Coin Rarities & Related Topics: News and Analysis regarding scarce coins, coin markets, and the coin collecting community, #197
A Weekly Column by Greg Reynolds
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By Doug Winter
Understanding Eye Appeal in Gold Dollars
Eye appeal refers to the combination of visual qualities that make a coin attractive to collectors. Several...
By CoinWeek Notes .....Updated Feb 2026
Collectors recognize two half dollar series as “Bust Halves”: the earlier Draped Bust type, which ended in 1807, and...
One of the Most Astonishing United States Numismatic Rarities Ever Discovered
Some coins stop collectors in their tracks. This 1795 Draped Bust Dollar struck on...
Offered coin last sold at Heritage Auctions in 2009 for then-auction-record $2.3 million
Arguably the most famous example of an 1804 Class III Draped Bust...
By Charles Morgan for CoinWeek .....
The Most Famous Dime
Those growing up in the 1990s likely remember the cartoon Duck Tales and Scrooge McDuck and his "lucky...
By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....
The 1976-S Bicentennial Kennedy Half Dollar Clad Proof is one of five 1976 Bicentennial Half Dollars the United States Mint struck...
By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....
Early Attempts at a National Coinage Unsuccessful
The Coinage Act of 1792 established the United States...
By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....
The Draped Bust Half Dollar was introduced after only two years of production of the previous design. The simple portrait of...
By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes ….
The 1892 Columbian Exposition Half Dollar commemorates the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the New World and supports funding...
By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....
The Half Dime Returns with a New Reverse Design
Following a two-year gap in production, the...
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,...