US Coins

1849 $10 Mormon Gold

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...
1917 Standing Liberty Quarter Type One and Type Two Designs - Photos by Heritage Auctions

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...
The Panic of 1873 and the 1877 Indian Head Cent

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

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...

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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

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...

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

South Africa 2017 Silver Krugerrand : A Collector’s Guide

The 2017 Silver Krugerrand: How a Bullion Icon Entered a New Era By CoinWeek IQ In 2017, the South African Mint marked a milestone that few...

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

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...

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

America at 250 in 10 Coins: Why the 2026 U.S. Mint Proof Set Is a Landmark Issue. On sale Oct 6th !

PlusThe cent is gone from circulation, so why is there a brand-new 2026-S Proof cent? The United States Mint will release a Proof Set on...

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

The Hidden Enemy in Silver Bullion: How Selenium Shapes Quality, Appearance, and Value

By Alex Sim  - First Mint LLC Introduction: When Identical Silver Bars Tell Different Stories Two silver bars enter the mold under identical conditions. They share...

Gold and Silver Plunge to Six-Week Lows as War and Inflation Fears Shake Markets

Gold and Silver Prices Drop - A Sudden Shift in Momentum Gold and silver markets turned sharply lower on Thursday. Prices fell hard in early...

The 1870-S Three Dollar Gold Coin: The Ultimate Collector’s Guide

Few coins capture the imagination of collectors like the 1870-S Three Dollar Gold piece. It stands as one of the greatest rarities in American...

First Auction Appearance: Legendary 1887 Morgan Dollar Error Heads to GreatCollections

A legendary rarity has surfaced, and collectors are paying attention. One of the greatest U.S. coin errors ever discovered, the 1887 Morgan Silver Dollar double...

Stack’s Bowers to Offer Potentially Unique Napoleonic 40 Francs Proof From Margolis Collection

By Jeremy Bostwick - Senior Numismatist and Cataloger, Stack's Bowers ...... Updated by CoinWeek March 2026 At the January 2025 New York International Numismatic Convention...

$10 Million “Eureka” Gold Rush Bar Hits Market with Fractional Ownership Opportunity

Legendary SS Central America Treasure Returns to the Spotlight A monumental artifact from the California Gold Rush has re-emerged. Moreover, it now comes with a...

Treasure, History, and Discovery Shine at the Savannah National Money Show®

  Three days of family fun, rare exhibits, and educational opportunities highlight one of the hobby’s premier events. Hands-on family activities, once-in-a-lifetime displays of rare money,...

Why 90% Junk Silver Is Trading Below Spot

CoinWeek Bullion Report For decades, the U.S. coin market followed a simple rule. When silver prices rise, 90% “junk” silver usually trades at a premium to...

The St. Patrick Farthing

In honor of St. Patrick's Day, CoinWeek is pleased to present a bit of numismatic history on the Irish nation's favorite saint. The Irish Coin...

From the PCGS Coin Grading Room: Surface Smoothing and Other Metal Mischief

By Kyle Clifford Knapp for PCGS ...... From The PCGS Coin Grading Room One of the many dreaded PCGS No Grades that may prevent a coin...