US Coins

1849 $10 Mormon Gold

Dated 1849, Struck in 1848: The Mormon $10 Gold Coin That Nearly Disappeared

Only 46 Were Struck. Now One of the Finest Survivors Has a $2 Million Estimate and a Legendary Pedigree. The date says 1849. The mint...
1917 Standing Liberty Quarter Type One and Type Two Designs - Photos by Heritage Auctions

The 1917 Quarter America Redesigned as It Entered World War I

Why Did the U.S. Mint Cover Liberty's Breast on the 1917 Quarter? The 1917 Standing Liberty Quarter Type 1 holds one of the most intriguing...
The Panic of 1873 and the 1877 Indian Head Cent

The Penny America Didn’t Need: How the 1877 Indian Head Cent Became a $340,875...

America Had Millions of Unwanted Pennies. Then Came the Legendary 1877 Indian Head Cent In November 2023, a small bronze penny crossed the GreatCollections auction...

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Collecting Strategies

Rare Coins Worth Money You Can Find in Pocket Change

By Tyler Rossi for CoinWeek ..... What to Look for in Pocket Change and While Coin Roll Hunting Coin collectors often start with the simplest source...

Errors & Varieties

Check Your Mint Bags! Three Trump Dollar Missing-Clad-Layer Errors Now Reported

The Trump Dollar Error Hunt Is On: How Many More Are Hiding in Mint Bags? Two additional discoveries turn a rare Trump dollar mint error...

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Ancient Coins

Ancient Caria: Where Empires Collided and Greek Cities Minted Their Own Identity

By Steve Benner for CoinWeek Gods, Empires, and a Boy's Tragic Dolphin: The Extraordinary Coins of Ancient Caria From tiny silver fractions to magnificent tetradrachms, the...

World Coins

Harold I Harefoot’s Silver Penny

An Affordable Rarity from England’s Most Uncertain Throne In the crowded landscape of medieval English coinage, few pieces balance historical importance, rarity, and accessibility as...

Paper Money

Five Dramatic Paper Money Errors You Can Find in Circulation

By CoinWeek IQ Paper money may look uniform and precise, but every note begins life as a physical object moving through massive, high-speed printing presses....

R and I Coins

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Bullion

South Africa 2017 Silver Krugerrand : A Collector’s Guide

The 2017 Silver Krugerrand: How a Bullion Icon Entered a New Era By CoinWeek IQ In 2017, the South African Mint marked a milestone that few...

Medals & Tokens

209 Rare Treasures From the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair Head to Heritage Auctions

209 Treasures From the 1893 Chicago World's Fair Emerge From a 15-Year Collection More than 130 years after Chicago dazzled the world with its magnificent...

News and More

2026 Gettysburg Address Quarter Brings Lincoln’s Historic Words to America’s Pocket Change

From Gettysburg to Your Pocket: Lincoln's Historic Speech Inspires Final 2026 Quarter A speech that lasted barely two minutes has found a new home in...

Clubs & Orgs

The Artist Who Helped Shape Latvia’s Coins and the Historian Who Brings the Past to Life Earn ANA Awards

From Latvia's Coins to Forgotten Archives: Two Remarkable Careers Earn ANA's Awards Coins preserve history in ways that few other objects can. Their designs reflect...

Dealers & Industry

America at 250 in 10 Coins: Why the 2026 U.S. Mint Proof Set Is a Landmark Issue. On sale Oct 6th !

PlusThe cent is gone from circulation, so why is there a brand-new 2026-S Proof cent? The United States Mint will release a Proof Set on...

Coin Shows

Five 1907 Saint-Gaudens Double Eagles Worth $7 Million Headline GACC Show

Five Legendary 1907 Saint-Gaudens Double Eagles Bring a $7 Million Story to Rosemont For one year, the United States Mint struggled to turn Augustus Saint-Gaudens’...

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Recent News & Articles

From Republic to Empire: The Story of the Roman Denarius, Part IV

By Michael T. Shutterly for CoinWeek .....   Part I | Part II | Part III | Part IV * * * The Roman Denarius: All Roads Lead...

1870 Carson City Mint Double Eagle Highlights Heritage US Coin Auction

An exceedingly rare double eagle from the Carson City Mint will be sold in the Heritage Auctions December 12-15 U.S. Coins Signature Auction. The discovery...

Mint Error News Magazine Issue #75 Available Now

By Mike Byers for Mint Error News ......   Issue 75 of Mint Error News Magazine is available online and features an extremely rare S-Mint Walking...

1906 Liberty Head Quarter Eagle : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   The 1906 Liberty Head Quarter Eagle is the penultimate issue of the Christian Gobrecht $2.50 gold coin type. In 1905,...

Explore California History Through Currency in Paper Dreams by Dennis Hengeveld

Delve into the captivating narrative of California’s evolution with Paper Dreams: A History of California Through Its Paper Money, a new book by Dennis...

U.S. Army Bronze Medal Available From United States Mint

The United States Mint opened sales for the U.S. Army Bronze Medal on December 5, 2024, at noon EST. The medal is part of...

Royal Mint Honors Paul McCartney With New Coin

Paul McCartney takes center stage on his very own £5 coin collection, made by The Royal Mint. The coin features Paul McCartney’s iconic...

Lincoln Bicentennial Cent, 2009 : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes ..... In 2009, on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's birth, Congress gave...

1960 Franklin Half Dollar : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   The specific design of the Franklin Half Dollar--Founding Father Benjamin Franklin on the obverse and the Liberty Bell on the reverse--was...

Numismatica Genevensis Offers Swissmint Pattern Coins in Upcoming Auction

Numismatica Genevensis will offer Swissmint pattern coins at auction December 9-10, 2024. Some of these patterns belong to a commemorative coin that will not...