Category Archives: Bust Half Dollar

CoinWeek Cool Coins! 2016 Episode 6 – 4K Video

Our sixth episode of CoinWeek’s Cool Coins! for 2016 includes over 4 million dollars worth of amazing numismatic items. We stop by our friends at Atlas Numismatics and ask James Ricks to show us a very special Swiss 100 Franc gold coin. Julian Leidman has an amazing 1806 half dollar in its case. This coin is […]

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Counterfeit Coin Detection – Altered Date 1815 Half Dollar

By  Numismatic Guaranty Corporation …… This altered date Counterfeit Coin  imitates a true numismatic rarity. In the early part of the 19th century, the fledgling United States was in a crisis. US merchant ships were being blocked from conducting trade with mainland Europe by the British Royal Navy, leading to serious economic woes for the former […]

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Cool Coins! From the Texas Numismatic Association’s Annual Convention

CoinWeek’s David Lisot was in Arlington, Texas, site of the 2015 Texas Numismatic Association Annual Convention. While there, David had a chance to talk to dealers and collectors to see what Cool Coins! they had on hand. Bridget Brandon (Dillon Gage), 2015 Canadian Gold 1 oz Maple Leaf, James Miears, 1904 $20 Liberty Gold PCGS […]

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