United States 1972-P Roosevelt Dime
As the Roosevelt dime entered production in 1972, the design had served its statutorily-mandated minimum service life of 25 years. The four-term president was...
United States 1976-D Bicentennial Kennedy Half Dollar
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First released on July 7, 1975, the Kennedy half dollar became the first United States Bicentennial design to reach public hands....
1943 Steel Pennies: How Much They Are Worth Now
By Joshua McMorrow-Hernandez for Gainesville Coins ......
Most steel pennies are worth between 20 cents and 20 dollars. Prices for 1943 penny error coins, like...
United States 1936 Lincoln Cent
Demand for domestic coinage continued to grow in 1936 and the United States Mint responded by adding shifts and ramping up production. In Philadelphia,...
United States 1964 Jefferson Nickel
At the ANA Convention in Cleveland in 1964, Felix Schlag, designer of the Jefferson nickel, addressed the Educational Forum and shared some details of...
United States 1971-P Kennedy Half Dollar
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1971 was meant to mark a significant change in the life of the Kennedy half dollar.
Introduced in 1964 to honor the...
No-Date Buffalo Nickels: How to Find Their Value
By Everett Millman - Gainesville Coins ......
It's quite common to find Buffalo nickels that are dateless—missing the four digits that indicate the year the coin...
United States 1979-P Susan B. Anthony Dollar
The Birth (and Death) of the Modern Small Dollar
Of all of the coins struck over the long career of the United States Mint, no...
United States 1935-D Washington Quarter
To honor the 200th anniversary of President and General George Washington’s birthday, Congress passed a joint resolution in 1924 that was signed by then-President...
United States 1976 Lincoln Memorial Cent
Despite the Bicentennial Coin Program that resulted in the redesigning of half the United States circulating denominations, the Lincoln cent remained unchanged.
While the Philadelphia...
United States 1977 Eisenhower Dollar
Besides removing silver from the quarter and the dime, the Coinage Act of 1965 also mandated that no new silver dollars could be coined...
United States 1978 Eisenhower Dollar
Even though the United States had no real need for a large dollar coin at the start of the 1970s, the gaming industry developed...
United States 1978-P Lincoln Cent
The Philadelphia Mint struck over 5.5 billion Lincoln cents in 1978, consuming 765,914.1 pounds or 157,583.8 metric tonnes of copper. It should be noted,...
Rare SMS 1964 Kennedy Half Dollar Sets $108,000 World Record Price
A 1964 Kennedy Half Dollar sold for a world record $108,000, making it the most expensive coin of its type, during a public auction...
United States 1993-P Roosevelt Dime
1993 marked one of the last years in the 20th century that the Philadelphia Mint would strike less than one billion dimes. Included in...
Previously Known 1943-S Doubled Die Cent Discovered to Be Overdate
By Tom DeLorey ......
About 45 years ago, collector Del Romines came into my office at Coin World’s "Collectors Clearinghouse" with two well-worn 1943-P nickels...
United States 1937-D “3 Legged” Buffalo Nickel
The famous 1937-D “3 Legged” Buffalo nickel is one of the most important modern US coins and probably the most well-known type in the...
United States 2004 Iowa Statehood Quarter
By Jay Turner for PCGS ......
Launched in 1999, the 50 State Quarters Program provided each state the reverse of the quarter as a canvas...
Modern Mules: The Rarest Error Coins
By Bullion Shark LLC ......
When it comes to error coins, a mule is simply a coin that was struck from a die pair that...
United States 1982-D Jefferson Nickel
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Background
The Jefferson nickel debuted in 1938, replacing the Buffalo nickel in the 25th year of that coin's production run. A design contest to commemorate...
Mule Mint Errors: The Rarest of the Rare
By Jon Sullivan for PCGS ......
When we hear the word “mule” we usually think of the animal that is the offspring of a horse...
The 1960 Small Date Cent: The Coin That Kicked off a Collecting Frenzy
By David W. Lange for CoinWeek .....
There are a handful of events that have brought the hobby of collecting coins front and center in...
Numismatic Crime – $100,000 Worth of Coins Stolen at Starbucks
By Doug Davis - Founder & President, Numismatic Crime Information Center (NCIC) ......
Coins and Silver Seized in Arrest
The Police Department of Groveland, Florida is...
In 2017 PCGS Certified Two Rare and Unusual Washington Quarter Errors
Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) certified two extremely rare and unusual Washington Quarter errors in 2017.
The first is the third-known example of a two-tailed...
1975 No-S Roosevelt Dime a Modern Rarity Worth Big Bucks
By Joshua McMorrow-Hernandez for CoinWeek .....
The 1975 No-S Proof Roosevelt dime is one of the hottest modern coins in the marketplace after a PR-68...
Understanding Lincoln Wheat Cents: Issues Worth $1 or Less
By Chris Bulfinch for CoinWeek .....
Lincoln Wheat cents turn up in pocket change, the effects of loved ones, and in rolls of cents tucked...
Coin Collectors Ten Must-Have Apps
Tech Apps for Coin Collectors
Tips for coin collectors by Justin Fraughton - Provident Metals ......
For new coin collectors or if you’ve been a devotee...
The Gumball Machine Giveth: GreatCollections Offers Rare 1943 Copper Cent
GreatCollections.com is offering a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for collectors to acquire one of the most famous US error coins. Bidding on the famous 1943 Lincoln...
The Great American Coin Hunt Has Arrived
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Coinciding with National Coin Week (April 21-28), hundreds of the country's leading coin dealers and collectors will be also celebrating...
United States 1938 Jefferson Nickel
The Jefferson nickel debuted in 1938, replacing the Buffalo nickel in the 25th year of its production run. A design contest to commemorate Founding...