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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...
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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...

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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...

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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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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...

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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...

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

New Trump Dollar Error Discovery Has a Copper Face and a $25,000 Asking Price

New Trump Dollar Error Discovery Exposes its Copper Core A missing outer layer exposes the coin’s copper core. NGC graded the newly reported discovery MS...

The Finest 1792 Half Disme Is Back And Its Rittenhouse Pedigree Is No Longer Certain

This Tiny 1792 Coin Helped Launch U.S. Money. Now Its Famous Pedigree Is a Mystery On the evening of July 13, 1792, Thomas Jefferson stopped...

One Reverse Die, One Giant Crack: Why the 1832 Large Letters Half Dollar Stands Apart

1832 Large Letters Half Dollar: The Die That Broke At first glance, an 1832 Capped Bust Half Dollar can look like just another survivor from...

The Penny That Taught America to Check Its Change: Why the 1955 Doubled Die Matters More Than Ever

As the Penny Era Ends, This 1955 Lincoln Cent Still Sells for Six Figures As circulating penny production ends, one spectacular 1955 Lincoln cent still...

From Coin World to the Counterfeit Fight: Beth Deisher Returns to ACEF Board

Beth Deisher Returns to ACEF Board to Fight Coin Counterfeits One of numismatics’ most influential journalists and anti-counterfeiting advocates has returned to a leadership role...

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...

1806 Draped Bust Quarter: 10 Die Marriages and an Eagle That Changed America’s Coinage

This 1806 Quarter Has 10 Hidden Varieties and One "Good-4" Sold for $7,200 At first glance, the 1806 Draped Bust Quarter looks like a simple...

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...

1901 Pan-American Exposition Medals From the U.S. Mint

n By Vic Bozarth for PCGS ...... This article continues my series on medals and tokens from World’s Fair expositions held between 1876 and 1926. It...

The 1918-S Mercury Dime Looks Common Until You Try to Find a Great One

The Hidden Challenge Behind the 1918-S Mercury Dime The 1918-S Mercury Dime stands as one of the most instructive issues of the Winged Liberty Head...