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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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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

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...

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

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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Rare Coin Road Warrior

Coin Show Reports by Vic Bozarth - Bozarth Numismatics Dear Rare Coin Enthusiast, My name is Vic Bozarth and I am the Rare Coin Road Warrior....

Shepherd Opens the American Numismatic Association’s 2011 National Money Show

by CoinWeek... In this CoinWeek exclusive video, taped at the 2011 ANA National Money Show in Sacramento, California, former American Numismatic Association Executive Director Larry...

BBB Warns Austin-Based Coin Firms Ads May Be Peddling ‘Fool’s Gold’

Consumers nationwide should be on the alert for advertisements from two Texas-based companies that are using newspapers to sell gold bullion coins “completely free...

NGC Offers New Label for Greatest Modern Coins

Special label now available for coins included in 100 Greatest U.S. Modern Coins NGC has created a special presentation label for coins featured in 100...

Coin Rarities & Related Topics: Changes in Demand for Rare U.S. Coins So Far in 2011

News and Analysis on scarce coins, markets, and the coin collecting community #44 A Weekly Column by Greg Reynolds After discussing the motivations and strategies of...

2011 United States Mint America the Beautiful Quarters Proof Set™ Available March 17

The 2011 United States Mint America the Beautiful Quarters Proof Set will be available for purchase on March 17 at noon Eastern Time (ET)....

How Many High Grade Dahlonega Gold Dollars Exist?

As the research I am doing for the third edition of my book “Gold Coins of the Dahlonega Mint, 1838-1861″ comes together, I am...

Stack’s Bowers to offer over 5000 Lots of US Coins and Currency Auction in Baltimore

Stack’s Bowers Galleries will conduct the official auction of the March 2011 Whitman Coin & Collectibles Baltimore Expo. The premiere event conducted under the...

Important Greek Silver, Roman Gold Features in 1st Joint Heritage Auctions-Gemini Sale

More than 540 ancient coins ready for auction, April 14, at CICF, at the Crowne Plaza Chicago O’Hare Hotel and Convention Center in Rosemont,...

Litigation Between Cipoletti & ANA Resolved And Settlement Includes Payment to ANA

The litigation between former American Numismatic Association Executive Director Christopher Cipoletti and the ANA has been resolved by settlement, which included the payment of...