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Stack’s Bowers Shatters Company Record With $70 Million Global Showcase Auction
A $1.25 Million Dime Helps Push Stack’s Bowers Auction Past $70 Million
A legendary 1894-S Barber dime, colonial silver coins dating to 1652, and rare...
The Penny America Didn’t Need: How the 1877 Indian Head Cent Became a $340,875...
America Had Millions of Unwanted Pennies. Then Came the Legendary 1877 Indian Head Cent
In November 2023, a small bronze penny crossed the GreatCollections auction...
Once Available for $1, the 1926-D Peace Dollar Returns as a CAC-Approved MS-66 Gem
1926-D Peace Dollar: CAC MS-66 Gem Heads to Auction
In 1934, an American coin collector could order an Uncirculated 1926-D Peace Dollar directly from the...
![Latvian sculptor Jānis Strupulis [left - Wikipedia] and David Hill the ANS Librarian [Right - NBS]](https://coinweek.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Strupulis-and-Hill-Ana-Award-winners-218x150.webp "The Artist Who Helped Shape Latvia’s Coins and the Historian Who Brings the Past to Life Earn ANA Awards")
The Artist Who Helped Shape Latvia’s Coins and the Historian Who Brings the Past...
From Latvia's Coins to Forgotten Archives: Two Remarkable Careers Earn ANA's Awards
Coins preserve history in ways that few other objects can. Their designs reflect...
Check Your Mint Bags! Three Trump Dollar Missing-Clad-Layer Errors Now Reported
The Trump Dollar Error Hunt Is On: How Many More Are Hiding in Mint Bags?
Two additional discoveries turn a rare Trump dollar mint error...
1792 Half Disme Shatters Record at $2.93 Million as Heritage Auctions Top $19 Million
A Five-Cent Coin From 1792 Just Sold for $2.93 Million
Newly discovered Civil War-era gold coin and D.B. Cooper ransom money add to an extraordinary...
1799 Draped Bust Silver Dollar: A Survivor From George Washington’s Final Year
Why This 1799 Coin Stands Out
An NGC XF-45 example of the BB-169 variety offers collectors an appealing balance of early American history, remarkable...
Christopher Columbus Was Once on America’s Money. Why Did He Disappear?
Columbus Once Shared America's Money With Washington. Then He Vanished.
In 1869, Americans could walk into a store and spend a dollar bearing the images...
The $10 Eisenhower Dollar That Became a $264,000 Rarity Returns to Auction
1971-S Eisenhower Dollar Prototype: Only 3 Known
In February 2008, collector Lee C. Lydston attended the Long Beach Coin Expo with his wife, Denise. While...
209 Rare Treasures From the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair Head to Heritage Auctions
209 Treasures From the 1893 Chicago World's Fair Emerge From a 15-Year Collection
More than 130 years after Chicago dazzled the world with its magnificent...
1934-D Peace Dollar: The Depression-Era Silver Dollar With a Doubled Die Secret
The 1934-D Peace Dollar: The Depression-Era Variety Hiding in Plain Sight
The 1934-D Peace Dollar has a story that feels larger than its mintage.
On paper,...
New Trump Dollar Error Discovery Has a Copper Face and a $25,000 Asking Price
New Trump Dollar Error Discovery Exposes its Copper Core
A missing outer layer exposes the coin’s copper core. NGC graded the newly reported discovery MS...
The Finest 1792 Half Disme Is Back And Its Rittenhouse Pedigree Is No Longer...
This Tiny 1792 Coin Helped Launch U.S. Money. Now Its Famous Pedigree Is a Mystery
On the evening of July 13, 1792, Thomas Jefferson stopped...
One Reverse Die, One Giant Crack: Why the 1832 Large Letters Half Dollar Stands...
1832 Large Letters Half Dollar: The Die That Broke
At first glance, an 1832 Capped Bust Half Dollar can look like just another survivor from...
The Penny That Taught America to Check Its Change: Why the 1955 Doubled Die...
As the Penny Era Ends, This 1955 Lincoln Cent Still Sells for Six Figures
As circulating penny production ends, one spectacular 1955 Lincoln cent still...
From Coin World to the Counterfeit Fight: Beth Deisher Returns to ACEF Board
Beth Deisher Returns to ACEF Board to Fight Coin Counterfeits
One of numismatics’ most influential journalists and anti-counterfeiting advocates has returned to a leadership role...
1806 Draped Bust Quarter: 10 Die Marriages and an Eagle That Changed America’s Coinage
This 1806 Quarter Has 10 Hidden Varieties and One "Good-4" Sold for $7,200
At first glance, the 1806 Draped Bust Quarter looks like a simple...
America at 250 in 10 Coins: Why the 2026 U.S. Mint Proof Set Is...
PlusThe cent is gone from circulation, so why is there a brand-new 2026-S Proof cent?
The United States Mint will release a Proof Set on...
The 1918-S Mercury Dime Looks Common Until You Try to Find a Great One
The Hidden Challenge Behind the 1918-S Mercury Dime
The 1918-S Mercury Dime stands as one of the most instructive issues of the Winged Liberty Head...
The 1928 $10 Gold Certificate Star Note: Rarity, Value, and Historical Importance
The 1928 $10 Gold Certificate Star Note, cataloged as Friedberg #2400* and graded PCGS Banknote Choice Uncirculated 63, stands as one of the most...
