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2026 Semiquincentennial Silver Proof Set Brings Liberty, Silver, and a Historic Lincoln Cent Together

Liberty Returns, Silver Shines, and the Lincoln Cent Enters a New Era The United States Mint will open sales for the 2026 Semiquincentennial Silver Proof...
Best of the Mint 1916 Mercury Dime Gold Coin

U.S. Mint Launches Best of the Mint 1916 Mercury Dime Gold Coin and Silver...

America’s Mercury Dime Returns in Gold for the 250th Anniversary The United States Mint has opened one of its most closely watched Semiquincentennial numismatic programs...
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1973 Eisenhower Dollar : A Collector’s Guide

, By  CoinWeek Notes ..... The $1 Coin America Never Got to Spend The 1973 Eisenhower Dollar looks ordinary at first glance. It is large, clad...

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Inflation’s Impact on the Coin Market

By Jeff Garrett for Numismatic Guaranty Company (NGC) ...... For decades, inflation in the United States has been a key consideration for anyone considering investing...

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The 1916 Doubled Die Buffalo Nickel: The Five-Cent Rarity That Hid for 46 Years

The 1916 Doubled Die Buffalo Nickel: The Only DDO Five-Cent Rarity That Hid for 46 Years The 1916 Doubled Die Buffalo Nickel has everything collectors...

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Coinage of Ancient Pisidia: The Mountain Cities That Refused to Submit

The Ancient Mountain Coins of Pisidia Tell a Story of Defiance By Steve Benner Ancient Pisidia does not always receive the same attention as Lydia, Ionia,...

World Coins

The Last Duke’s Silver Coin: Peter Biron and the 1780 Courland Thaler

The Last Duke’s Silver Coin Before Russia Took Courland By Lev Moiseev A Small Baltic Duchy With an Outsized Story In the middle of the 18th century,...

Paper Money

1914 $20 Federal Reserve Note: The “Horse Blanket” That Launched Modern Money

The 1914 “Horse Blanket” $20 That Launched Modern Money A century ago, the American $20 bill looked nothing like the one in your wallet. It was...

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Coin Planchets: The Invisible Disc That Makes or Breaks a Bullion Coin

By Alex Sim at First Mint Collectors notice the finished coin first. They see the mirror surface of a Proof coin. They study the crisp strike...

Medals & Tokens

Indian Peace Medals: Important and Historic Collectibles

Indian Peace Medals: Russ Augustin Explores Rare U.S. History Video with Russell Augustin   Indian Peace Medals rank among the most historic objects in American numismatics. They...

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The Five Traits Behind Every Great Coin Collection

How to Build the Next Legendary Numismatic Cabinet By John Kraljevich - Rewritten for CoinWeek Great coin collections rarely begin with money alone. They begin with a...

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IAPN Congress in Rome: Coin Dealers Gather Where Ancient Money Once Moved the Empire

Coin Dealers Gather in Rome Where Nero’s Port Once Fed an Empire By Jeff Garrett The 2026 IAPN Congress in Rome gave the rare coin trade something...

Dealers & Industry

2026 Semiquincentennial Silver Proof Set Brings Liberty, Silver, and a Historic Lincoln Cent Together

Liberty Returns, Silver Shines, and the Lincoln Cent Enters a New Era The United States Mint will open sales for the 2026 Semiquincentennial Silver Proof...

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Whitman Summer Expo Brings 1792 Patterns, 200+ Dealers to Baltimore

1792 Patterns, 200+ Dealers, and Baltimore’s Big Summer Coin Show Free June 11–13 show returns to the Inner Harbor with rare coins, paper money, bullion,...

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U.S. Gold Coins: AU58 New Orleans Eagles – A Case Study

By Doug Winter - RareGoldCoins.com ...... CoinWeek Content Partner Take two 1842-O Liberty Head Eagles in NGC AU58. One is worth $11,500 and gets multiple orders...

Designer Profiles: Medal and Coin Artist Alex Shagin

Alex Shagin was born in Russia, near Leningrad, on January 21, 1947. Alexander George Shagin is the only child of George and Ekaterina Shagin....

Ancient Coins: The Yin and Yang of Views on Cultural Property

By Wayne Sayles .....   This week I was treated to a smorgasbord of views on cultural property from members of the archaeological and collecting communities. On...

A Numismatically Significant 1859-D Quarter Eagle

By Doug Winter – RareGoldCoins.com ...... CoinWeek Content Partner ...... I recently bought and sold a seemingly innocuous 1859-D quarter eagle that had a great degree of numismatic significance. Before I explain...

Coin Rarities & Related Topics: Collecting Modern Coins

News and Analysis on coins, coin markets, and the coin collecting community #24 A Weekly Column by Greg Reynolds The purpose this week is to put...

Coin Rarities & Related Topics: Coins Minted After 1934 tend to be Very Common, 1793 to 1933 is the Classic Era – Part 2

News and Analysis regarding scarce coins, coin markets, and the coin collecting community, #23-Part2 A continuation of a Weekly Column by Greg Reynolds My survey of...

Coin Rarities & Related Topics: 1796 Quarter, San Francisco Liberty Seated Dimes, 1931 Denver Mint $20 Gold Coin

By Greg Reynolds for CoinWeek .....   Last week's column was devoted to cents and half cents. This week, I am writing about a few silver...

A Million-Dollar 1943-D Copper Cent and Other Copper Rarities

By Greg Reynolds for CoinWeek ..... I had originally intended to write this week about a variety of coins that were offered in the recently...

Extreme Rarities Offered in Greatest Collection of U.S. Silver Coins Auctioned in Over a Decade

By Greg Reynolds for CoinWeek .....   On April 29 and 30, 2009, in Cincinnati, Ohio, Heritage will auction the collection of Joseph C. Thomas, which...

The Greatest World Coin Auction – The Millennia Collection, Part 6: The Event of the Millennium

By Greg Reynolds for CoinWeek .....   This is Part 6, the final part of my review and analysis of the auction of the Millennia Collection of...