How to Collect the American Gold Buffalo Series

How to Collect the American Gold Buffalo Series

By Tyler Rossi for CoinWeek .....   The American Gold Buffalo program started in an interesting manner when the United States Congress introduced the new gold...
Salmon Collection of Massachusetts Silver at Heritage Auctions

Salmon Collection of Massachusetts Silver at Heritage Auctions

The Christopher J. Salmon Collection of Massachusetts Silver--included nearly 400 pieces representing NE coins, Willow Tree pieces, Oak Tree coins, and Pine Tree silver--is,...
From the Dark Corner: An "Authenticated" 1909-S VDB Lincoln Cent

From the Dark Corner: An “Authenticated” 1909-S VDB Lincoln Cent

By Jack D. Young, Early American Coppers (EAC) ......   Again, from my year-end review and organization of my archive folders and images comes another installment...
CIT Coins - Train - Steam Dream Coin.

Journey Series Continues With Coin Honoring the American Train

Train – Steam Dream Cook Islands. 10 Dollars 2023. Silver .999. 2 oz. 38.61 mm. Black Proof. Mintage: 999 pieces. Special technology: smartminting® (High Relief),...
Royal Mint Remasters the Petition Crown, One of Its Rarest Coins

Royal Mint Remasters the Petition Crown, One of Its Rarest Coins

The Royal Mint has remastered one of the rarest coins produced in its 1,100-year history, the Petition Crown created by renowned engraver Thomas...
Post 1964 Off-Metal Error Coins

Post 1964 Off-Metal Error Coins

By Tyler Rossi for CoinWeek .....   On July 23, 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson spoke from the White House Rose Garden announcing the Coinage Act...
Key Date 1916-D Dime and Early US Coins at David Lawrence

Key Date 1916-D Dime and Early US Coins at David Lawrence

Sunday Auction #1252 from David Lawrence Rare Coins (DLRC) is now live and features over 600 total lots - including more than 150 No...
Mike Byers Mint Error News - Mated Pair of Proof Ike Dollars

Mike Byers Mint Error News – Mated Pair of Proof Ike Dollars

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 *...
Heritage Offers the Colección Val y Mexía of Chilean Coins

Heritage Offers the Colección Val y Mexía of Chilean Coins

Heritage Auctions is presenting the "Colección Val y Mexía" of Chilean Coins, the most comprehensive collection of Chilean coinage by types, dates, and varieties...
Numismatist David W. Lange Has Passed Away

Numismatist David W. Lange Has Passed Away

David W. Lange, noted numismatist, die variety expert, and lifelong fan of collecting coin boards, has passed away after a three-year battle with cancer....
Perth Mint Issues 2023 Australian Kangaroo 1oz Silver Bullion Coin

Perth Mint Issues 2023 Australian Kangaroo 1oz Silver Bullion Coin

The Perth Mint is pleased to present the Australian Kangaroo 2023 1oz Silver Bullion Coin. The kangaroo is a large marsupial endemic to Australia....
United States Series 1953 Federal Reserve $2 and $5 Notes

Series 1953 United States $2 and $5 Notes

In 1953, the United States Bureau of Printing and Engraving (BEP) printed only two United States note denominations: $2 and $5. These notes feature...
Guess the Grade of This 1936 Battle of Gettysburg Half Dollar Commemorative Coin

Guess the Grade of This 1936 Gettysburg Half Dollar Commemorative Coin

  You voted for it, and now it's time for us to share our latest United States coin in our series of Guess the Grade...
Stack's Bowers Galleries Offering 1893-S Morgan Dollar in Spring 2023 Rarities Night Auction

Stack’s Bowers Offers 1893-S Morgan Dollar in Rarities Night Sale

By Chris Bulfinch - Numismatist, Stack's Bowers ......   The title “King of Morgan Dollars” is a contested one. Many reserve the honor for the 1895,...
Heritage Offering Special Collection of World Coins, Part II. 1929 Cinco Pesos. Image: NGC / CoinWeek.

Heritage Offering Special Collection of World Coins, Part II

A Special Collection of World Coins, Part II, offered by Heritage Auctions, continues as the second installment in a larger assemblage of mostly world...
Royal Mint Introduces Bull of Clarence to Tudor Beasts Collection

Royal Mint Introduces Bull of Clarence to Tudor Beasts Collection

The Royal Mint, in collaboration with Historic Royal Palaces, has revealed the fourth coin in the 10-coin Royal Tudor Beasts Collection, The Bull...
Klein Matterhorn Silver Coin Honors Major Swiss Project

Klein Matterhorn Silver Coin Honors Major Swiss Project

Matterhorn Cable Car Coin by Federal Mint Swissmint ......   In November 2022, a new era began at the Federal Mint Swissmint with great momentum and the...
From the PCGS Coin Grading Room: Missing Mintmarks

From the PCGS Coin Grading Room: Missing Mintmarks

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...
Redesigned United States Mint American Eagle Gold Proof Coins On Sale July 29

What is the American Eagle Gold Coin?

By Bullion Shark LLC ......   Gold bullion coins are coins whose value is primarily based on their gold content and are aimed mainly at gold...
United States 1925 Lincoln Cent

United States 1925 Lincoln Cent

In 1925, the United States Mint struck a total combined mintage of 188,909,000 Lincoln cents across all three of its main facilities. Of this,...
CoinWeek Streaming News: Three Awesome Gold Coins You Can't Afford to Miss

CoinWeek Streaming News: Three Awesome Gold Coins You Can’t Afford to Miss

  CoinWeek Streaming News is brought to you by NGC. For information about NGC’s current grading specials and services, as well as to look up certs,...
2022 at Daniel Frank Sedwick LLC – And What’s Next in 2023

2022 at Daniel Frank Sedwick LLC – And What’s Next in 2023

By Daniel Frank Sedwick LLC ......   A Look Back on 2022 2022 proved to be an exciting year for numismatics as travel re-opened and coin shows...
Diyonusus God of Wine on Ancient Coins

God of Wine: Dionysus on Ancient Coins

By Mike Markowitz for CoinWeek .....   WINE PLAYED SUCH a central role in Greek and Roman culture, economics, and religion that it is no surprise...
CoinWeek Podcast #172: Fighting Counterfeit Coins

CoinWeek Podcast #172: Fighting Counterfeit Coins

  Mobile phone users. Stream this podcast for free by downloading the podomatic app or subscribe to the CoinWeek Podcast on iTunes. * * * In this episode of...
2023 Congratulations Set - Silver Eagle _ United States Mint.

2023 Congratulations Set With Silver Eagle Proof on Sale March 2

The 2023 United States Mint Congratulations Set will be available for purchase beginning on March 2, 2023, at noon EST. Production is limited to...
Numismatic Crime - Counterfeit Confederate Notes Sold Over Facebook

Numismatic Crime – Counterfeit Notes Sold Over Facebook

By Doug Davis - President, Numismatic Crime Information Center (NCIC) ......   Coin Shop Burglary - Florida The Bay County Sheriff’s Deptartment is investigating the early morning...
Explosion in the Chief Coiner’s Vault at the U.S. Mint. Image: CoinWeek.

Explosion in the Chief Coiner’s Vault at the U.S. Mint – Part 1

By Roger W. Burdette, special to CoinWeek .....   It was business as usual on a sultry Monday morning at the Philadelphia Mint. Heavy rain was...
American Numismatic Association (ANA)

Submissions Accepted for ANA Young Numismatist Literary Awards

Submissions for the American Numismatic Association's (ANA) annual Young Numismatist Literary Awards competition are being accepted through April 1. The awards were established to...

Central States Plans New Areas For 2023 Expanded Convention

Three new bourse floor areas will be added for the convenience of collectors and dealers at the next Central States Numismatic Society (CSNS) convention...
Perth Mint Issues 2023 Year of the Rabbit 1oz Gold Proof High Relief Coin

Perth Mint Issues 2023 Year of the Rabbit 1oz Gold Proof High Relief Coin

This spectacular gold coin celebrates the Year of the Rabbit, the fourth animal in the 12-year cycle of the Chinese lunar calendar. According to Chinese...