Franklin Pierce Presidential Dollar. Image: United States Mint / CoinWeek. By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes …. The 2010-D Franklin Pierce Presidential Dollar is a one-dollar coin struck at the Denver Mint as part of the United States Mint’s Presidential Dollar Coin series. Congress authorized the program in 2005 with the

Bicentennial Quarter drummer boy. Image: Adobe Stock / CoinWeek. By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek ….. The Bicentennial Quarter is one of the most interesting circulating coins from the 20th century still found in circulation. While it doesn’t turn up as much as it used to, roll hunters and those that still frequently

1983-D Kennedy Half Dollar. Image: Heritage Auctions / Adobe Stock. By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes …. While the United States Mint facility in Denver struck 32,472,244 1983-D Kennedy Half Dollars, it was still uncommon to encounter a half dollar in circulation in the second half of the 20th century. This was because the Mint never produced the

by Jack Young for CoinWeek… So, I ended up with another of the counterfeit 1836 Gobrecht Dollars apparently from the Chinese counterfeit ring located in College Station, Texas, in 2015.This one was initially listed by an eBay seller and collector of Chinese coins—the same seller from whom I purchased the latest raw 1806 Draped Bust

The Government of India will issue a ₹100 commemorative coin to mark the Birth Centenary of Dr. Bhupen Hazarika. The Ministry of Finance issued a gazette notification on August 26, 2025, confirming this coin. Dr. Bhupen Hazarika was a legendary Indian singer, lyricist, composer, and filmmaker from Assam, celebrated for his soulful music and powerful storytelling. Known

Five new ornaments debut today from the United States Mint, each showcasing one of the five 2025 quarters from the Mint’s American Women Quarters™ Program. Sales begin at 12 p.m. ET, with pricing set at $36.75 per ornament. Each ornament presents a a colorful design built around a 2025 quarter struck in uncirculated quality at

In the world of coin collecting many commemorative coins have been issued, but few are as historically powerful as the First World War £2 coin series. Struck between 2014 and 2018, these coins marked the centenary of the First World War (1914–1918) and paid tribute to the men and women who played vital roles in

Nationally known rare coin expert Dr. Michael Fuljenz, president of Universal Coin & Bullion (www.UniversalCoin.com) in Beaumont, Texas, frequently writes about gold and silver. But his timely story about eliminating copper pennies earned him a major award at the recent 2025 World’s Fair of Money (www.WorldsFairofMoney.com) in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The Numismatic Literary Guild (www.NLGonline.org)

1982-P Roosevelt Dime. Image: Heritage Auctions / CoinWeek. By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes ….. Ninety-percent-silver Roosevelt Dimes were manufactured from 1946 through 1964, but the continual rise in the price of silver bullion in the early ’60s caused the United States Mint to replace the silver in all circulating coins with