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1932-S 25C MS66+ PCGS. CAC

1932-S Washington Quarter: The 25-Cent Coin That Reached $76,250

A 1932-S Quarter Sold for $76,250. In 1934, It Cost 25 Cents In 1934, a collector could still order an uncirculated 1932-S Washington Quarter from...
1912 Fraser Buffalo Nickel Electrotrials in the Stacks Bowers Nov 2026 Sale

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...
1776 $1 Continental Dollar, CURENCY, Silver, Newman 1-C VF35 NGC. CAC

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...

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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

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...

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

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...

Medals & Tokens

2022 American Liberty Silver Medal: The Mustang That Challenged Lady Liberty

Why the U.S. Mint Replaced Lady Liberty With a Bucking Mustang For more than two centuries, American coin designers portrayed Liberty as a woman. Then...

News and More

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...

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

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...

Coin Shows

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

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...

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...

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...

Lost at Sea, Saved by History: Sedwick Auction 40 Brings Spanish Gold and Colonial Rarities to Market

Lost in a 1715 Hurricane, This Gold Royal Returns at Sedwick Auction 40 A gold coin struck in Mexico City in 1714 survived one of...

Stack’s Bowers Shatters Company Record With $70 Million Global Showcase Auction

A $1.25 Million Dime Helps Push Stack’s Bowers Auction Past $70 Million A legendary 1894-S Barber dime, colonial silver coins dating to 1652, and rare...

The Penny America Didn’t Need: How the 1877 Indian Head Cent Became a $340,875 Rarity

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...

Once Available for $1, the 1926-D Peace Dollar Returns as a CAC-Approved MS-66 Gem

1926-D Peace Dollar: CAC MS-66 Gem Heads to Auction In 1934, an American coin collector could order an Uncirculated 1926-D Peace Dollar directly from the...

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...

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...

Understanding the Rare Coin Market: Why Knowledge Matters More Than Ever

Market Insights & More from Jeff Garrett Today's rare coin market gives collectors more information than ever before. However, knowing how to use that information...