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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,...

Paper Money

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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The Finest 1792 Half Disme: America’s First Federal Coin With a Direct Rittenhouse Pedigree

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...

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...

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...

Thrymsas: The Tiny Gold Coins That Launched Anglo-Saxon England’s Money

Before Pennies, England Had Thrymsas: Tiny Gold Coins With a Huge Backstory By Mike Markowitz After Rome’s power faded in western Europe, gold still spoke. Small gold...

The 1942 Glass Cent Pattern: The WWII Penny That Almost Shattered in America’s Pocket

The WWII Penny Made of Glass: America’s Strangest Cent Pattern In 1942, the United States Mint faced a wartime problem that reached all the way...

Rare 1863 L on Ribbon Indian Cent Carries a Secret from the 1870s

A Tiny “L” Reveals the Secret Behind This 1863 Indian Cent 1863 L on Ribbon Indian Cent. Judd-302, Pollock-365, Snow-PT3a. Rarity-7+. Copper-Nickel. Plain Edge. Proof-63...

1915-S Panama-Pacific Half Dollar: The Silver Coin That Marked San Francisco’s Comeback

The Half Dollar That Celebrated San Francisco’s Miraculous Comeback On April 18, 1906, San Francisco woke to disaster. A massive earthquake struck before dawn. Then fires...

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...

Great CAC-pectations: Collecting U.S. Gold Coins by CAC Approval

CAC Gold Coins By Doug Winter - RareGoldCoins.com ...... The Impossible CAC Gold Set? Rare U.S. Gold Coins That Stop Even Elite Collectors A new type...

Maryland Restores Gold and Silver Tax Exemption After Dealer Backlash

Coin Dealers Win Stunning Reversal on Gold and Silver Tax By Sound Money Defense League Maryland has reversed one of the most controversial tax changes to...