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The 1942 Glass Cent Pattern: The WWII Penny That Almost Shattered in America’s Pocket

The WWII Penny Made of Glass: America’s Strangest Cent Pattern In 1942, the United States Mint faced a wartime problem that reached all the way...
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1915-S Panama-Pacific Half Dollar: The Silver Coin That Marked San Francisco’s Comeback

The Half Dollar That Celebrated San Francisco’s Miraculous Comeback On April 18, 1906, San Francisco woke to disaster. A massive earthquake struck before dawn. Then fires...
Mysterious “E”, “L” Counterstamps on Capped Bust Quarters Intrigue Numismatists

Mysterious “E”, “L” Counterstamps on Capped Bust Quarters Intrigue Numismatists

The Tiny “E” and “L” Counterstanps That Turned Two Early U.S. Quarters Into a 140-Year Mystery By Joshua McMorrow-Hernandez for PCGS ...... Originally based on reporting...

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Great CAC-pectations: Collecting U.S. Gold Coins by CAC Approval

CAC Gold Coins By Doug Winter - RareGoldCoins.com ...... The Impossible CAC Gold Set? Rare U.S. Gold Coins That Stop Even Elite Collectors A new type...

Errors & Varieties

The Only U.S. Gold Coin Struck on an Elliptical Planchet

The “Football-Shaped” Gold Eagle: A Unique U.S. Mint Error A unique 2023 $5 Gold Eagle mint error shows how one tiny failure in the blanking...

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Ancient Coins

Thrymsas: The Tiny Gold Coins That Launched Anglo-Saxon England’s Money

Before Pennies, England Had Thrymsas: Tiny Gold Coins With a Huge Backstory By Mike Markowitz After Rome’s power faded in western Europe, gold still spoke. Small gold...

World Coins

Ephraim Brasher Regulated Brazil 1754-B 6400 Reis: EB Mark, ANS Fame, and $168,000 Result

The Ephraim Brasher regulated Brazil 1754-B 6400 Reis ranks among the most important American-related gold coins of the post-Revolutionary era. It began life as...

Paper Money

An Incredible Revolutionary War Discovery: The $7 Continental Currency Note with Taft Family Provenance

1776 $7 Continental Currency Note With Taft Family Provenance Links America’s Founding War to a Presidential Dynasty A newly certified 1776 $7 Continental Currency note...

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Maryland Restores Gold and Silver Tax Exemption After Dealer Backlash

Coin Dealers Win Stunning Reversal on Gold and Silver Tax By Sound Money Defense League Maryland has reversed one of the most controversial tax changes to...

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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Clubs & Orgs

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

Only 7,500: U.S. Mint’s 2026-W Gold Eagle Brings Saint-Gaudens Liberty Into America’s 250th Year

The 7,500-Coin Gold Eagle Bringing Saint-Gaudens Liberty Into 2026 The United States Mint will open sales for one of its most important 2026 American Eagle...

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$20 Million Boston Expo Display Brings PCGS All-Time Finest Walking Liberty Half Dollar Set to Public View

The Finest Walking Liberty Half Dollar Set Ever Ranked by PCGS Heads to Boston Kelleher Auctions will bring a major $20 million collectibles exhibit to...

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The Case of the Missing Master Hub

By Pete Apple Something vanished from the United States Mint sometime between 2008 and 2022. No announcement followed. Even more striking, no one seems to...

Whitman Unveils U.S. 250th Anniversary Coin Albums as Historic 2026 Designs Enter Circulation

The countdown to America’s 250th anniversary just took a major turn for collectors. Whitman Brands™ has launched a sweeping new line of coin albums...

The 1921 Alabama Centennial Half Dollar 2×2: History, Design, and Value

In 1919, Alabama marked the 100th anniversary of its admission to the Union as the 22nd state. Two years later, officials commemorated that milestone...

Britannia Meets Liberty: Inside the Ultra-Rare 2024 £1,000 Gold Kilo Proof

A Coin That Redefines Modern Numismatics Some coins mark history. Others become history. The 2024 Great Britain £1,000 Gold Britannia & Liberty Kilo Proof does both....

U.S. Mint Unveils Revolutionary War Quarter at Mount Vernon, A Powerful Tribute to America’s Fight for Liberty

On March 23, 2026, the United States Mint joined George Washington’s Mount Vernon to celebrate the release of the Revolutionary War Quarter. This coin...

Rare Gold Treasures Headline Baldwin’s March 30 Auction: Cromwell, St. Vincent, and Tudor History Shine

Baldwin’s upcoming March 30 auction delivers an exceptional lineup of historic British gold. Notably, it features naval heroism, political symbolism, and royal tragedy, all...

1915-S Panama-Pacific Quarter Eagle: America’s First $2.50 Gold Commemorative

A Landmark in U.S. Commemorative Coinage The 1915-S Panama-Pacific Exposition Quarter Eagle holds a unique place in American numismatics. It is the first $2.50 gold...

Charlotte Gold Coins – A Beginner’s Guide

By Doug Winter - RareGoldCoins.com ...... Reformatted and updated by CoinWeek The Charlotte Mint opened in 1838. A gold rush began around 1830 after miners...

A Visual History of the 1909 V.D.B. Lincoln Wheat Penny on Mars

A Lincoln Cent on Mars: The Story of a 1909 V.D.B. Penny in Space If you have ever wondered how coins behave beyond Earth, this...

Collecting Gold Dollars: Jeff Garrett

Why U.S. Gold Dollar Coins Offer a Smart Collecting Alternative By Jeff Garrett for Numismatic Guaranty Company (NGC) In recent weeks, the price of gold bullion...