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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...
1872 Silver Three-Cent Piece. MS-67 (PCGS).

1872 Three-Cent Silver in MS67: The Tiny “Fish Scale” That Closed a Denomination

This Tiny 1872 Silver Coin Ended One of America’s Strangest Denominations An 1872 Three-Cent Silver piece graded MS-67 by PCGS represents one of the great...
The first collector to submit the Declaration of Independence Quarter featuring the “July 4th” privy mark to NGC for grading will receive a bounty of $2,500 cash.

U.S. Mint Launches 250,000-Coin July 4 Quarter Hunt for America’s 250th Anniversary

The U.S. Mint Just Turned a 2026 Quarter Into a 250,000-Coin Treasure Hunt Americans will soon have a new reason to check their change. The United...

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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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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

Eupator’s Bosporan Stater: A Gold Coin at the Edge of Collapse

The Ancient Gold Coin That Sent Rome a Silent Distress Signal Most royal coins announce power. This one also reveals fear. A rare stater of Tiberius...

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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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 Rarities & Related Topics: U.S. Coins in the $1K to $5K Range

News and Analysis:  scarce coins, coin markets, and the coin collecting community #41 A Weekly Column by Greg Reynolds Today’s column features recommendations for collectors. Last week,...

Is There an Upward Trend in the CC Half Eagle Coin Market?

While I hate to make bold pronouncements based on a small number of auction results, it looks like an interesting trend may be occuring...

Exceedingly Rare Proof 1836/1336 Bust 50c To Anchor Stack’s-Bowers March Baltimore Coin Auction

Stack’s-Bowers will conduct its inaugural auction March 28 through April 3, 2011, as the Official Auctioneer of the Whitman Coin and Collectibles Expo in...

Auction to Feature Dr. Frank Sedwick Collection of Columbian Republic Gold Coins

SEDWICK TREASURE AND WORLD COIN AUCTION #9 TO FEATURE HEARTS AND ROYALS AND THE DR. FRANK SEDWICK COLLECTION OF COLOMBIAN REPUBLIC GOLD COINS Sedwick's next...

$1000 1907 Series Gold Certificate Fr. 1219b

In 1990, the sale of the Thompson Collection was the first public offering of the unique Fr. 1219b Series 1907 $1,000 Gold Certificate. Only...

The Three Major Eras Of Modern Proof Sets

By Tom DeLorey ..... courtesy of Harland J. Berk, Ltd. Having criticized the generic term “The Mint” several times in the past few years for...

Smithsonian Museum Director Brent Glass Discusses Numismatics

Museum of American History discusses 2012 Heritage Auction Fundraiser     * * * At the January 2012 Florida United Numismatist (FUN) Convention, CoinWeek interviewed Brent Glass, Director...

Ian Russell Discusses the Launch of GreatCollections

By CoinWeek ..... At the February 2011 Long Beach Coin Expo, CoinWeek conducted an exclusive taped interview with numismatic internet auction pioneer Ian Russell, President...

US Mint News: 2011 First Spouse Designs, Kennedy Half Dollars and Andrew Johnson Presidential $1 Coin

United States Mint Announces 2011 First Spouse Gold Coin Designs The United States Mint today announced the eight new designs for the 2011 First...

Coin Auctions: Goldberg Pre Long Beach and Dan Holmes Sale Results

January 30, 2011 The Dan Holmes Sale, Part IV This was a memorable session which concluded the auction of this historic and memorable collection. Many...