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$3 Million Saint-Gaudens ‘Victory’ Anchors Kevin Lipton’s New Beverly Hills Rare Coin Gallery
Kevin Lipton Opens New Beverly Hills Gallery
A new Beverly Hills gallery has brought together early U.S. gold, landmark American currency, fine art, historic antiques,...
From Therapy Dogs to K-9 Heroes: U.S. Mint Unveils 2027 Working Dogs Coins
See the U.S. Mint’s New 2027 Working Dogs Coins
The United States Mint has revealed the six designs that will appear on one of its...
Rare 1971 Malaysia 50 Sen Mint Tool Discovery Reveals How Edge Lettering Was Made
A 3.9-Pound Steel Mint Tool Reveals the Hidden Story of Malaysia’s 1971 50 Sen
Most collectors know what appears on the face of a coin....
1864 Two-Cent FS-1901: The Civil War Coin With an Indian Cent Ghost
How an Indian Head Cent Ended Up on This 1864 Two-Cent Coin
At first glance, this 1864 Two-Cent Piece looks like a handsome Mint State...
ANA Raises Membership Dues November 1 as Collector Costs Climb
ANA Membership Costs Rise November 1. Here’s What Coin Collectors Will Pay
The American Numismatic Association will raise membership dues on November 1, 2026, as...
From Five Cents to Folk Art: 600+ Hobo Nickels Head to Auction
600 Hobo Nickels, Bo and Bert Rarities Head to Auction in Landmark Kagin Sale
A nickel once bought a cup of coffee, a newspaper, or...
From the Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle to the Educational Series: Treasury Treasures Go on Display...
America's Most Beautiful Money Goes on Display, With the Original Art Behind It
For coin and currency collectors, the U.S. Treasury has produced far more...
The Lincoln Cent the U.S. Mint Says Collectors Can’t Own
The Mint Made 1.57 Million of These Cents. Why Can’t Collectors Buy One?
Most great American coin rarities became rare because the Mint struck very...
The “E” and “L” Capped Bust Quarters: An 1881 Clue to a 145-Year Numismatic...
Who Counterstamped These Early U.S. Quarters? A New Look at the E and L Mystery
For more than a century, collectors have asked the same...
No FG Kennedy Half Dollars: The Vanishing Initials That Reward Sharp-Eyed Collectors
Some coin varieties announce themselves loudly. Others whisper. The No FG Kennedy half dollar belongs to the second group, and that quiet disappearance is...
Only 10 Exist: Monnaie de Paris Strikes Table Mountain in 10 Ounces of Gold
Monnaie de Paris Table Mountain Gold
A modern coin with a mintage of 150 qualifies as scarce. Drop that number to 25 and the collecting...
Bullion Report: Gold and Silver Roar Back as Fed Shock Fades and Hormuz Risk...
Fed Shock Fades and Hormuz Risk Builds
Gold and silver prices pushed sharply higher Friday as precious metals traders began looking past this week’s Federal...
Eleven 1933 Double Eagles, Shipwreck Gold and $70 Million in Auctions Define ANA 2026...
ANA 2026: 1933 Double Eagles, Shipwreck Gold & $70M
The 2026 ANA World’s Fair of Money brought together one of the most remarkable combinations of...
1922 High Relief Peace Dollar: The Mint Experiment That Changed the Series
Why the 1922 High Relief Peace Dollar Became a Six-Figure Mint Experiment
The 1922 High Relief Peace Dollar tells a more complicated story than collectors...
Found in a Tube of Ordinary Ikes: $264,000 Eisenhower Prototype Returns to Auction
1971-S Eisenhower Dollar Prototype
In 2008, collector Lee C. Lydston looked through a tube of ordinary 40% silver Eisenhower Dollars at the Long Beach Coin...
The $5,000 Bill That Nearly Vanished: One of Two Known 1928 Kansas City Notes...
This $5,000 Bill Nearly Vanished. One of Two Known Kansas City Notes Heads to Auction
Most Americans have never seen a genuine $5,000 bill. Even...
Royal Gold Rarity Leads Atlas Numismatics’ New Fixed-Price List
104-Gram Royal Gold Rarity With Kaiser Wilhelm Provenance Headlines New Atlas List
A massive 104-gram gold royal wedding medal with an Imperial German pedigree leads...
One War Nickel, Two Mint Mistakes: 1945-P FS-801 Doubled Die Survives With a Curved...
1945-P War Nickel Has FS-801 Doubled Die and Curved Clip
Most rare coins have one feature that separates them from the pack. This 1945-P Jefferson...
The Lincoln Cents’s Final Chapter? House Passes Bill That Could Permanently End America’s One-Cent...
America’s Cent Era Is Ending After 232 Years, But Collectors Haven’t Seen the Last Cent
For 232 years, the United States Mint struck one-cent coins...
The Rebel Gold Dollar: How the Confederacy Struck America’s 1861-D $1 Coin
1861-D Gold Dollar: The Only U.S. Coin Struck Entirely by the Confederacy
It looks like a United States coin.
It carries UNITED STATES OF AMERICA around...
