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1792 Birch Cent: America’s First Cent Pattern
The $1.175 Million 1792 Birch Cent and the Mystery Washington Never Explained
The Bushnell-Parmelee-Jenks-Col. Green 1792 Birch Cent stands among the most important copper coins...
2026 U.S. Mint Uncirculated Coin Set: The Only Uncirculated Lincoln Cents of America’s 250th...
The 2026 Mint Set Has a Sleeper: The Lincoln Cent No Longer Made for Circulation
The 2026 United States Mint Uncirculated Coin Set arrives with...
The Lydian Lion Trite: The First Official Coin and the Birth of Money
Before coinage, money had weight. Then Lydia gave it a face.
That face belonged to a roaring lion. It appeared on a small lump of...
1856 Flying Eagle Cent: The Pattern Penny That Changed American Coinage
The 1856 Flying Eagle Pattern Cent That Sold Congress on a New Coin
The 1856 Flying Eagle cent ranks among the most famous small cents...
1879-CC Morgan Dollar GSA Hoard: A Toned Carson City Rarity Heads to GreatCollections
The 1879-CC Morgan Dollar That Escaped the Vaults
GreatCollections is offering a toned 1879-CC Morgan Silver Dollar from the famous GSA Hoard. The coin carries...
2026 Semiquincentennial Silver Proof Set Brings Liberty, Silver, and a Historic Lincoln Cent Together
Liberty Returns, Silver Shines, and the Lincoln Cent Enters a New Era
The United States Mint will open sales for the 2026 Semiquincentennial Silver Proof...
The 1916 Doubled Die Buffalo Nickel: The Five-Cent Rarity That Hid for 46 Years
The 1916 Doubled Die Buffalo Nickel: The Only DDO Five-Cent Rarity That Hid for 46 Years
The 1916 Doubled Die Buffalo Nickel has everything collectors...
U.S. Mint Launches Best of the Mint 1916 Mercury Dime Gold Coin and Silver...
America’s Mercury Dime Returns in Gold for the 250th Anniversary
The United States Mint has opened one of its most closely watched Semiquincentennial numismatic programs...
1914 $20 Federal Reserve Note: The “Horse Blanket” That Launched Modern Money
The 1914 “Horse Blanket” $20 That Launched Modern Money
A century ago, the American $20 bill looked nothing like the one in your wallet.
It was...
PCGS Turns 40 With Its Biggest Set Registry Awards Yet
Professional Coin Grading Service has raised the stakes for Set Registry collectors in 2026.
In celebration of the company’s 40th anniversary, PCGS has announced a...
The 1881 Three-Dollar Gold Piece: America’s 500-Coin Gold Rarity
Only 500 Were Made: The Odd $3 Gold Coin That Collectors Still Chase
The 1881 Three-Dollar Gold Piece tells a strange American money story.
It began...
The Finest 1792 Half Disme: America’s First Federal Coin With a Direct Rittenhouse Pedigree
The Tiny 1792 Coin That Launched America’s Mint
It arrived before the first Philadelphia Mint building stood ready. It carried a new national promise in...
The 1942 Glass Cent Pattern: The WWII Penny That Almost Shattered in America’s Pocket
The WWII Penny Made of Glass: America’s Strangest Cent Pattern
In 1942, the United States Mint faced a wartime problem that reached all the way...
Rare 1863 L on Ribbon Indian Cent Carries a Secret from the 1870s
A Tiny “L” Reveals the Secret Behind This 1863 Indian Cent
1863 L on Ribbon Indian Cent. Judd-302, Pollock-365, Snow-PT3a. Rarity-7+. Copper-Nickel. Plain Edge. Proof-63...
1915-S Panama-Pacific Half Dollar: The Silver Coin That Marked San Francisco’s Comeback
The Half Dollar That Celebrated San Francisco’s Miraculous Comeback
On April 18, 1906, San Francisco woke to disaster.
A massive earthquake struck before dawn. Then fires...
Maryland Restores Gold and Silver Tax Exemption After Dealer Backlash
Coin Dealers Win Stunning Reversal on Gold and Silver Tax
By Sound Money Defense League
Maryland has reversed one of the most controversial tax changes to...
Hidden for 50 Years: NAC’s Traveller Collection Reveals Italian Gold Masterpieces in Zurich
Coins Hidden From Nazis: Italian Gold Masterpieces Emerge in NAC’s Traveller Collection Sale
Numismatica Ars Classica will bring another chapter of the extraordinary Traveller Collection...
Madison County Coin Club Launches Challenge Coin Honoring Huntsville’s Rocket City Legacy
Huntsville Coin Club Launches a Saturn V Challenge Coin With a Standing Liberty Twist
The Madison County Coin Club of Huntsville, Alabama, has released a...
Only 7,500: U.S. Mint’s 2026-W Gold Eagle Brings Saint-Gaudens Liberty Into America’s 250th Year
The 7,500-Coin Gold Eagle Bringing Saint-Gaudens Liberty Into 2026
The United States Mint will open sales for one of its most important 2026 American Eagle...
1924 Paris Olympic Gold Medal, First to Carry the Olympic Rings, Heads to Auction
The Gold Medal That Put the Olympic Rings on the Podium Heads to Auction
A rare gold winner’s medal from the 1924 Paris Summer Olympics...
