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1942-D/D Jefferson Nickel. FS-501. D/Horizontal D. MS-66 FS (PCGS).

1942-D/D Jefferson Nickel FS-501: The Wartime Die Blunder That Survived in Full Steps

The Wartime Jefferson Nickel Variety Hiding in Plain Sight A dramatic Jefferson nickel variety crossed the block in Stack’s Bowers Galleries’ November 2025 Showcase Auction...
1928 Peace Dollar PCGS 66+ with CAC Sticker

1928 Peace Dollar: The Low-Mintage Key Date With a Counterfeit Problem

The 1928 Peace Dollar: The Key Date Born From a Silver Meltdown The 1928 Peace Dollar has a special place in the Peace Dollar series....
1822 Capped Bust Quarter. B-2. Rarity-5. 25/50 C

1822 B-2 Capped Bust Quarter: The 25/50C Blunder That Should Not Exist

The 1822 Quarter That Almost Became a Half Dollar The 1822 B-2 Capped Bust Quarter carries one of the boldest mistakes in early United States...

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Peace Dollars: The Underrated Silver Dollar Series Collectors Should Reconsider

The Silver Peace Dollars Series Hiding in Morgan’s Shadow Although Peace Dollars are popular, Morgan Silver Dollars dominate the U.S. silver dollar market. Collectors love...

Errors & Varieties

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...

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Ancient Coins

Celestial Twins on Ancient Coins: Castor, Pollux, and the Power of the Dioscuri

Dioscuri Ancient Coins: Castor and Pollux Shine Across Greek and Roman Coinage By Mike Markowitz for CoinWeek Ancient coins carried stories. They also carried power. Few ancient...

World Coins

From $30 Coin Shop Find to GreatCollections: The 1967 Australia Mészáros Swan Dollar in PCGS Proof-67 CAMEO

A major Australian “might-have-been” comes to GreatCollections this summer. The coin is a 1967 Australia Andor Mészáros Silver Dollar Plain Edge, KM-XM2. PCGS grades it...

Paper Money

1901 $10 Bison Note: The Frontier Icon That Replaced a Battleship

The $10 Bison Note That Turned a Battleship Into an American Icon The 1901 $10 Legal Tender Note does something few American notes ever dared...

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Bullion

Gold and Silver Face a New Test as the Fed Turns Hawkish

Gold and Silver Hit a New Test as Iran Risk Fades and the Fed Turns Tough Gold and silver started the week with a familiar...

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...

News and More

Counterfeit 1921-D Morgan Dollar: A Fake PCGS Slab With a Carson City Fingerprint

A Fake 1921-D Morgan Dollar Carried a Carson City Fingerprint By Jack D. Young – The Dark Side Group Counterfeit Morgan Dollars keep evolving. However, they...

Clubs & Orgs

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...

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America’s 250th Gets a Showstopper: 1921 Proof Double Eagle and Declaration Print Head to ANA 2026

  A legendary 1921 Proof Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle and rare early American artifacts from the Brian Hendelson Collection will anchor a major display at the...

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1936 Mercury Dime Proof : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   Following several years of low demand, the United States Mint's practice of striking and offering Proof coins for collectors ended in...

1878 Three-Dollar Gold Coin : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   The United States Mint in Philadelphia struck 82,304 Three-Dollar Gold coins in 1878. This output...

Counterfeit Small Eagle Off-Center Draped Bust Dollars: Fun with Fakes

By Jack D. Young, Early American Coppers (EAC), and the Dark Side Group ......   I previously wrote a CoinWeek article on this “family” of fake...

NGC-Certified Ancient Coins Are Prizes in Groundbreaking New Mobile Game

Players of the EIGHTH ERA mobile video game have a chance to win NGC-certified ancient coins. (Photo courtesy of NGC). To celebrate more than 100,000...

The Coins of Roman Egypt

By Mike Markowitz for CoinWeek .....   FOLLOWING THE DEATH of Mark Antony and Queen Cleopatra VII at Alexandria in August 30 BCE, Egypt became a...

1938-D Lincoln Cent : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   The United States Mint in Denver struck 20,010,000 Lincoln Wheat Cents dated 1938. This mintage is the median for all Denver...

Carson City Half Eagles Highlight DLRC Red Carpet Rarities Auction 55

The Sunday, March 2 Online Auction from DLRC (David Lawrence Rare Coins) is live and features over 625 lots - with more than 250...

South Carolina Republican Joe Wilson Wants Trump on the $250 Bill

By CoinWeek News Staff .....   On Tuesday, February 25, South Carolina Representative Joe Wilson (R-SC2) announced on X that he intended to introduce legislation to...

1987 American Silver Eagle: A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   Strong Sales for the 1987 American Silver Eagle Authorized on July 9, 1985 by the Liberty Coin Act (Public Law 99-61), American...

Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Part 2 Available Soon From ANS

The American Numismatic Society (ANS) is pleased to report that the much-anticipated Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire, Part 2, by Catharine C. Lorber, is...