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1792 Birch Cent. Judd-4, Pollock-5. Rarity-7-. Copper. Lettered Edge: TO BE ESTEEMED * BE USEFUL *. AU-58 (PCGS). Secure Holder. CAC.

1792 Birch Cent: America’s First Cent Pattern

The $1.175 Million 1792 Birch Cent and the Mystery Washington Never Explained The Bushnell-Parmelee-Jenks-Col. Green 1792 Birch Cent stands among the most important copper coins...
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2026 U.S. Mint Uncirculated Coin Set: The Only Uncirculated Lincoln Cents of America’s 250th...

The 2026 Mint Set Has a Sleeper: The Lincoln Cent No Longer Made for Circulation The 2026 United States Mint Uncirculated Coin Set arrives with...
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1856 Flying Eagle Cent: The Pattern Penny That Changed American Coinage

The 1856 Flying Eagle Pattern Cent That Sold Congress on a New Coin The 1856 Flying Eagle cent ranks among the most famous small cents...

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Inflation’s Impact on the Coin Market

By Jeff Garrett for Numismatic Guaranty Company (NGC) ...... For decades, inflation in the United States has been a key consideration for anyone considering investing...

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The Philadelphia Find: Lonesome John Error Coin Time Capsule Surfaces With 1943 Steel Cent Prize

A 40-Year Philadelphia Time Capsule Reveals a Lonesome John Error Coin Treasure A routine search on a digital marketplace led Daniel Sassa to one of...

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The Lydian Lion Trite: The First Official Coin and the Birth of Money

Before coinage, money had weight. Then Lydia gave it a face. That face belonged to a roaring lion. It appeared on a small lump of...

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The Last Duke’s Silver Coin: Peter Biron and the 1780 Courland Thaler

The Last Duke’s Silver Coin Before Russia Took Courland By Lev Moiseev A Small Baltic Duchy With an Outsized Story In the middle of the 18th century,...

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1914 $20 Federal Reserve Note: The “Horse Blanket” That Launched Modern Money

The 1914 “Horse Blanket” $20 That Launched Modern Money A century ago, the American $20 bill looked nothing like the one in your wallet. It was...

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Coin Planchets: The Invisible Disc That Makes or Breaks a Bullion Coin

By Alex Sim at First Mint Collectors notice the finished coin first. They see the mirror surface of a Proof coin. They study the crisp strike...

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Indian Peace Medals: Important and Historic Collectibles

Indian Peace Medals: Russ Augustin Explores Rare U.S. History Video with Russell Augustin   Indian Peace Medals rank among the most historic objects in American numismatics. They...

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The Five Traits Behind Every Great Coin Collection

How to Build the Next Legendary Numismatic Cabinet By John Kraljevich - Rewritten for CoinWeek Great coin collections rarely begin with money alone. They begin with a...

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IAPN Congress in Rome: Coin Dealers Gather Where Ancient Money Once Moved the Empire

Coin Dealers Gather in Rome Where Nero’s Port Once Fed an Empire By Jeff Garrett The 2026 IAPN Congress in Rome gave the rare coin trade something...

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2026 Semiquincentennial Silver Proof Set Brings Liberty, Silver, and a Historic Lincoln Cent Together

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The Tiny 1792 Coin That Launched America’s Mint It arrived before the first Philadelphia Mint building stood ready. It carried a new national promise in...

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