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1793 Flowing Hair Cent. Sheldon-1. Rarity-4. Chain, AMERI. Mint State-61 BN (PCGS).

1793 Chain Cent: America’s First Federal Cent and the Story Behind Its Varieties

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By CoinWeek Notes The 1793 Chain Cent stands at the start of federal coinage. The United States Mint delivered the first 11,178 copper cents on...
1864 Two-Cent Piece. FS-401. Small Motto. MS-66 RD (PCGS).

1864 Two-Cent Piece : A Collector’s Guide | CoinWeek

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By CoinWeek Notes ..... The Birth of the Two-Cent Piece in 1864 In 1864, Congress passed the Coinage Act of 1864 and introduced a brand-new denomination:...
1850 Pattern Annular, or Ring-Form Pattern Cent. Judd-119 Original, Pollock-134. Rarity-6-. Billon. Plain Edge. With Central Perforation. Proof-63 (PCGS). CAC. Eagle Eye Photo Seal.

1850 Ring Cent: The Pattern Coin That Tried to Replace the Large Cent

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Why the 1850 Ring Cent Almost Changed American Coinage Long before the Flying Eagle cent changed American pockets, the United States Mint chased a bolder...

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U.S. Pattern Coinage: Inside America’s Rarest “What-If” Coins From the 1792 Half Disme to the Bob R. Simpson cabinet, U.S. Pattern coins tell the story...

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Unique Bolivia 1942 50 Centavos Struck on a U.S. Wartime Nickel Planchet

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The Bolivia 1942 50 Centavos struck on a U.S. wartime nickel planchet ranks among the most unusual discovery coins in modern numismatics. The Philadelphia...

1909-S/Horizontal S Lincoln Cent: The Sideways Punch That Became a Small-Cent Legend

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The Coinage of Probus (276–282 CE)

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By Mike Markowitz “Such was the unhappy condition of the Roman emperors, that, whatever might be their conduct, their fate was commonly the same…” —...

Chickens on Ancient Coins: From Sacred Omens to Civic Symbols

Ancient Greek Coins – The Enigma of the Oinoanda Didrachms

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Atlas Numismatics Drops 589 New Rarities – Ancient Masterpieces, Gold Ducats, and Museum-Level Coins Hit Market

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Atlas Numismatics has released a major new fixed-price list. In total, 589 coins, medals, and tokens are now available through its website. The selection...

Rare Kweichow Bamboo Dollar Heads to Stack’s Bowers Hong Kong Rarities Night

Britannia Meets Liberty: Inside the Ultra-Rare 2024 £1,000 Gold Kilo Proof

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1869 $10 Legal Tender Note: The Rainbow Jackass Note

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Few pieces of American paper money command attention like the 1869 $10 Legal Tender Note. Standard catalogs list the type as Fr. 96 and...

Stack’s Bowers Galleries Unveils Bay of Bengal Collection Featuring Legendary Ceylon Banknotes

Stack’s Bowers Galleries to Offer the Olive Sprig Collection of Palestine Mandate Paper Money

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Jeffrey Briggs Wins MEDALS250 Competition with Striking Young Benjamin Franklin Medal

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The results are in, and the margin was razor-thin. Collectors and readers of CoinWeek and other leading numismatic publications have selected Jeffrey Briggs as the...

U.S. Mint Launches Woodrow Wilson Presidential Silver Medal on March 19

1901 Pan-American Exposition Medals From the U.S. Mint

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ACEF Enhances 2026 Alan Kreuzer Award with Cash Stipends to Fight Counterfeiting

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The Anti-Counterfeiting Educational Foundation (ACEF) has expanded its prestigious Alan Kreuzer Memorial Award for 2026. This year, recipients will receive cash stipends ranging from...

Feeder Mechanism Die Damage Patterns (1990–2018): A Diagnostic Guide for Collectors

The Golden Enigma: Secret Trump “Gold-Core” Die Trial Discovered in Oval Office Desk

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Six Young Numismatists Secure 2026 PNG nexGen Scholarships to ANA Summer Seminar

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The Professional Numismatists Guild announced six 2026 PNG nexGen scholarships on April 7, 2026. The organization issued the news from Murietta, California. With support...

National Coin Week 2026 Celebrates 250 Years of American History Through Money

U.S. Mint Director Paul Hollis to Receive Prestigious CSNS Q. David Bowers Award at 2026 Convention

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Witter Coin to Hide $50,000 in Rare Coins Across San Francisco in Third Annual Scavenger Hunt

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Witter Coin Third Annual Scavenger Hunt Witter Coin will send collectors and casual treasure hunters across San Francisco on Saturday, April 25, for its third...

Whitman Brands Secures Definitive Overton-Parsley Rights for Capped Bust Half Dollars

Stolen Rare Coins Alert: FedEx Shipments Targeted and Baltimore Show Theft Reported

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Sedwick Auction 39 Delivers Rare Gold Cobs, Shipwreck Treasure, and Landmark Collections

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Collectors have a major opportunity ahead. Sedwick’s Auction 39 brings together rare gold cobs, historic shipwreck treasure, and elite collections from across the numismatic...

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Coin Rarities & Related Topics: Classic Silver Quarters sold on Platinum Night

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News and Analysis on scarce coins,  markets, and the  collecting community #91 A Weekly CoinWeek Column by Greg Reynolds At the FUN Convention in Orlando, Heritage...
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NSDR Presidential Awards 2012

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John Highfill, President The president of the National Silver Dollar Roundtable has the prerogative to bestow an award on people he believes have made significant...
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Penny Sells for a Million Dollars!

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Heritage Auctions Platinum Night: Interviewer: David Lisot, Samuel Foose, Heritage Auctioneer, John Kraljevich, Numismatist Actually it was not a penny, it was a cent. A...
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New Novel About Coin Collecting, “One of a Kind”

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Barbara Erlichman Interviewer: David Lisot There are a lot of coin collectors and dealers. What about people who write novels about coin collecting? Barbara is wife...
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1944-D Steel Cent: Rare, Off-Metal Cent Sold at Recent FUN has Interesting Story

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by Louis Golino for CoinWeek Steve Estes (http://www.steveestes.com) is a Portland, Oregon dealer who has in been in business since 1963, and who specializes in...
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The 2012 FUN Show: Some Observations

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By Doug Winter - RareGoldCoins.com CoinWeek Content Partner I can count on one hand the number of coin shows that, after close to three decades in...
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Coin Appraisals Serve Varied Purposes

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By Mark Ferguson for CoinWeek – MFrarecoins.com As an owner, or buyer or seller of rare coins, have you ever thought about how a professional...
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NSDR Presidential Remarks 2012

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John Highfill, President NSDR president John Highfill opens the Awards Banquet as he shares news about the accomplishments of the organizations. A new website has...
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Ex Collection Manager at ANA Money Museum Pleads Guilty to $1 Million Coin Theft

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Former ANA collections manager Wyatt Yeager entered a guilty plea yesterday in Federal District Court in Wilmington, DE, to the theft of approximately 300...
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Cool Coins! FUN Coin Convention Orlando 2012

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 Interviewer: David Lisot Including Dan Duncan, Pinnacle Rarities: 1796 half dollar, Bob Green, Park Avenue Numismatics: 1921-S Faran Zerbe proof Morgan dollar, William Shamhart, Numismatic...
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