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A 1961 Franklin Half Dollar Variety Sold for $46,125, Here’s What to Look For

1961 Franklin Half Dollar Doubled Die Reverse: FS-801 Guide Millions of Proof Franklin half dollars left the Philadelphia Mint in 1961. Most remain affordable today. However,...
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Goloid Dollars: America’s Electrum Coinage

By Jesse Kraft for American Numismatic Society (ANS) .....Updated and reformatted by CoinWeek Goloid Dollars, the “Crime of ’73,” and America’s Silver Crisis Few moments in...

From Therapy Dogs to K-9 Heroes: U.S. Mint Unveils 2027 Working Dogs Coins

See the U.S. Mint’s New 2027 Working Dogs Coins The United States Mint has revealed the six designs that will appear on one of its...

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Six Factors that Determine a Coin’s Value : A Beginner’s Guide

By CoinWeek ..... Collectors often feel overwhelmed when they first enter the hobby. There is a lot of information about coin values. However, many beginners...

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The Odyssey on Ancient Coins: Homer’s Epic Struck in Metal

Before Hollywood, The Odyssey Was Struck on Ancient Coins By Mike Markowitz for CoinWeek Tell me about a complicated man Muse, tell me how he wandered...

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Rare 1971 Malaysia 50 Sen Mint Tool Discovery Reveals How Edge Lettering Was Made

A 3.9-Pound Steel Mint Tool Reveals the Hidden Story of Malaysia’s 1971 50 Sen Most collectors know what appears on the face of a coin....

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1899 $5 Silver Certificate: The Real Story of Running Antelope

The U.S. Put Running Antelope on a $5 Bill, Then Changed His Headdress On the eve of the 20th century, the United States placed a...

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Bullion Report: China’s Gold Buying Surges as Silver Battles $60

China Is Buying Gold at a Stunning Pace and Now Silver Faces a $60 Test Gold suffered a sharp selloff Monday. Yet one of the...

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1837 Feuchtwanger Cent: The Tiny Token That Almost Changed U.S. Coinage

The Dime-Sized 1837 Token That Almost Replaced America’s Copper Cent In 1837, Americans needed small change. They also needed confidence. The Panic of 1837 shook banks,...

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Gold From “America’s Titanic”: A 1836 Half Eagle Lost at Sea in 1838

Gold From a 45-Minute Disaster: The 1836 Half Eagle of the S.B. Pulaski An 1836 Classic Head Half Eagle recovered from the S.B. Pulaski carries...

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ANA Raises Membership Dues November 1 as Collector Costs Climb

ANA Membership Costs Rise November 1. Here’s What Coin Collectors Will Pay The American Numismatic Association will raise membership dues on November 1, 2026, as...

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John Albanese Signs 20,000 CACG Labels to Raise Six Figures for Numismatic Charities

John Albanese Is Signing 20,000 CACG Labels and Says He’ll Never Do It Again A new CAC Grading initiative will turn 20,000 hand-signed certification labels...

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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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‘NEVER FORGET’: U.S. Mint Releases Special 2026 9/11 Enduring Liberty Half Dollar

Two 9/11 Privy Marks, One Historic Half Dollar: Inside the Mint’s 2026 ‘Never Forget’ Coin Twenty-five years after September 11, 2001, the United States Mint...

2020-W V75 Gold Eagle: Seven Minutes to Create a Modern U.S. Rarity

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