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Photo By Stack's Bowers - 1916-D Mercury Dime. MS-67 FB (PCGS). CAC. -March 2020 Auction - Session 7 - The D. Brent Pogue Collection Part VII: Masterpieces of United States Coinage - Lot 7050 - Sold $204,000

1916-D Mercury Dime : A Collector’s Guide

1916-D Mercury Dime: The 264,000-Coin Rarity Collectors Still Chase The 1916-D Mercury Dime is a scarce key date from the first year of an iconic American...
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....

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Eye Appeal Rules Current Rare Coin Market

In the eyes of the collector, coins with eye appeal and quality are today's trend The rare coin market evolves, and many series go out...

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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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...

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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...

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What’s on the Front of My Dollar Bill? A Primer

The Hidden Codes on the Front of a $1 Bill Most Americans see a $1 bill every day. Yet few people slow down long enough...

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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...

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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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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

ANA 2026 World’s Fair of Money Brings Shipwreck Gold, a 1913 Liberty Nickel, and 1,700 Years of Empire to Pittsburgh

Shipwreck Gold, a 1913 Nickel, and 1,700 Years of Empire Headline ANA 2026 The American Numismatic Association will bring one of the hobby’s most ambitious...

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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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ABC Mint Releases Next Coins in 5-Coin Untamed Landscapes Bullion Collection

ABC Mint has released the next two coins in its five-part Untamed Landscapes series, featuring the Kiwi and Thorny Lizard. Following the Crocodile coin...

Stack’s Bowers Announces 2025 Professional Numismatist Program

Throughout their 90+ year history in numismatics, Stack’s Bowers Galleries has had an unparalleled team of experts at the core of their business. Their...

1999-D Delaware 50 State Quarter : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   The 1999-D Delaware State Quarter is the circulation strike minted in Denver for the first coin in the 50 State Quarters...

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By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   The 1976-S Bicentennial Eisenhower Dollar Clad Proof represents two of seven 1776-1976 Bicentennial Dollar coins the United States Mint struck in 1975...

Privy Marks on Coins: Jeff Garrett

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