United States 1961 Lincoln Cent Proof
When the production of Proof coins resumed after an eight-year hiatus at the Philadelphia Mint ended in 1950, mintages initially remained quite limited. But...
New Jersey Copper Leads Coltrane Collection Over $2.4 Million
A 1788 New Jersey Copper, MS63 Brown sold for $192,000 USD to lead Heritage Auctions' Estate of Mike Coltrane Collection of U.S. Coins Signature...
Sydney F. Martin Collection Part II Realizes Nearly $4.2 Million in Stack’s Bowers Winter...
Stack’s Bowers Galleries is proud to have conducted Part II of the Sydney F. Martin Collection in Baltimore at their Winter 2022 Showcase Auction,...
CoinWeek Podcast #170: The Wreath Cent That Went to Space
The CoinWeek Podcast is brought to you by PCGS. Check out PCGS’ new grading specials and take advantage of an exclusive offer to get...
United States 1865 Two Cent Piece
First struck in 1864 in an attempt to solve the nationwide coin shortage, caused by the onset of the U.S. Civil War, the Two...
NGC Counterfeit Detection: 1809 Large Cent
This fake has problems with both its weight and its composition
By Numismatic Guaranty Company (NGC) ......
The United States Mint issued the Classic Head Cent...
United States 1911-D Lincoln Cent
The Lincoln cent is the United States’ longest-serving coin. Its 1909 debut marked the centennial of the birth of Abraham Lincoln, and its elegant sculptural design served as...
Top 10 Most Controversial US Coins
By Tyler Rossi for CoinWeek .....
The 1933 Saint-Gaudens $20 Gold Double Eagle
Sold in 2021 for $18.87 million USD, this is officially the most expensive...
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,...
Coin Collecting Strategies: Building the Ultimate 20th-Century Type Set, Part 1: Small Cents
By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek .....
Today, we’d like to discuss building a truly remarkable 20th-century US Type set.
Type sets enable you...
Famous 1943 Bronze Cent Error Coin Offered by GreatCollections
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...
Colonial, Gold Rarities Highlight the Stack’s Bowers Winter 2022 Auction
Stack’s Bowers Galleries is proud to announce their Winter 2022 Showcase Auction, the Official Auction of the Whitman Coin and Collectibles Winter Expo. The...
Mike Byers Mint Error News – Unique 1973-S Proof Ike Dollar Mated Pair
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...
NGC Counterfeit Coin Detection: 1867 Indian Head Cent
The numbers just don't add up on this fake coin
By Numismatic Guaranty Company (NGC) ......
The Indian Head Cent series of 1859-1909 remains one of...
Brother Jonathan Shipwreck Gold Among Highlights at David Lawrence Rare Coins
Sunday Auction #1242 from David Lawrence Rare Coins (DLRC) is now live and features over 600 total lots - including more than 50 No...
United States 1925 Lincoln Cent
1925 represented a 31% drop in output from the previous year’s total production at the Philadelphia Mint. Despite producing a fraction of the previous...
Counterfeit Coin Detection – Authenticating the 1909-S VDB Cent
By Numismatic Guaranty Company (NGC) ......
Altered and counterfeit Coin - 1909-S VDB cents are quite common. Examining several key features can help you...
2009 Lincoln Bicentennial Cent Designs and Values
By Steven Cochran for Gainesville Coins ......
In 2009, the United States Mint marked the 200th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s birth with a four-coin series...
United States 1928-S Lincoln Cent
The Lincoln cent is the United States' longest-serving coin. Its 1909 debut marked the centennial of the birth of Abraham Lincoln and its elegant...
Rare Modern US No Mint Mark Proof Coins
By Bullion Shark LLC ......
Modern Proof coins that were struck at the San Francisco Mint, as most Proof coinage has been since 1968, normally...
United States 1976-D Lincoln Cent
1976 was an important year in American Numismatics. The Bicentennial quarter, half dollar and dollar had been released, featuring Jack Ahr's drummer, Seth Huntington's...
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...
Early US Coins: Only $361.03 Worth of Chain Cents Were Ever Produced
By Blanchard & Company ......
It's big, beautiful, and very rare.
It's also controversial and was only minted for one year, which increases the rarity value...
United States 1901 Indian Head Cent
With the opening of their brand-new facility at 1700 Spring Garden Street, 1901 was a big year for the United States Mint in Philadelphia....
Tom Bender’s Collection, Featuring Elite Troves of Carson City Coins, Indian and Lincoln Cents,...
“Duke of Carson City Coins” among most important in all of U.S. numismatics
A passion can be sparked by any number of factors. In the...
United States 1877 Indian Head Cent
The small "white cents", so-called because of their light color compared to that of the older large cents, had at first escaped the hoarding...
Top Pop DCAM 1951 Proof Lincoln Cent Offered by GreatCollections
As part of their sale of the Red Copper Collection, GreatCollections is offering collectors the opportunity to bid on an outstanding top population 1951...
‘Legendary’ 1927-D Double Eagle Offered at Heritage Auction
August 22-28 event also features collections of James R. McGuigan, Christopher J. Salmon and Tom Bender
In their classic reference Encyclopedia of U.S. Gold Coins...
Rare Deep Cameo Proof 1957 Lincoln Cent at GreatCollections
GreatCollections is offering collectors an opportunity to bid on a beautiful 1957 Proof Lincoln cent graded as PR67 RD DCAM by PCGS. With only...
United States 1914-D Lincoln Cent
The Lincoln cent is the United States' longest-serving coin. Its 1909 debut marked the centennial of the birth of Abraham Lincoln and its elegant...