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1869 Rainbow $2 Bill: The Masterpiece Behind Today’s $2
The 1869 Rainbow $2 Bill: America’s Forgotten Masterpiece
The 1869 Rainbow $2 bill introduced Thomas Jefferson to the federal two-dollar denomination. More than 150 years...
The 1938-D/S Buffalo Nickel Should Not Exist: Here Is How It Happened
1938-D/S Buffalo Nickel: History, Varieties and Value
The 1938-D/S Buffalo Nickel presents an immediate mystery. The United States Mint struck no Buffalo Nickels at San...
U.S. Mint Expands Bulk Access to Historic 2026 Coins
U.S. Mint Opens Massive Bulk Orders for Historic 2026 Coins
The United States Mint wants more businesses, banks, coin dealers, and institutions to buy circulating...
ANA Will Honor Six Hobby Giants at Pittsburgh 2026
Six Numismatic Leaders Who Changed the Coin Hobby Earn Major ANA Honors
Keith Moon, Steve Feltner, Mike Ellis, Barbara Gregory, David Menchell and Dennis Tucker...
World Money Fair Makes History as MDA’s First Event Member
World Money Fair Makes History With Landmark Mint Industry Alliance
The agreement marks a first for the association. World Money Fair Berlin GmbH becomes the...
1875 Indian Head Cent: The Intentional Variety That Turned Coinage Into Evidence
On some 1875 Indian Head cents, a small but unmistakable raised dot appears on the reverse. The dot sits near the upper-left corner of...
The 1925 Norse-American Centennial Coin Rejected By Congress Only to Became a Classic Medal
Congress Rejected the Coin, then This Viking Medal Became a Classic
The 1925 Norse-American Centennial Medal began as a commemorative half dollar. Treasury officials rejected...
The Dime That Should Not Exist: The Unique 1873-CC No Arrows Dime
A Tiny Weight Change Created America’s Rarest Carson City Coin that Sold for $3.6 Million
A microscopic change in federal law created one of the...
1964 Kennedy Half Dollar: The Tragedy, Mystery, and $156,000 Rarity Behind America’s Memorial Coin
The Secret 1964 Kennedy Half Dollar That Sold for $156,000
Few American coins carry the emotional weight of the 1964 Kennedy Half Dollar.
The United States...
Gilded Age Gold Ignites Heritage Summer FUN Auction at $12.4 Million
Stunning 1888 Proof Double Eagle Just Led a $12.4 Million Coin Auction
An 1888 Proof Liberty Head Double Eagle delivered the defining moment of Heritage...
Walking Liberty Returns in Gold for a Landmark 2026 Best of the Mint Set
America’s Walking Liberty Returns in Gold for a Spectacular 2026 U.S. Mint Release
One of America’s greatest coin designs will take another historic step in...
Perfect 1998 Silver Libertad Brings $46,125 as Mexican Coin Market Surges
One Ounce of Silver Just Sold for $46,125. Why Collectors Fought for It
A modern Mexican bullion coin just delivered the kind of auction result...
The Mint’s Impossible $1.25 Coin Set a $194,000 Record
The $1.25 Coin: How the U.S. Mint Created Its Most Famous Modern Mule Error
In May 2000, Arkansas collector Frank Wallis opened a roll of...
Low Ball Coins: Why Collectors Pay Premium Prices for America’s Most Worn Coins
Worn Nearly Smooth and Worth Thousands: Inside the Strange World of Low Ball Coins
A nearly blank silver dollar rests inside a pristine plastic holder....
2026-W Enhanced Uncirculated Silver Eagle With “250” Privy Launches July 21
Only 125,000 Made: New 2026-W Silver Eagle With Liberty Bell Privy Mark
The United States Mint will release one of its most distinctive American Silver...
Uncancelled Die for the World War I Victory Medal Surfaces – A Once-in-a-Generation Discovery
Contributed by Mike Byers - Post by CoinWeek
In a stunning survival from the early 20th century, an original, uncancelled reverse die for the World...
The Boston Mint and the First Colonial Coins
Why the Massachusetts Bay Colony Began Striking Its Own Coins in 1652
How did the Massachusetts Bay Colony, a trade-based outpost of England’s vast maritime...
The Wartime Quarter That Became a $22,250 Rarity
A 1943 Quarter Became a $22,250 Rarity, Here’s Where to Look
The Philadelphia Mint struck nearly 100 million Washington quarters in 1943. Most remain ordinary,...
1942/1 Mercury Dime: The Wartime Mint Mistake That Put Two Years on One Coin
How a Wartime Mint Mix-Up Created a $120,000 Dime
A single dime can tell a surprisingly large story.
The 1942/1 Mercury dime carries two dates. It...
Gold’s $4,000 Test Exposes a Split Bullion Market as Silver Demand Cracks
Central Banks Are Buying Gold, So Why Are Silver Buyers Vanishing?
The gold and silver market has entered one of its most revealing periods of...
