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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...

2018-P World War I Centennial Silver Dollar : A Collector’s Guide

The World War I Silver Dollar That Turned Trench Warfare Into Art World War I promised to become the “war to end all wars.” Instead,...
The Unique 1873-CC Liberty Seated Dime. No Arrows. MS-65 (PCGS)

The Dime That Should Not Exist: The Unique 1873-CC No Arrows Dime

A Tiny Weight Change Created America’s Rarest Carson City Coin that Sold for $3.6 Million A microscopic change in federal law created one of the...

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Low Ball Coins: Why Collectors Pay Premium Prices for America’s Most Worn Coins

Worn Nearly Smooth and Worth Thousands: Inside the Strange World of Low Ball Coins A nearly blank silver dollar rests inside a pristine plastic holder....

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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...

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Five Ancient Gold Coins and the Stories They Tell

Golden Echoes: Five Ancient Coins That Changed the World Gold has always represented more than just wealth. In antiquity, it symbolized the divine, immortal, untarnished,...

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Inside the Legendary Sabi Sabi Krugerrand – a Modern Gold Trophy with Only 72 Struck

The 1997 Sabi Sabi Proof Krugerrand Became a Modern Gold Trophy The Krugerrand usually represents liquidity, recognition, and gold ownership. South Africa produced millions of...

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1869 Rainbow $2 Bill: The Masterpiece Behind Today’s $2

The 1869 Rainbow $2 Bill: America’s Forgotten Masterpiece The 1869 Rainbow $2 bill introduced Thomas Jefferson to the federal two-dollar denomination. More than 150 years...

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Gold’s $4,000 Test Exposes a Split Bullion Market as Silver Demand Cracks

Central Banks Are Buying Gold, So Why Are Silver Buyers Vanishing? The gold and silver market has entered one of its most revealing periods of...

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The 1925 Norse-American Centennial Coin Rejected By Congress Only to Became a Classic Medal

Congress Rejected the Coin, then This Viking Medal Became a Classic The 1925 Norse-American Centennial Medal began as a commemorative half dollar. Treasury officials rejected...

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ANA Will Honor Six Hobby Giants at Pittsburgh 2026

Six Numismatic Leaders Who Changed the Coin Hobby Earn Major ANA Honors Keith Moon, Steve Feltner, Mike Ellis, Barbara Gregory, David Menchell and Dennis Tucker...

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U.S. Mint Expands Bulk Access to Historic 2026 Coins

U.S. Mint Opens Massive Bulk Orders for Historic 2026 Coins The United States Mint wants more businesses, banks, coin dealers, and institutions to buy circulating...

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Rare Numismatic Books Offered at Kolbe & Fanning’s 173rd Sale

Kolbe & Fanning Numismatic Booksellers will be holding our next auction on Saturday, May 31, 2025. Featuring the second half of the L.D. &...

2004 American Silver Eagle : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes ..... The 2004 American Silver Eagle bullion coin had a mintage of 8,882,754, marking an inconsequential 4% increase from the year before....

Indian Head Cent, Bronze (1864-1909) – A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes ..... Why Was the Indian Head Cent Made in Bronze? The Indian Head Cent saw its composition...

1974 Lincoln Memorial Cent : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes ..... 1974 was an interesting year in American numismatic history. The country was putting the finishing touches on its planned Bicentennial celebrations...

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New Croatian Coin Honors Feminist Icon Marija Jurić Zagorka

The Croatian National Bank, in cooperation with the Croatian Mint, continues its series on Croatian literature. The second issue is dedicated to Marija Jurić...

1964 Kennedy Half Dollar Proof : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes ..... Before issuing its 1964 Proof Sets, the United States Mint had produced Proof coins for collector purchase from 1950 onward. In...

2006-W American Gold Buffalo Proof : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes ..... In 2006, the United States Mint added a second gold bullion coin to its precious...

The Coinage of Akragas : Mike Markowitz

By Mike Markowitz for CoinWeek ….. Akragas (Agrigentum in Latin, now Agrigento, Italy) was founded around 582 BCE by Greek colonists from the nearby city of Gela on the...

2009-D Lincoln Cent – Formative Years : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes ..... The 2009-D Lincoln Formative Years Cent is the second coin in a series of four commemorative Lincoln Bicentennial Cents issued...