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1916 Mercury Dime: America’s First Modern Dime Still Rewards Sharp Eyes

1916 Mercury Dime: The Common First-Year Coin With a Five-Figure Secret The 1916 Mercury Dime looks modest at first glance but it is a small...
1969-S Lincoln Cent. FS-101. Doubled Die Obverse. MS-64 RD (PCGS). CAC.

1969-S Doubled Die Lincoln Cent: A Coin the Secret Service Thought Was Fake

The Secret Service Thought It Was A Fake The 1969-S Doubled Die Lincoln Cent stands among the most dramatic modern U.S. Mint errors. It also...
1891-CC Morgan Silver Dollar. MS-65+ (PCGS). CAC.

1891-CC Morgan Dollar: The Carson City Gem That Escaped the Treasury Vaults

Stack’s Marketplace Offers a PCGS MS-65+ CAC Carson City Morgan Dollar The 1891-CC Morgan Silver Dollar tells a very different Carson City story. At first glance,...

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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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1969-S Doubled Die Lincoln Cent: A Coin the Secret Service Thought Was Fake

The Secret Service Thought It Was A Fake The 1969-S Doubled Die Lincoln Cent stands among the most dramatic modern U.S. Mint errors. It also...

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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...

World Coins

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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Gold Tests $4,000 as Silver Defends $60 in a Market Suddenly Ruled by Rates

Gold’s $4,000 Line in the Sand: Why Silver’s $60 Test Matters Too Gold and silver entered Thursday’s session with a simple question on the tape. Would...

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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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Dennis Tucker Joins CSNS Board in Major Win for Collector Education

A Red Book Veteran Joins CSNS Leadership and Collectors Should Pay Attention Award-winning numismatist Dennis Tucker has joined the Central States Numismatic Society Board of...

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

Liberty Returns, Silver Shines, and the Lincoln Cent Enters a New Era The United States Mint will open sales for the 2026 Semiquincentennial Silver Proof...

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PNG Adds Dealer Day to November Baltimore Expo

Dealers Get a New Wholesale Trading Day Before Whitman’s Big November Show The Professional Numismatists Guild will add a PNG Dealer Day to the November...

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Hot Lips and Scarface: Two Dramatic 1888-O Morgan Dollar Varieties

What Is a VAM Dollar? A VAM Dollar refers to a collectible die variety of a United States Morgan or Peace silver dollar. Collectors identify...

New York Lion Dollar – First Dollar of the Americas

The Lion Dollar: The Silver Coin That Shaped Global Trade and Early America Few coins in numismatic history carry the global influence, historical weight, and...

New Releases – 2026 Semiquincentennial Mayflower Compact Rolls and Bags Feb 5th

2026 Semiquincentennial Quarter Rolls and Bags Feature the Mayflower Compact In recognition of the 2026 Semiquincentennial, which marks 250 years of the United States of...

A Norfolk Rarity at the Crossroads of History, Grading, and Condition

1936 Norfolk, Virginia, Bicentennial Half Dollar NGC MS-65 with a CAC Gold sticker on a Vintage Black NGC Holder When a classic U.S. commemorative coin appears...

Proof-Only US Gold Coins

Proof-Only U.S. Gold Coins Struck at Philadelphia (1795–1933) Between 1795 and 1933, the Philadelphia Mint produced just seven gold coins that were struck exclusively as...

The Only Ancient Coin Ever Struck with Egyptian Hieroglyphics

With Permission By Russell A. Augustin In the long history of ancient coinage, innovation usually followed power. Greek city-states expressed civic identity through coin designs,...

PNG Dealer Day Scheduled for April 22, 2026, Ahead of CSNS Convention

The Professional Numismatists Guild (PNG) will host a dealers-only PNG Dealer Day on Wednesday, April 22, 2026, in conjunction with the 87th annual Central...

The Finest Known 1828/7 Half Eagle: Rediscovering the Flanagan-Bell Coin

A Hidden Gem Resurfaces After Eight Decades By CoinWeek Staff When numismatists speak of rediscoveries that reshape the landscape of early American gold, few stories match...

Coin Expert Advice – Ten Tips For Selling Your Coins

Selling Your Coins by Doug Winter - RareGoldCoins.com ....... As someone who sells a lot of coins, I have some selling tips/tricks/thoughts that I’d like...

New Releases- US Mint to release Native American $1 Coin 2026 Rolls and Bags Jan 27th.

2026 Native American $1 Coin Honors Oneida Allies at Valley Forge The Native American $1 Coin Program honors and recognizes the important contributions made by...