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1866 Liberty Seated Dime: The 8,000-Coin Reconstruction Rarity

Only 8,000 Were Struck: The 1866 Dime That Survived Reconstruction Only 8,000 business-strike 1866 Liberty Seated Dimes left the Philadelphia Mint. Even more remarkably, the...
Trump "July 4th" Privy Mark Discovery Coin

‘July 4th’ Privy Trump Dollar Discovered Before U.S. Mint Launch

Surprise July 4th Privy Trump Dollar Surfaces Days Before U.S. Mint Launch Heritage Auctions numismatist Rene Alvarenga discovered an unannounced “July 4th” privy-mark 2026 Donald...
1936 50C Delaware MS68 PCGS.

1936 Delaware Half Dollar: The Three-Date Coin That Sold for a Record Price

The U.S. Half Dollar With Three Dates, and a $19,200 Record Some coins tell their story with a portrait. Others rely on a famous battle,...

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Top 10 U.S. Coins That Tell the Story of America

Coins are more than metal, they’re artifacts of the nation's history. Each design reveals something about America’s identity, values, economic challenges, and changing societal...

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Unique 1906 Liberty Head Nickel Obverse Die Cap Struck on 1C Planchet

Unique 1906 Liberty Head Nickel Die Cap Struck on an Indian Head Cent Planchet By Mike Byers - Mint Error News I have handled more U.S....

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Ancient Coins

Big Beard: The Coinage of Constans II

The Byzantine Emperor Whose Beard Grew Across His Coins “As presented to us by the scanty records of his time, the man we are led...

World Coins

The Last Duke’s Silver Coin: Peter Biron and the 1780 Courland Thaler

The Last Duke’s Silver Coin Before Russia Took Courland By Lev Moiseev - Updated 8-12-26 A Small Baltic Duchy With an Outsized Story In the middle of...

Paper Money

The 1923 Lincoln Porthole $5 Silver Certificate: The Strange Story Behind an American Currency Classic

The $5 Bill With Lincoln in a “Porthole”, and the Treasury Secret Hidden for Decades Few American banknotes command attention as quickly as the 1923...

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Crayola Silver Crayon Makes Colorful Debut at ANA 2026

Crayola Just Turned Its Iconic Blue Crayon Into 1.5 Ounces of Silver An American childhood icon has entered the precious metals market. Kevin Lipton Rare Coins...

Medals & Tokens

2026 Freedom 250 Race Medal: U.S. Mint’s IndyCar First

U.S. Mint Puts Washington’s First IndyCar Race on a Half Dollar Planchet For one weekend in August, Indy cars will thunder past the monuments of...

News and More

How the U.S. Mint Hardened and Tempered Coinage Dies

 Inside the 1877 U.S. Mint: How William Barber Kept Coin Dies From Breaking Every struck coin begins with controlled violence. A coining press forces two hardened...

Clubs & Orgs

Anthony Terranova Earns ANA’s Highest Honor as Eliasberg, Green Enter Numismatic Hall of Fame

The American Numismatic Association will honor three major figures in American numismatics during the 2026 World’s Fair of Money in Pittsburgh. Renowned early American coin...

Dealers & Industry

A Lifetime of Numismatic Rarities: Loring-Levin Collection Heads to Heritage’s 2027 FUN Auction

1792 Birch Cent, 1854-S Gold Headline the Loring-Levin Collection at Heritage FUN 2027 A collecting partnership that reaches deep into the history of American numismatics...

Coin Shows

11 Legendary 1933 Double Eagles Headline $100 Million Pittsburgh World’s Fair of Money

Eleven of America’s most notorious gold coins will come together in public for the first time this month. The United States Mint will bring all...

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Stack’s Bowers Galleries’ June 2025 Showcase Auction 
to Offer Fresh and Interesting Rare Coin Collections

Stack's Bowers Galleries is proud to present the June 2025 Showcase Auction, an Official Auction of the Whitman Expos. Across five sessions of Numismatic...

1972-S Eisenhower Dollar Uncirculated : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes ..... 1972: A Make-or-Break Year for the Eisenhower Dollar In 1972, a year after the initial buzz... and then thud... of the release...

1958-D Lincoln Wheat Cent : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes ..... The Last Lincoln Wheat Cent The 1958 Lincoln Cent and 1958-D Lincoln Wheat Cent were the last regular issues to feature...

Is Your Vintage Casino Chip Valuable? Vegas Show Will Provide Answers

by CoinWeek... Casino memorabilia enthusiasts have a unique opportunity to have their treasures evaluated by experts at the World’s Largest Casino Chip and Collectibles Exhibition,...

Jefferson Nickel, 1938-2003 : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes ..... What Is the Jefferson Nickel? The Jefferson nickel is a five-cent coin made out of nickel-copper alloy that entered into production in...

Jack Young’s Fun with Fakes- 1916-D Counterfeit in a Counterfeit PCGS Slab

By Jack D. Young, Early American Coppers (EAC), and the Dark Side Group ...... This installment's star is a counterfeit 1916-D Mercury Dime in a...

1931-S Buffalo Nickel : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .... Nickel production at the San Francisco Mint fell to 1.2 million coins in 1931, marking the lowest output of the denomination...

2013 West Point American Silver Eagle Two-Coin Set : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes ..... In 2013, following the success of the 2012 American Silver Eagle San Francisco Proof Set, the United States Mint released a...

CAC Coins Bring Premiums in May 2025

CAC-approved and CACG-encapsulated coins fared well in public sales during the month of May 2025. Here are fifteen examples, which were selected from a...

1918 Illinois Centennial Half Dollar : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes ..... The 1918 Illinois Centennial Half Dollar is a classic U.S. commemorative coin issued to mark the 100th anniversary of the...