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1849 Mormon $10. K-3. Rarity-7. AU-53 (PCGS). CAC.

1849 Mormon $10 Gold Coin: One of the Great Rarities of American Territorial Gold

The 1849 Mormon $10 ranks among the great rarities of American territorial gold. Only about 10 examples survive today. Therefore, every public offering of...
This is an AI-generated image of an 1883 Liberty Head Nickel dipped in gold so as to resemble a racketeer nickel.

Fact or Myth: Josh Tatum and Racketeer Nickels

By Lianna Spurrier for CoinWeek ..... Josh Tatum and the 1883 Racketeer Nickel: Fact or Myth? The 1883 Liberty Head Nickel created one of the most...
1838-O Capped Bust Half Dollar. Reeded Edge. HALF DOL. Specimen-63 (PCGS). CAC.

1838-O Half Dollar: The New Orleans Mint Mystery Behind One of America’s Great Silver...

The 1838-O half dollar occupies a rare place in American numismatics. It is not merely scarce. It is legendary. This Capped Bust half dollar links...

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Collecting Startegies: Selling Coins by Private Treaty

Not all coins need to be sold through an auction house; a private sale can be fruitful By Jeff Garrett for Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC)...

Errors & Varieties

Unique Lincoln Cent Mint Error Discovery: The Only Known Double-Struck Doubled Die

By Mike Byers at MintErrorNews for CoinWeek A newly surfaced Lincoln cent discovery now ranks among the most important modern United States mint errors known. This...

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Ancient Coins

Kings of Cappadocia Coinage: From Hellenistic Kingdom to Roman Province

Kings of Cappadocia PART I - PART II A mountain kingdom, a murdered dynasty, and a courtesan’s son. Silver coins that recorded Cappadocia’s fall into Rome’s orbit. This...

World Coins

The Jever Thaler: A Russian Eagle on a German Coin

The Rare Jever Thaler That Linked Russia to the North Sea In 1798, a small North Sea lordship issued one of the strangest coins of...

Paper Money

Noteworthy Notes: 1934-B $20 Federal Reserve Note

By Philip Thomas for PCGS ...... Small-size U.S. banknotes often stand in the shadow of earlier large-size notes. Collectors know the names: Battleship, Bison, Black...

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Bullion

Coin Striking Process: How Design, Metal, and Pressure Shape Modern Bullion

By Alex Sim  – First Mint LLC A great bullion coin looks effortless. Light moves across the fields. Frost catches the eye. Lettering stays sharp. Relief feels...

Medals & Tokens

Jeffrey Briggs Wins MEDALS250 Competition with Striking Young Benjamin Franklin Medal

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...

News and More

Philadelphia Mint Errors: Why They Outnumber Denver Varieties

The Hidden Die Curve Behind Philadelphia Mint Error Coins Collectors have long believed that U.S. coin errors and varieties appear more often on Philadelphia Mint...

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Clubs & Orgs

Donald Kagin Wins PNG’s Top Award as $1 Million Banknote Recovery Takes Center Stage

The Professional Numismatists Guild has selected Donald Kagin, Ph.D., for its 2026 Abe Kosoff Founders Award, the organization’s highest honor. PNG announced the award...

Dealers & Industry

Herbert Lewis Kreindler: Renowned Numismatist Dies at 91

Herbert Lewis Kreindler, an internationally renowned numismatist, died on April 25, 2026, in Burlington, Vermont. He died after a short illness. He was 91. Kreindler...

Coin Shows

Dealers Recover Stolen 1715 Treasure Fleet Gold Coin at CSNS Convention

Two suspects try to sell missing 1715 Treasure Fleet Gold Coin A stolen 1715 Treasure Fleet gold coin has been recovered after five dealers and...

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NSDR Lifetime Achievement Award 2012

Randy Campbell, Emcee After many years of service a single individual is recognized for their contributions to NSDR and to the hobby of silver dollar...

NSDR Man of the Year 2012

For more news and videos about coin collecting visit CoinWeek.com Randy Campbell, Emcee Many NSDR members work behind the scenes to bring good into the...

Knight CPMX Sale Features First-Class Offerings

IOLA, Wis. (Jan. 19, 2012) -- Lyn Knight's Chicago Paper Money Expo auction is fast approaching and he's already lined up some first-class offering...

Heritage Auctions’ Orlando FUN Currency event realizes $8.4+ million as part of $75+ million week of numismatic auctions

Finest of three known $20 Nevada Red Seal notes leads the way, Jan. 5-10, with $66,125 price realized; $10,000 note from famous Binion’s Horseshoe...

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

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...

NSDR Presidential Awards 2012

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...

Penny Sells for a Million Dollars!

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...

New Novel About Coin Collecting, “One of a Kind”

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...

1944-D Steel Cent: Rare, Off-Metal Cent Sold at Recent FUN has Interesting Story

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...

The 2012 FUN Show: Some Observations

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...