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1934-D Peace Silver Dollar. VAM-3. Top 50 Variety. Doubled Die Obverse, Medium D. MS-65 (PCGS). CAC.

1934-D Peace Dollar: The Depression-Era Silver Dollar With a Doubled Die Secret

The 1934-D Peace Dollar: The Depression-Era Variety Hiding in Plain Sight The 1934-D Peace Dollar has a story that feels larger than its mintage. On paper,...
1892-S Morgan Silver Dollar. MS-67 (PCGS). CAC. CMQ. OGH Rattler.

Revisiting The 1892-S Morgan Dollar That Commerce Nearly Erased

The 1892-S Morgan Dollar Was Spent Into Legend A Superb Gem survivor shows why mintage never tells the whole story The 1892-S Morgan dollar does not...
1915-S Panama-Pacific Exposition $50. Octagonal. MS-64+ (PCGS). CAC.

1915-S Panama-Pacific $50 Octagonal: America’s Gold Coin That Broke the Circle

The $50 Gold Coin That Broke America’s Circle for 111 Years The 1915-S Panama-Pacific $50 Octagonal gold coin did something no other legal-tender United States...

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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

Two-Headed Canada Cent Error Turns Queen Elizabeth II Into the Whole Story

The Canadian Cent Mint Error That Put Queen Elizabeth II on Both Sides A No-Date Canadian Cent With a Dramatic Minting Accident “Two heads are better...

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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

Strasbourg Coins and the 1518 Dancing Plague: Small Silver, Big History

The Tiny Strasbourg Coin From the Era of Europe’s Strangest Plague In July 1518, the streets of Strasbourg became the stage for one of Europe’s...

Paper Money

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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Atlas Numismatics World and Ancient Coins

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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...

Medals & Tokens

The Panama-Pacific International Exposition Award Medal

A Landmark Moment for American Exposition Medals The 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition produced more high-quality numismatic designs than any American exposition before or since. The official...

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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

Coins Don’t Lie: ANA Pittsburgh Lectures Trace 250 Years of American Numismatics

ANA Lectures Reveal America’s 250-Year Money Story American coins do more than pass from hand to hand. They carry the record of a nation. In 2026,...

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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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Coin Board News – For Collectors of Antique Coin Boards

By David Lange - www.coincollectingboards.net MARKET ACTIVITY After the amazing developments during the last quarter of 2010, the new year has started out relatively quiet....

Two Special Leather Bound Editions of ‘The Secret History of the First U.S. Mint’

Kolbe & Fanning LLC, Numismatic Booksellers, are pleased to announce that they have been commissioned by the authors to produce specially bound editions of...

GreatCollections launches Coin Auction and Direct Sale Marketplace.

A trusted venue to buy and sell coins online. GreatCollections has launched its much-anticipated auction and direct purchase website at www.greatcollections.com. Catering to collectors and...

Legend Numismatics Completes Major Acquisition

World-Class Type Set Includes SP65 1793 AMERI. Chain Cent Legend Numismatics of Lincroft, New Jersey is pleased to announce the purchase of a world-class partial...

Coin Rarities & Related Topics: Super Premiums for Common Silver Dollars with Attractive Toning

News and Analysis on scarce coins, coin markets, and coin collecting #45 A Weekly Column by Greg Reynolds In the recent auction in Sacramento, two 1881-S...

1796 Half Dollar Leads $9.68 million Sacramento Coin Auction

Early rarities and gold add up to strong showing for March 17-20 ANA offerings at the Sacramento, CA Convention Center It was a 1796 Half...

Larry Shepherd On Issues Facing the American Numismatic Association

By CoinWeek ..... Larry Shepherd, Executive Director of the American Numismatic Association (ANA) talks with CoinWeek's David Lisot on a series of issues facing the...

Spectrum CEO Greg Roberts Discusses the Formation of Stack’s Bowers

  At the 2011 American Numismatic Association (ANA) National Money Show, held in Sacramento, California, CoinWeek caught up with Greg Roberts, CEO of Spectrum Group...

US Attorney Says Attempts To Use “Liberty Dollar” As Money Is Domestic Terrorism – Von Nothaus Found Guilty

Liberty Dollar creator and self proclaimed "monetary architect" Bernard Von NotHaus was found guilty in US federal court in North Carolina on Friday of...

Some Interesting Results From the Recent Heritage Spring ANA Auction

By Doug Winter - RareGoldCoins.com The recently concluded Heritage sale was not really a stellar offering from this firm. Falling after the outstanding array of...