John R. Sinnock

By David Thomason Alexander - Updated and reformatted by CoinWeek ..... The Roosevelt Dime and America’s Long Memory of Coinage Controversy Most circulating United States coins have...

1975 No S Roosevelt Dime: Why This Six-Figure Proof Still Confuses Collectors Few modern U.S. coins generate as many questions, or as much confusion, as...

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes ..... President Franklin Delano Roosevelt was a revered figure for many of the "Greatest Generation", those...

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes ..... In celebration of the San Francisco Mint’s 50th anniversary, an unprecedented 2,263 visitors were allowed...

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...

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes ..... The 1951 Franklin Half Dollar Proof was a second-year Proof issue struck at the Philadelphia...

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes ..... Franklin Half Dollar Ends 156 Years of Liberty on American Coins The Franklin Half Dollar was a silver half dollar coin produced...

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...

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes ..... Coinage production at the United States Mint got off to a rocky start in January 1977, as a natural gas shortage...

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes ..... The second year of Donna Pope's directorship of the United States Mint saw an increased focus on precious metals commemorative coins....

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes ..... The 1918 Illinois Centennial Half Dollar is a classic U.S. commemorative coin issued to mark the 100th anniversary of the...

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes ..... The Franklin Half Dollar type replaced the Liberty Walking design of Adolph Weinman in 1948....

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   As one of the key dates of the Roosevelt Silver Dime series, the 1949-S Roosevelt...

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

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   Demand for circulating coins dropped precipitously in 2008 as the entire banking sector, racked by...