Unique & Unusual

GreatCollections is offering collectors a very interesting opportunity to purchase the 27th American Gold Eagle ever struck. Not only is this high-quality coin graded...

Unique example from San Francisco Mint leads event at $2.16 million   A unique 1855-S Three Dollar Gold, PR64 Cameo, from the Bender Family Collection, Part...

Bender, Carter Jackson among elite collections featured at Feb. 9-12 event   It’s one of the oldest rules of collecting: The scarcer something is, the greater...

By Künker GmbH ......   About 15 kilograms – as much as four bricks or a three-year-old child – that’s the weight of the second-heaviest coin...

Four coins top $1 million each during the Heritage Auctions event; proceeds will benefit Dallas-based nonprofits   1870-S Three Dollar Gold, SP50 sold for a record...

By Mike Byers for Mint Error News ......   1973-S Proof Kennedy Half Dollar Struck on Copper Planchet on Obverse (Bonded Pair) NGC PF 67 UNIQUE * * * This bonded pair...

On January 5, 2023, Heritage Auctions will present the second session of the historic Harry W. Bass, Jr. Core Collection. This offering includes an...

By Mike Byers for Mint Error News ......   Mated Pair of Proof Ike Dollars Struck Off-Center on 1¢ Planchets NGC Proof 67 RB & Proof 66 RB UNIQUE *...

To many collectors, the ultimate opportunity involves a chance to acquire something unique, a stand-alone trophy that nobody else could have. Collectors of top U.S....

Unique New Jersey $3 Banknote, Keys To Fabled Ship’s Treasure Room, and Polhemus Counter-Stamped Double Eagle Also Set Records In Holabird Western Americana Collections...

This December event features almost 500 gold pieces and coins and jewelry from the world’s most famous hidden treasure   This time, at least, the hunt...

A unique American silver medal depicting the presentation of the Declaration of Independence set a new record during Daniel Frank Sedwick, LLC’s November 3...

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By Mike Byers for Mint Error News ......   1972 Eisenhower Dollar Overstruck by 1972 Cent Dies PCGS MS 63 UNIQUE * * * This is a spectacular and unique...

By Mike Byers for Mint Error News ......   UNIQUE GOLD QUARTER 1970-S Proof Washington 25¢ Overstruck on 1898 Liberty $5 Gold Coin 8.3 Grams NGC PF 66   This gold Washington...

By Mike Byers for Mint Error News ......   2018-P Roosevelt Dime Struck on a Steel Planchet 98% Iron / 1.5 Grams PCGS MS 60 New Discovery   This is a fascinating...

By Dylan Dominguez and Edward Van Orden for PCGS ......   In the world of numismatics, one often hears the enthusiastically exclaimed, “You never know what's...

By Mike Byers for Mint Error News ......   1973-S Proof Ike Dollar Mated Pair Ike Dollar Struck on a 1¢ Planchet mated with an Ike Dollar Indented by...

By Doug Winter - RareGoldCoins.com ......   CoinWeek Content Partner   On September 29, 2022, the first part of four sales featuring the Harry Bass Core Collection was...

Shaquille Brissett - GainesvilleCoins.com ......   Beneath the waters of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, the sea floor is laden with gold, like the streets of heaven, only a bit...

The Heritage Auctions 2010 April-May CSNS US Coin Auction #1139 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin featured a bizarre example of territorial coin production: a Clark Gruber Twenty Dollar...

By Tyler Rossi for CoinWeek .....   With the successful recent premiere of HBO’s House of the Dragon--a prequel to George R.R. Martin’s A Song of...

By Mike Byers for Mint Error News ......   1906-D $20 Liberty Head Double Eagle Broadstruck (Out of the Collar) NGC AU 58 UNIQUE   This is the only known United...

By Mike Byers for Mint Error News ......   1973-S Eisenhower Dollar "Blue Ike" Struck on a Clad Planchet 22.3 grams (Should be on a 40% Silver Planchet) PCGS...

By Bullion Shark LLC ......   Modern Proof coins that were struck at the San Francisco Mint, as most Proof coinage has been since 1968, normally...

By Crystal Gomez - Content Writer, Gainesville Coins ......   Between 1900 and 1930, Colombia made special coins for leprosy colonies. In this epoch, leprosy cases...

The hobo nickel is a sculptural art form involving the creative modification of small-denomination coins, essentially resulting in miniature bas reliefs. The nickel, because...

Counterfeit Dahlonega Gold by Doug Winter - RareGoldCoins.com ......   CoinWeek Content Partner   As you become a more passionate collector, “oddball” items become more appealing. I refer...

CoinWeek Ancient Coin Series by Mike Markowitz .....   THROUGH A LONG chain of pious frauds and medieval myth-making, the February 14 feast day of St....

By Mike Byers for Mint Error News ......   This unique Proof 1971-S Eisenhower Dollar overstruck on a San Francisco Assay Office medal is featured in...