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The 1938-D/S Buffalo Nickel Should Not Exist: Here Is How It Happened

1938-D/S Buffalo Nickel: History, Varieties and Value The 1938-D/S Buffalo Nickel presents an immediate mystery. The United States Mint struck no Buffalo Nickels at San...
Coin Photo by Stack's Bowers - Image by CoinWeek - 1875 Indian Head Cent Dot Reverse PCGS Ms64 Red

1875 Indian Head Cent: The Intentional Variety That Turned Coinage Into Evidence

On some 1875 Indian Head cents, a small but unmistakable raised dot appears on the reverse. The dot sits near the upper-left corner of...
Mint Error (2000)-P Sacagawea Dollar Mule with Washington Quarter PCGS MS-66

The Mint’s Impossible $1.25 Coin Set a $194,000 Record

The $1.25 Coin: How the U.S. Mint Created Its Most Famous Modern Mule Error In May 2000, Arkansas collector Frank Wallis opened a roll of...
1942/1 Mercury Dime Full Bands

1942/1 Mercury Dime: The Wartime Mint Mistake That Put Two Years on One Coin

How a Wartime Mint Mix-Up Created a $120,000 Dime A single dime can tell a surprisingly large story. The 1942/1 Mercury dime carries two dates. It...
Mint Error 1989-D Congress Bicentennial Silver Dollar 180 Degrees Rotated Dies PCGS MS-69

The 1989-D Congress Dollar Error That Turned the U.S. Mint Upside Down

The Congress Silver Dollar That Escaped the U.S. Mint With a 180-Degree Error A dramatic 180-degree die rotation transformed an overlooked modern commemorative into one...
1968-S Proof Set, Featuring the 1968 No S Roosevelt Dime. (PCGS).

1968 No S Roosevelt Dime: The Tiny Proof Set Mistake That Created a Modern...

,A Missing “S” Turned This 1968 Proof Dime Into a $22,800 Modern Rarity In 1968, the United States Mint sought to restore order to American...
1971 Jefferson Nickel Proof - Without Mintmark [LEFT} and With Mintmark [RIGHT]

1971 “No S” Proof Jefferson Nickel: The Only Missing Mintmark in the Series

The 1971 No S Error - 1,655 examples - Check your Proof Sets! The 1971 “No S” Proof Jefferson Nickel (FS-501) ranks among the most...
No-date Canada cent, circa 1978-1989, flip-over double-struck with uniface reverse strikes, CACG MS-62 BN. Image courtesy of GreatCollections.

Two-Headed Canada Cent Error Turns Queen Elizabeth II Into the Whole Story

The Canadian Cent Mint Error That Put Queen Elizabeth II on Both Sides A No-Date Canadian Cent With a Dramatic Minting Accident “Two heads are better...
Unique American Women Quarter Struck on 5 Cent Planchet

PCGS Certifies Unique 2022-D Wilma Mankiller Quarter Struck on a Nickel Planchet

A Modern U.S. Mint Error With a 90-Year Backstory A dramatic modern mint error has surfaced in the American Women Quarters Program. PCGS has certified...
1943/2-S Lincoln Cent. FS-101. Doubled Die Obverse. MS-67 (PCGS).

1943/2-S Lincoln Cent: The Wartime Overdate No One Saw for 79 Years

The ONLY overdate in the entire 110+ year history of the Lincoln Cent series A 1943/2-S Lincoln Cent certified MS-67 by PCGS crossed the block...
1909 Lincoln Cent. V.D.B. FS-1101. Doubled Die Obverse. MS-67 RD (PCGS).

The 13 Rare Lincoln Cent Double Dies that Collectors Chase

A Chronology of the Lincoln Cent Double Dies Lincoln cents look familiar. That makes them powerful. Collectors know the design. Families have jars full of them....
1937 Florin Reverse Die Trial

Unique 1937 George VI Florin Die Trial Reveals Edward VIII Coinage Connection

The Coin That Never Was: Unique 1937 Florin Die Trial Tells the Edward VIII Story A remarkable Royal Mint artifact captures one of the most...

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