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2006-W $50 One-Ounce Gold American Eagle 20th Anniversary Reverse Proof First Strike PCGS Proof

2006-W Reverse Proof Gold Eagle: The Coin the Mint Never Sold Alone

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2006-W Reverse Proof Gold Eagle: Mintage 9,996 The 2006-W $50 One-Ounce American Gold Eagle Reverse Proof looks like a familiar Gold Eagle turned inside out. Its...
1976 $1 No S Type 2 - Silver (Proof)

The Million-Dollar Eisenhower Dollar Found in a Department Store Cash Register

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This $1 Coin Shouldn’t Exist: Inside the Mystery of the Unique 1976 No S Eisenhower Dollar A dollar coin reportedly pulled from a Washington, D.C.,...
2026 Saint-Gaudens High Relief $20 Gold Coin and Silver Medal Best of the Mint Set

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The Coin Roosevelt Demanded Returns in Gold for America’s 250th Anniversary America’s most celebrated gold coin returns for the nation’s 250th anniversary, and the U.S....

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

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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...

Top 10 U.S. Coins That Tell the Story of America

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The $100 Platinum Eagle the U.S. Mint Never Meant to Sell: Frosted Freedom Hits $290,124

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Just 12 Mint Trial Pieces Accidentally Reached Collectors Sometimes the difference between an ordinary modern Proof and a six-figure rarity comes down to a single...

Unique 1906 Liberty Head Nickel Obverse Die Cap Struck on 1C Planchet

The Gold Quarter That Shouldn’t Exist: 1970-S Proof Error Heads to Auction

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

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 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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From Counterfeiter to Mintmaster: Australia Revives the Legendary Holey Dollar

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Australia Put a Convicted Forger in Charge of Its First Coins. Now the Holey Dollar Is Back Australia’s first locally minted currency began with a...

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1899 $2 Silver Certificate: The “Mini-Porthole” Note With a Rare Taft-Era Signature Pair

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This 1899 $2 “Mini-Porthole” Note Hides an Incredible American Story At first glance, the Series 1899 $2 Silver Certificate grabs attention for an obvious reason....

The 1923 Lincoln Porthole $5 Silver Certificate: The Strange Story Behind an American Currency Classic

Only 35 Known: The 1890 $100 ‘Watermelon’ Note Returns to Auction

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

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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...

2026 American Eagle Palladium Coin: Only 5,000 Mark America’s 250th

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2026 Freedom 250 Race Medal: U.S. Mint’s IndyCar First

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U.S. Mint Puts Washington’s First IndyCar Race on a Half Dollar Planchet For one weekend in August, Indy cars will thunder past the monuments of...

ANA’s ‘Flame of Freedom’ Silver Medal Brings a Powerful America 250 Message to Pittsburgh

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

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Curious Die Events on 2026-P Emerging Liberty Dimes

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Why Are 2026-P Dimes Developing Strange Waves, Spalls and Die Breaks? The 2026 Emerging Liberty Dime already stands apart in modern U.S. coinage. For the...

How the U.S. Mint Hardened and Tempered Coinage Dies

Morgan and Peace Dollars Get a 250th-Anniversary Makeover: Enhanced Uncirculated Coins Launch August 25

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

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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,...

Mike Fuljenz Wins Major NLG Award for Helping Coin and Gold Buyers Avoid Costly Mistakes

Anthony Terranova Earns ANA’s Highest Honor as Eliasberg, Green Enter Numismatic Hall of Fame

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PCGS Grades First Discovery 2026 Trump Dollar With July 4 Privy Mark

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A July 4 Trump Dollar Reached PCGS Before Release, Now the 250,000-Coin Hunt Begins A new modern U.S. coin hunt has already produced its first...

PCGS Crowns 2026 Set Registry Winners as Elite Saint-Gaudens Set Takes Top Honor

The Coin Roosevelt Demanded Returns: 1907 Saint-Gaudens High Relief Closes Best of the Mint in Gold

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2026 Great American Coin & Collectibles Show Adds Five Expert Seminars and Collector Prize Program

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Want to Collect Smarter? The 2026 GACC Show Puts Top Coin Experts in the Classroom Collectors heading to the 2026 Great American Coin & Collectibles...

11 Legendary 1933 Double Eagles Headline $100 Million Pittsburgh World’s Fair of Money

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U.S. Mint Names 37 Artists Who Could Shape the Future of American Coinage

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Meet the 37 Artists Who Could Design America’s Next Coins Every new U.S. coin starts long before metal meets a press. First comes an idea....
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Fake 1804 Large Cent: Jack Young Tracks a $3,500 Electrotype Trap

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This $3,500 1804 Large Cent Looked Convincing, Until Jack Young Checked the Edge By Jack D. Young and the Dark Side Group for CoinWeek Sometimes a...
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Want to Collect Smarter? The 2026 GACC Show Puts Top Coin Experts in the Classroom Collectors heading to the 2026 Great American Coin & Collectibles...
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Athena on Ancient Coins: From Athens to the Edge of the Greek World

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 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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Five Volcanoes, One Vanished Republic: The 1824 Central American 8 Reales

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The Ceiba: Liberty Struck in Silver Most countries outlive their money. In 19th-century Central America, something remarkable happened. The money outlived the country. The 1824 Central...
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America’s $20 “Euro Before the Euro”: Finest 1879 Quintuple Stella Heads to Heritage

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Five Were Struck: America’s Finest 1879 Quintuple Stella Five were struck. Four remain in private hands. One belongs to the Smithsonian. Now the finest-certified example of...
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Jaw-Dropping 1939 Proof Walking Liberty Half Dollar Reaches the PCGS Summit

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This Spectacular 1939 Proof Walking Liberty Half Dollar Sits at the Top of the PCGS Census A great coin design can capture motion, optimism, and...
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Near-Perfect 1915-S Panama-Pacific Half Dollar Heads to GreatCollections

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Near-Perfect 1915-S Panama-Pacific Half Dollar Heads to GreatCollections A city rose from disaster. A canal changed global trade. Then, two legendary U.S. Mint engravers captured...
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1899 $2 Silver Certificate: The “Mini-Porthole” Note With a Rare Taft-Era Signature Pair

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This 1899 $2 “Mini-Porthole” Note Hides an Incredible American Story At first glance, the Series 1899 $2 Silver Certificate grabs attention for an obvious reason....
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The Rare 1848 Gothic Florin Pattern Behind Britain’s “Godless Florin” Scandal

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1848 Gothic Florin Pattern: Britain’s Decimal Revolution in Silver At first glance, the 1848 Great Britain Gothic Florin Pattern looks like pure Victorian theater. Queen Victoria...
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