The Mexican Coin Made at the New Orleans Mint
By Jay Turner for PCGS ......
The New Orleans Mint was one of the first three original branch mints established by the United States Mint...
CoinWeek Podcast #147: Numismatics of the Trump Years
CoinWeek Podcast #147: Numismatics of the Trump Years
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The Semi-Key 1921 Mercury Dimes
By Joshua McMorrow-Hernandez for PCGS ......
Mercury Dime enthusiasts regard the famous 1916-D as the grail of the series, a key date coin on par...
Buyer of Ultra-Rare 1894-S Barber Dime Crosses It to PCGS
The 1894-S dime, recently sold for $1,440,000, is now in a Professional Coin Grading Service holder, graded PCGS PR65+
The anonymous winning bidder for one...
PCGS Set Registry 2020 Awards Recognize Famous Coin Collectors, Outstanding Coin...
Professional Coin Grading Service bestows prestigious awards to hundreds of collectors while also inducting four collectors to PCGS Set Registry Hall of Fame
Professional Coin...
PCGS Adds Three Leading Experts, Promotes Another
As Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) closes a year of rapid growth, the world’s leading third-party coin and banknote grading service is making further...
PCGS 2020-W Quarter Quest Winners Split $2,000 Cash Prize for 2020-W...
Three Collectors Splitting $2,000 Bounty for Submitting First 2020-W Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve Quarters for Grading by Professional Coin Grading Service
Professional Coin Grading Service...
The 1933 Santa Monica Breakwater So-Called Dollar
By Jay Turner for PCGS ......
1933 SC$1 HK-687 Aluminum Santa Monica Breakwater PCGS MS62
A trip to the beach, the smell of the ocean air,...
What are the “Keys” to the Clad Roosevelt Dime Series?
By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek .....
Eight years ago, we took a deep dive into the clad years of the Roosevelt dime...
PCGS Paris Office Discovers Condition Census US 1815/2 Half Dollar
By Jay Turner for PCGS ......
1815/2 Half Dollar PCGS MS63. Images courtesy PCGS
The dream of an undiscovered numismatic rarity persists with dealers and collectors...
CoinWeek Podcast #237: The Gold Standard in Kubrick’s The Shining
CoinWeek Podcast #237: The Gold Standard in Kubrick's The Shining
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PCGS Celebrates Certification of 45 Million Coins, Banknotes, Sees 20,000+ Members
Professional Coin Grading Service closing out a banner 2020 with over 45 million coins, banknotes, medals, and tokens graded, and more than 20,000 members...
McDonald’s Fiesta Coins, a Forgotten Promotion
By Jay Turner for PCGS ......
The promotion of numismatics in general society is one of many ongoing goals for the hobby, and countless such...
Collectors Universe to be Acquired by Investor Group for Approximately $700...
Collectors Universe Shareholders to Receive Immediate and Certain Value of $75.25 Per Share in Cash
Fully Financed Transaction Represents 30% Premium to 60-Day VWAP
On Monday,...
The 1900-O Over CC Morgan Dollar: The “Last” Carson City Silver...
By Joshua McMorrow-Hernandez for PCGS ......
Carson City Morgan Dollars bearing the famous “CC” mintmark are at the top of many coin collectors’ want lists....
A PCGS MS69 Morgan Dollar Showcase
By Jaime Hernandez for PCGS ......
Morgan Dollar, 1881-S $1, PCGS MS69. Image courtesy PCGS
Morgan dollars are undoubtedly among the most popular coins with collectors....
Understanding World Coins: The Lunar and Solar Hijri Dating Systems
By Jay Turner for PCGS ......
AH1299 (1882) 10 D Lec-188 Paris Morocco PCGS MS64
The Hijri Lunar Dating System
The Hijri lunar dating system is the...
1998: The Last of the Heraldic Eagle Washington Quarters
By Joshua McMorrow-Hernandez for PCGS ......
The inaugural release of the first 50 State Quarters in 1999 meant big changes were coming to the Washington...
1969-S DDO Penny Sold to Honest Coin Dealer for 5 Cents...
Over the past 50 years, an individual from San Francisco accumulated thousands of Lincoln cents from change, friends, and by searching rolls. He never...
CoinWeek Podcast #145: Ancient Coin Weight Standards
CoinWeek Podcast #145: Ancient Coin Weight Standards
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The Little Rock Nine and the 2007 Desegregation Commemorative Dollar
By Joshua McMorrow-Hernandez for PCGS ......
One of the defining moments of the Civil Rights Era in the mid-20th century United States occurred when Central...
Always Check for Altered Dates: PCGS
By Jay Turner for PCGS ......
While many experts check for date and mintmark alterations on key-date coinage, especially that of the United States, it...
The 1922 Peace Dollar With Moustache Variety
By Joshua McMorrow-Hernandez for PCGS ......
Peace Dollar, 1922 $1 VAM 12A Moustache, PCGS MS64. Image courtesy PCGS
The 1922 Peace dollar struck at the Philadelphia...
CoinWeek Podcast #144: A Priceless Treasure Coin Comes to the Block
CoinWeek Podcast #144: A Priceless Treasure Coin Comes to the Block
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PCGS Certifies Indian Capricorn Zodiac Mohur Gold Coin
By Jay Turner for PCGS ......
India Mughal Empire Zodiac Mohur AH1033//18 (1624) KM-180.19 Capricorn PCGS AU53. Images courtesy PCGS
Of the many great coins and...
The 2001 Vermont Quarter: Maples & Mountains
By Joshua McMorrow-Hernandez for PCGS ......
The 2001 Vermont Quarter was the 14th issue in the long-running and popular 50 State Quarters program that launched...
CoinWeek Podcast #143: Innovation Past, Present and Future: PCGS and NFC...
CoinWeek Podcast #143: Innovation Past, Present, and Future: PCGS and NFC with Brett Charville
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Copper and the War of 1812 – The 1814 Plain 4...
By Joshua McMorrow-Hernandez for PCGS ......
Copper and the War of 1812
Coin production at the United States Mint had become erratic in the years leading...
The Joint Coinage of Qatar and Dubai
By Jay Turner for PCGS ......
Qatar & Dubai AH1386-1966 25 Dirhams, PCGS MS64. Images courtesy PCGS
The Gulf Emirate States are an amazing and rich...
The New Orleans Mint and Its Southern Coinage
By Mike Garofalo for PCGS ......
The first United States Mint was built in Philadelphia, which was serving as our nation’s capital city during the...