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1856 Flying Eagle Cent - Snow-3 PR67+ PCGS. CAC

1856 Flying Eagle Cent: The Pattern Penny That Changed American Coinage

The 1856 Flying Eagle Pattern Cent That Sold Congress on a New Coin The 1856 Flying Eagle cent ranks among the most famous small cents...

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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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...

Errors & Varieties

The Philadelphia Find: Lonesome John Error Coin Time Capsule Surfaces With 1943 Steel Cent Prize

A 40-Year Philadelphia Time Capsule Reveals a Lonesome John Error Coin Treasure A routine search on a digital marketplace led Daniel Sassa to one of...

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Ancient Coins

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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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...

The Greatest World Coin Auction – The Millennia Collection, Part 5: Gold Coins as World Currencies

By Greg Reynolds for CoinWeek .....   This is Part 5 of my review and analysis of the auction of the Millennia Collection of world coins.   Part 1 |...

The Greatest World Coin Auction – The Millennia Collection, Part 4: The Structure of the Collection

By Greg Reynolds for CoinWeek ..... This is Part 4 of my analysis of the auction of the Millennia Collection of world coins. Part 1 | Part 2...

The Greatest World Coin Auction – The Millennia Collection, Part 3: Latin American Coins

By Greg Reynolds for CoinWeek .....   This is Part 3 of my review and analysis of the auction of the important Millennia Collection of world coins.   Part 1...

The Greatest World Coin Auction – The Millennia Collection, Part 2: European Coins

By Greg Reynolds for CoinWeek .....   This is Part 2 of my review and analysis of the Millennia Collection auction of world coins.   Part 1 | Part 2...

The Greatest World Coin Auction – The Millennia Collection, Part 1: Overview

By Greg Reynolds for CoinWeek .....   This is Part 1 of my review and analysis of the auction of the Millennia Collection of world coins.   Part 1 |...

CoinFest a Success – CAC Accepts Submissions

By Greg Reynolds for CoinWeek ..... The inaugural CoinFest was held October 27-28, 2007, at the Eastern Greenwich Civic Center in Connecticut. The unique 1870-S...