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1916 Mercury 10c - CAC MS67+FB

1916 Mercury Dime: America’s First Modern Dime Still Rewards Sharp Eyes

1916 Mercury Dime: The Common First-Year Coin With a Five-Figure Secret The 1916 Mercury Dime looks modest at first glance but it is a small...
1969-S Lincoln Cent. FS-101. Doubled Die Obverse. MS-64 RD (PCGS). CAC.

1969-S Doubled Die Lincoln Cent: A Coin the Secret Service Thought Was Fake

The Secret Service Thought It Was A Fake The 1969-S Doubled Die Lincoln Cent stands among the most dramatic modern U.S. Mint errors. It also...
1891-CC Morgan Silver Dollar. MS-65+ (PCGS). CAC.

1891-CC Morgan Dollar: The Carson City Gem That Escaped the Treasury Vaults

Stack’s Marketplace Offers a PCGS MS-65+ CAC Carson City Morgan Dollar The 1891-CC Morgan Silver Dollar tells a very different Carson City story. At first glance,...

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Inflation’s Impact on the Coin Market

By Jeff Garrett for Numismatic Guaranty Company (NGC) ...... For decades, inflation in the United States has been a key consideration for anyone considering investing...

Errors & Varieties

1969-S Doubled Die Lincoln Cent: A Coin the Secret Service Thought Was Fake

The Secret Service Thought It Was A Fake The 1969-S Doubled Die Lincoln Cent stands among the most dramatic modern U.S. Mint errors. It also...

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The Lydian Lion Trite: The First Official Coin and the Birth of Money

Before coinage, money had weight. Then Lydia gave it a face. That face belonged to a roaring lion. It appeared on a small lump of...

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 A Small Baltic Duchy With an Outsized Story In the middle of the 18th century,...

Paper Money

1914 $20 Federal Reserve Note: The “Horse Blanket” That Launched Modern Money

The 1914 “Horse Blanket” $20 That Launched Modern Money A century ago, the American $20 bill looked nothing like the one in your wallet. It was...

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Gold Tests $4,000 as Silver Defends $60 in a Market Suddenly Ruled by Rates

Gold’s $4,000 Line in the Sand: Why Silver’s $60 Test Matters Too Gold and silver entered Thursday’s session with a simple question on the tape. Would...

Medals & Tokens

Indian Peace Medals: Important and Historic Collectibles

Indian Peace Medals: Russ Augustin Explores Rare U.S. History Video with Russell Augustin   Indian Peace Medals rank among the most historic objects in American numismatics. They...

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The Five Traits Behind Every Great Coin Collection

How to Build the Next Legendary Numismatic Cabinet By John Kraljevich - Rewritten for CoinWeek Great coin collections rarely begin with money alone. They begin with a...

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Dennis Tucker Joins CSNS Board in Major Win for Collector Education

A Red Book Veteran Joins CSNS Leadership and Collectors Should Pay Attention Award-winning numismatist Dennis Tucker has joined the Central States Numismatic Society Board of...

Dealers & Industry

2026 Semiquincentennial Silver Proof Set Brings Liberty, Silver, and a Historic Lincoln Cent Together

Liberty Returns, Silver Shines, and the Lincoln Cent Enters a New Era The United States Mint will open sales for the 2026 Semiquincentennial Silver Proof...

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PNG Adds Dealer Day to November Baltimore Expo

Dealers Get a New Wholesale Trading Day Before Whitman’s Big November Show The Professional Numismatists Guild will add a PNG Dealer Day to the November...

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1915 Indian Head Quarter Eagle Proof : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   100 Minted. Let that sink in. The 1915 Indian Head Quarter Eagle Proof was the last of eight Proof issues for Bela...

1983-P Kennedy Half Dollar : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   The 1983-P Kennedy Half Dollar was struck at the Philadelphia Mint and was intended to be a circulating coin. The coin...

Three More $2 Bills That Sold on eBay for $$$ – Was One a Mistake?

By CoinWeek .....   $2 bills continue to "make the news" as collectors seek them out and pay big premiums on sites like eBay. While most...

Washington Dollar Elongated Ray Variety Sells for Big Bucks

By CoinWeek .....   Last week, a collector wrote in to ask about an unusual variety of the 2007-P George Washington Presidential Dollar. The reader wrote: After 18...

How to Read an Ancient Coin Auction Catalog: Mike Markowitz

By Mike Markowitz for CoinWeek .....   Photos can be a wonderful aid or an absolute danger. Depending on the type of lighting used by the...

Whitman Officially Releases 2026 Red Book

Whitman Brands, the industry leader in numismatic literature, storage, and supplies, proudly announces the official release of A Guide Book of United States Coins...

Royal Canadian Mint Commemorates Supreme Court of Canada’s 150 Years With New $1 Circulation Coin

150 years after the Supreme Court of Canada’s founding as Canada’s general court of appeal, the Royal Canadian Mint has issued a $1 circulation...

1980 United States Proof Set : A Collector’s Guide and Value

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   The 1980-S United States Proof Set is a six-coin set that includes one Proof example of each United States coin struck...

Arms – A Heraldic Motif Used on Coins and Medals

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   In heraldry, "arms" are symbols that refer to a nation, polity, family, or corporation. These symbols are used to express the...

From Superheroes to Silver Dollars: National Coin Week Celebrates Pop Culture and Money

What do Homer Simpson, the Olympic Games, Elvis Presley, and Superman have in common? They've all been or will soon be featured on coins....