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1902 Barber Proof Half Dollar

The Secret Behind Proof Barber Half Dollars: Why the U.S. Mint Changed Their Appearance

The Forgotten Change That Transformed America's Proof Silver Coins The Philadelphia Mint once produced spectacular silver Proofs with frosted designs and mirrorlike fields. Then, around...
1994-W VIETNAM MEMORIAL Silver Dollar PCGS MS70

The 1994-W Vietnam Veterans Memorial Silver Dollar: The Coin That Touches the Wall

The U.S. Silver Dollar That Turns Memorial Day Into a Hand on the Vietnam Wall A hand reaches toward black granite. A fingertip rests on a...
The Kennedy Half Dollar three coins SMS set all certified NGC MS-67*

The Kennedy Half Dollars the U.S. Mint Made When Proof Sets Disappeared

The U.S. Mint Stopped Making Proof Coins. These Kennedy Half Dollars Took Their Place Three years without Proof sets produced some of the most intriguing...

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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 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

Mexican Beauty and Revolutionary Turmoil: The Story of the Un Peso Caballito

 Updated Nov 10m 2026 - Mexico’s numismatic history stretches back more than 250 years before the establishment of the United States Mint. As a...

Paper Money

A 313-Year-Old Banknote and Revolutionary War Currency Headline Ibercoin’s 4,989-Lot Auction

From Colonial America to Vanished Nations: 4,989 Banknote Lots Go to Auction Three days of auctions in Madrid will bring nearly 5,000 world banknote lots...

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From Six-Figure Rarity to Silver Bullion: Royal Mint Revives Una and the Lion

Una and the Lion Bullion Coins Debut After 187 Years William Wyon's legendary 1839 design makes its Royal Mint bullion coin debut on November 9,...

Medals & Tokens

Before the Crash: Herbert Hoover’s 1929 Presidential Medal Returns in Silver

Before the Great Depression, Herbert Hoover Was a Hero. His New Silver Medal Tells Why In 1929, Herbert Hoover entered the White House with a...

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The Hollow Nickel Case: How Five Cents Unmasked a Soviet Spy

The Boy Who Found a Soviet Spy Message Inside a Nickel Has Died at 86 One ordinary-looking Jefferson nickel concealed a coded Soviet message. Its...

Clubs & Orgs

The Man Behind BCD: ANS to Honor Legendary Greek Coin Collector Basil Demetriadi

How Basil Demetriadi Built a Legendary Greek Coin Collection For decades, ancient coin collectors have recognized three letters that appear in some of the most...

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A $115,000 Elizabeth I Gold Sovereign Leads 393 New Atlas Numismatics Listings

Tudor Gold Coin, Roman Rivals, and a Royal Wedding Medal: New Atlas Listings Ancient Greek gold, two Roman rivals, an imperial wedding medal, and a...

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Great American Coin Show Announces Three-Year Return to Rosemont Through 2029

Three More Years in Chicago: Dates Through 2029 The Great American Coin & Collectibles Show will return to the Chicago area for three consecutive years,...

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1870-CC Double Eagle: The Cash Problem Behind a $1.62 Million Coin

Discover why the 1870-CC double eagle became a major rarity This feature expands on CoinWeek's 1870-CC Liberty Head Double Eagle collector’s guide. The original...

A 9/11 Family, a U.S. Mint Director, and the Half Dollar That Became a Personal Tribute

At Ground Zero, a 9/11 Family Met the U.S. Mint Director. Three Days Later, a Coin Followed CoinWeek Exclusive | Twenty-five years after losing an...

Spain’s Crown Over Liberty: The Remarkable 1834 Peru 8 Reales Counterstamp

Spain Put Its Crown on a Silver Coin That Declared Liberty On an 1834 Peruvian silver coin, Liberty stands proudly with a staff and a...

Gold Falls Below $4,000 as the Safe-Haven Trade Turns Upside Down

War in the Middle East. Rising oil prices. Stubborn inflation. These conditions often send investors searching for the safety of gold. Yet on Friday, October...

Rare 1912 Buffalo Nickel Electrotrials Reveal a $122,000 Auction Twist

A 1981 Photograph Changes the Story of Rare Buffalo Nickel Patterns An old auction photograph has changed the reported history of a $122,000 set of...

A $115,000 Elizabeth I Gold Sovereign Leads 393 New Atlas Numismatics Listings

Tudor Gold Coin, Roman Rivals, and a Royal Wedding Medal: New Atlas Listings Ancient Greek gold, two Roman rivals, an imperial wedding medal, and a...

The 1838 Gobrecht Dollar That the U.S. Mint Struck Decades Later

The Tiny Crack That Reveals This Rare 1838 Silver Dollar's Secret The date reads 1838. However, the Philadelphia Mint almost certainly struck this remarkable silver...

NGC Takes Over the Coin of the Year Awards in 2027, A New Era for Numismatic Excellence

The Oscars of Numismatics Are Changing Hands: NGC Takes Over in 2027 One of the world's most prestigious coin competitions is entering a new chapter....

X-Rays Reveal a Hidden Spanish Dollar Beneath the 1776 Continental Dollar

A $1.3 Million Continental Dollar Had a Secret. Science Found It. New Whitman book by Robert L. Rodriguez uses cutting-edge science, experimental minting, and historical...

From Oil Fields to Rare Coins: Mack C. Chase Walking Liberty Half Dollars Return to Auction

He Worked the Oil Fields for Half Dollars. Then He Built a Legendary Coin Collection In 1945, 14-year-old Mack C. Chase went to work in...