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By Chris Bulfinch - Numismatist, Stack's Bowers ...... The die sinker responsible for the obverse die of the LM-1 variety half dime certainly knew how...

By Mark Ferguson for PCGS ......   Seriously... If you have a substantial collection--or inventory, if you’re a dealer--chances may be high that you own a...

The coin is real, but the second strike error is not   By Numismatic Guaranty Company (NGC) .....   In 1954, the Denver Mint struck over 42 million...

By Shawn Tew .....   An anomaly was discovered on the obverse side of a 1912-S Lincoln Wheat cent and posted on April 13, 2019, by...

An amazing error, a 1943 Washington Quarter Struck on a Steel Cent Planchet, is being offered for the first time in 80 years in...

By Jon Sullivan for PCGS ......   Beginning in 1965, clad coinage took the place of much of the circulating precious-metal coinage that had been in...

By Chris Bulfinch - Numismatist, Stack's Bowers ......   Mint State 1797 Sheldon-135 large cents are relatively abundant owing to the Nichols Hoard, a group of...

February 13 will see Heritage Auctions' initial offering from The Buddy Liles Collection of US Gold Coins. This first sampling of Mr. Liles' collection...

  Today, CoinWeek Editor Charles Morgan takes a look at the 1803-dated Overton-103 Draped Bust half dollar. We have a circulated example to share with...

  What would happen if you looked under your sofa cushion and found a nearly uncirculated 1799/8 BB-141 Draped Bust silver dollar? Lots of things,...

1980 was an inflection point in the history of the cent. The juxtapenultimate date struck from the majority-copper alloy in use since the early 1960s,...

By Joshua McMorrow-Hernandez for PCGS ......   While the "Bugs Bunny" Franklin half dollar captures the whimsy of the series enthusiast, the most popular variety of...

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...

Walter J. Husak, founder of HK Aerospace (an aerospace-part manufacturing company based in Burbank, California) and large cent specialist, died on December 15, 2022,...

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 *...

By Kyle Clifford Knapp for PCGS ......   Mintmarks provide an easy tool for identifying a coin's mint of origin and have been used in various...

By Tyler Rossi for CoinWeek .....   In May 2000, Frank Wallis of Mountain View, Arkansas, found what has been called the “Holy Grail of U.S....

By Tyler Rossi for CoinWeek .....   On July 23, 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson spoke from the White House Rose Garden announcing the Coinage Act...

GreatCollections is a currently auctioning off one of the most sought after modern U.S. Mint errors: a high-grade 1969-S Lincoln Cent Doubled Die Obverse....

By Mike Byers for Mint Error News ......   One of the most controversial categories of U.S. coins is Mint Errors. Many dealers and collectors, as...

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 Jon Sullivan for PCGS ......   When a coin is struck, it should be produced from dies that are clean and free of any residues,...

By Mike Byers for Mint Error News ......   1973-S Proof BRONZE Eisenhower Dollar Broadstruck on Bronze Planchet PCGS PR 62 RED CAMEO UNIQUE * * * This unique and amazing...

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 Philip Thomas for PCGS ......   Unlike coins, the large majority of banknotes do not enjoy the anonymity that comes with not having a distinctive...

Biding is now live on Greatcollections.com for a handsome example of the famous 1943 Copper Penny error, graded as AU 50 BN by PCGS...

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...