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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...

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

Medieval Coinage of Georgia: Power, Faith, and Empire in the Caucasus

By Mike Markowitz The medieval coinage of Georgia reflects a remarkable intersection of cultures, empires, and religious traditions. Located in the Caucasus region between Europe...

History Shows Oil Shocks Alone Rarely Move Gold, But Recessions Change Everything

Oil Shocks and Precious Metals: What History Shows Oil price spikes often dominate financial headlines during geopolitical crises. Yet history shows that energy shocks alone...

U.S. Mint Launches Woodrow Wilson Presidential Silver Medal on March 19

Collectors will soon have another historic presidential issue to pursue. On March 19, 2026, at noon EDT, the United States Mint will begin accepting...

Unique Martha Washington Cent Test Piece Linked to Sacagawea Dollar Trials

Original article by Mike Byers in MintErrorNews - Edited and Reformatted by CoinWeek Experimental coins often reveal hidden chapters of Mint history. Occasionally, one surfaces...

When the Reverse Is Wrong: A Counterfeit 1893-O Morgan Dollar Case Study

By Jack D. Young An Interesting not-PCGS 1893-O Morgan Dollar Every counterfeit coin tells a story. Sometimes the clues appear immediately. Other times they reveal themselves...

Unique 1849 “Handmade” Gold Dollar Pattern Engraved by Hand at the U.S. Mint

Few United States coins carry a backstory as unusual as the 1849 Gold Dollar pattern known as Judd-115. Numismatic research indicates that this piece...

The 1879-O Double Eagle: New Orleans’ Only Type III $20 Gold Coin

A Singular Coin in the History of the New Orleans Mint The 1879-O Liberty Head Double Eagle holds a unique position in American numismatics. It...

Magnificent Genroku Oban: A Monumental Gold Treasure from Japan’s Cultural Golden Age

Giant Gold Coin from Japan’s Golden Age Could Bring $350,000 A massive gold coin from Japan’s celebrated Genroku era will headline the upcoming Stack’s Bowers...

Who’s Who: Iconic Coin Collections You Should Know

Four Legendary Coin Collections That Changed Numismatics Forever By Lianna Spurrier for CoinWeek Collectors encounter these names everywhere in numismatics. They appear on slab labels, in...

The 1852 Pattern Gold Half Dollar: A Rare Mint Experiment

A Radical Coin Born from a Monetary Crisis In 1852, the U.S. Mint experimented with a radical idea, a ring-shaped gold half dollar. Only a...