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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 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

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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Bullion

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...

News and More

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...

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

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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Recent News & Articles

One Woman, Five Proof Sets, Two Missing Mintmarks, and a Half Million Dollar Dime

One California collector found both known 1975 No-S Roosevelt Dimes. Nearly 50 years later, their remarkable histories offer a story of discovery, secrecy, and...

2027 Youth Sports Quarters: America’s Playing Fields Are Coming to Pocket Change

Baseball, Snowboarding and a New Kennedy Half Dollar: Meet the U.S. Mint's 2027 Coins A young baseball player steps into the batter's box. A golfer...

The Gold Quarter That Shouldn’t Exist: Who Put a British Sovereign in a Canadian Mint Press?

A Canadian Quarter Struck in Gold? The 1969 Mint Mystery Gets Stranger An extraordinary 1969 Canadian quarter struck over a British gold sovereign went to...

Whitman Reinvents the Coin Album as Prestige Line Surpasses 125 Versions

From Classic Coin Albums to Digital Registries: Whitman's Big Bet on Collecting New U.S. type sets, digital registries, Proof coin albums, and beginner collections bring...

A Gold Rush Minting Blunder, Pogue Rarities, and Two Proof Saints Headline VCD Auction

An Upside-Down Word, Two Proof Saints, and a Remarkable Collection of Rare U.S. Coins A single upside-down word on a massive California Gold Rush coin...

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...

2026 Gettysburg Address Quarter Brings Lincoln’s Historic Words to America’s Pocket Change

From Gettysburg to Your Pocket: Lincoln's Historic Speech Inspires Final 2026 Quarter A speech that lasted barely two minutes has found a new home in...

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...

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....

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...