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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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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....

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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...

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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

1875 Indian Head Cent: The Intentional Variety That Turned Coinage Into Evidence

On some 1875 Indian Head cents, a small but unmistakable raised dot appears on the reverse. The dot sits near the upper-left corner of...

2018-P World War I Centennial Silver Dollar : A Collector’s Guide

The World War I Silver Dollar That Turned Trench Warfare Into Art World War I promised to become the “war to end all wars.” Instead,...

The 1925 Norse-American Centennial Coin Rejected By Congress Only to Became a Classic Medal

Congress Rejected the Coin, then This Viking Medal Became a Classic The 1925 Norse-American Centennial Medal began as a commemorative half dollar. Treasury officials rejected...

The Dime That Should Not Exist: The Unique 1873-CC No Arrows Dime

A Tiny Weight Change Created America’s Rarest Carson City Coin that Sold for $3.6 Million A microscopic change in federal law created one of the...

1964 Kennedy Half Dollar: The Tragedy, Mystery, and $156,000 Rarity Behind America’s Memorial Coin

The Secret 1964 Kennedy Half Dollar That Sold for $156,000 Few American coins carry the emotional weight of the 1964 Kennedy Half Dollar. The United States...

Gilded Age Gold Ignites Heritage Summer FUN Auction at $12.4 Million

Stunning 1888 Proof Double Eagle Just Led a $12.4 Million Coin Auction An 1888 Proof Liberty Head Double Eagle delivered the defining moment of Heritage...

Perfect 1998 Silver Libertad Brings $46,125 as Mexican Coin Market Surges

One Ounce of Silver Just Sold for $46,125.  Why Collectors Fought for It A modern Mexican bullion coin just delivered the kind of auction result...

The Mint’s Impossible $1.25 Coin Set a $194,000 Record

The $1.25 Coin: How the U.S. Mint Created Its Most Famous Modern Mule Error In May 2000, Arkansas collector Frank Wallis opened a roll of...

Low Ball Coins: Why Collectors Pay Premium Prices for America’s Most Worn Coins

Worn Nearly Smooth and Worth Thousands: Inside the Strange World of Low Ball Coins A nearly blank silver dollar rests inside a pristine plastic holder....

2026-W Enhanced Uncirculated Silver Eagle With “250” Privy Launches July 21

Only 125,000 Made: New 2026-W Silver Eagle With Liberty Bell Privy Mark The United States Mint will release one of its most distinctive American Silver...