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1861-D Dahlonega Gold Dollar srtucj inder Cenfederate Authority - Sold by Heritage as Part of the Simpson Collection in 2020 as PCGS-64+ for $180,000

The Rebel Gold Dollar: How the Confederacy Struck America’s 1861-D $1 Coin

1861-D Gold Dollar: The Only U.S. Coin Struck Entirely by the Confederacy It looks like a United States coin. It carries UNITED STATES OF AMERICA around...
1914-D Lincoln Cent PCGS MS-66+ RD - Tied for Finest Known

The Lincoln Cent Nobody Saved And Why the 1914-D Became the True Mint State...

Collectors Saved the 1909-S VDB. They Spent the Lincoln Cent That's Rarer in Mint State One Lincoln cent became famous almost the moment it appeared. The...
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‘NEVER FORGET’: U.S. Mint Releases Special 2026 9/11 Enduring Liberty Half Dollar

Two 9/11 Privy Marks, One Historic Half Dollar: Inside the Mint’s 2026 ‘Never Forget’ Coin Twenty-five years after September 11, 2001, the United States Mint...

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Why Great Coins Need More Than Rarity: The Stories That Create Numismatic Legends

The $18.9 Million Lesson: Why the Greatest Coins Need a Great Story Rarity and condition can make a coin valuable. However, history, beauty, pedigree, and...

Errors & Varieties

One War Nickel, Two Mint Mistakes: 1945-P FS-801 Doubled Die Survives With a Curved Clip

1945-P War Nickel Has FS-801 Doubled Die and Curved Clip Most rare coins have one feature that separates them from the pack. This 1945-P Jefferson...

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Athena on Ancient Coins: From Athens to the Edge of the Greek World

 From Athens to Parthia: How Athena Conquered the Ancient Coinage World Athena ranked among the 12 Olympian gods and became one of the most important...

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Seven Dies That Shouldn’t Exist: NGC Certifies Remarkable 1971 Indonesian Coinage Discovery

Lost for 55 Years: Seven Uncancelled Dies Reveal the Secret Life of Indonesia’s 1971 Coins More than half a century after Indonesia rebuilt its circulating...

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86 Tonnes of Gold on the Move: Dutch Central Bank Prepares for Crisis

The Netherlands has quietly redrawn the map of its national gold reserves. De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) shifted approximately 86 metric tonnes of gold away from...

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Two 11-Pound Sidney Poitier Medal Hubs Resurface From a Remarkable Moment in 2001

Lost Sidney Poitier Medal Hubs Resurface 25 Years Later Article Based on content sent to CoinWeek by Ken Potter on Sept.11, 2026 Some numismatic artifacts tell...

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The Lincoln Cents’s Final Chapter? House Passes Bill That Could Permanently End America’s One-Cent Coin

America’s Cent Era Is Ending After 232 Years, But Collectors Haven’t Seen the Last Cent For 232 years, the United States Mint struck one-cent coins...

Clubs & Orgs

ANA Honors 2026’s Best Numismatic Writers at Pittsburgh World’s Fair of Money

From Silver Center Cents to Ancient Mints: ANA Honors 2026’s Best Numismatic Writers The American Numismatic Association (ANA) has announced its 2026 Literary Award winners,...

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Royal Gold Rarity Leads Atlas Numismatics’ New Fixed-Price List

104-Gram Royal Gold Rarity With Kaiser Wilhelm Provenance Headlines New Atlas List A massive 104-gram gold royal wedding medal with an Imperial German pedigree leads...

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Jim O’Neal Collection of $5 Indians Readies for Auction in Heritage FUN U.S. Coin Event

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Chris Napolitano Named President of Bowers and Merena Auctions

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Useless Money: Production “Error” to Cause Delay in New $100 Bill Debut

The US government said it is still trying to identify the source of the production glitch that forced it to postpone introducing the new...

The Fab Five Type Three $20 Liberty Head Double Eagles

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Second Edition of Rasiel Suarez’ Book “Encyclopedia of Roman Imperial Coins” Available

Lovers of classical Rome along with legions of coin collectors helped drive 2005's "Encyclopedia of Roman Imperial Coins" to an unlikely Top Ten position...

US Mint Releases Final 2010 First Spouse Gold Coin December 2

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The Record-Setting Sale of an 1875 Half Eagle: What Does it Portend?

By Doug Winter - RareGoldCoins.com In the Bowers and Merena November 2010 Baltimore auction, a business strike 1875 half eagle sold without a lot of...

United States Mint Announces 2011 Native American $1 Coin Design

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PCGS SecurePlus Explained: How Coin Identification & “Sniffer” Technology Protect Your Coins

By Greg Reynolds for CoinWeek... On March 25, 2010, the Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) officially announced the PCGS SecurePlus™ program. While the program was...

US Mint Introduces New Lincoln Presidential $1 Coin

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