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Goloid Dollars: America’s Electrum Coinage

By Jesse Kraft for American Numismatic Society (ANS) .....Updated and reformatted by CoinWeek Goloid Dollars, the “Crime of ’73,” and America’s Silver Crisis Few moments in...

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How an Indian Head Cent Ended Up on This 1864 Two-Cent Coin At first glance, this 1864 Two-Cent Piece looks like a handsome Mint State...

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Some Practical Coin Grading Concepts for the Average Collector

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The Odyssey on Ancient Coins: Homer’s Epic Struck in Metal

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Rare 1971 Malaysia 50 Sen Mint Tool Discovery Reveals How Edge Lettering Was Made

A 3.9-Pound Steel Mint Tool Reveals the Hidden Story of Malaysia’s 1971 50 Sen Most collectors know what appears on the face of a coin....

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1899 $5 Silver Certificate: The Real Story of Running Antelope

The U.S. Put Running Antelope on a $5 Bill, Then Changed His Headdress On the eve of the 20th century, the United States placed a...

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Bullion Report: China’s Gold Buying Surges as Silver Battles $60

China Is Buying Gold at a Stunning Pace and Now Silver Faces a $60 Test Gold suffered a sharp selloff Monday. Yet one of the...

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1837 Feuchtwanger Cent: The Tiny Token That Almost Changed U.S. Coinage

The Dime-Sized 1837 Token That Almost Replaced America’s Copper Cent In 1837, Americans needed small change. They also needed confidence. The Panic of 1837 shook banks,...

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Gold From “America’s Titanic”: A 1836 Half Eagle Lost at Sea in 1838

Gold From a 45-Minute Disaster: The 1836 Half Eagle of the S.B. Pulaski An 1836 Classic Head Half Eagle recovered from the S.B. Pulaski carries...

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ANA Raises Membership Dues November 1 as Collector Costs Climb

ANA Membership Costs Rise November 1. Here’s What Coin Collectors Will Pay The American Numismatic Association will raise membership dues on November 1, 2026, as...

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Stack’s Bowers Hides $40,000 in Coin Prizes Across Four U.S. Cities

$40,000 in Coin Prizes Are Hiding in Four U.S. Cities This October A five-day scavenger hunt in each city will send collectors searching Miami, Philadelphia,...

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

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From Therapy Dogs to K-9 Heroes: U.S. Mint Unveils 2027 Working Dogs Coins

See the U.S. Mint’s New 2027 Working Dogs Coins The United States Mint has revealed the six designs that will appear on one of its...

Rare 1971 Malaysia 50 Sen Mint Tool Discovery Reveals How Edge Lettering Was Made

A 3.9-Pound Steel Mint Tool Reveals the Hidden Story of Malaysia’s 1971 50 Sen Most collectors know what appears on the face of a coin....

1864 Two-Cent FS-1901: The Civil War Coin With an Indian Cent Ghost

How an Indian Head Cent Ended Up on This 1864 Two-Cent Coin At first glance, this 1864 Two-Cent Piece looks like a handsome Mint State...

ANA Raises Membership Dues November 1 as Collector Costs Climb

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1899 $5 Silver Certificate: The Real Story of Running Antelope

The U.S. Put Running Antelope on a $5 Bill, Then Changed His Headdress On the eve of the 20th century, the United States placed a...

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