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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...
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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...

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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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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

209 Rare Treasures From the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair Head to Heritage Auctions

209 Treasures From the 1893 Chicago World's Fair Emerge From a 15-Year Collection More than 130 years after Chicago dazzled the world with its magnificent...

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

Heritage’s March U.S. Coins Auction Features Elite Early Gold, Shipwreck Ingots, and Famous Collections

1796/5 Half Eagle and 1825 Quarter Eagle Lead Heritage’s March Signature Sale Heritage Auctions will present a remarkable lineup of rarities in its March 26–28...

ANA Seeks Speakers for 2026 Pittsburgh World’s Fair of Money® Lecture Series

The American Numismatic Association has opened submissions for the Maynard Sundman/Littleton Coin Company Lecture Series, scheduled during the 2026 World's Fair of Money...

An Excessively Rare 1928E $2 Star Note Comes to Auction

Collectors rarely encounter a $2 note like this. A 1928E $2 Legal Tender Star Note graded PMG Choice Uncirculated 64 EPQ will appear at auction...

Stack’s Bowers Galleries Launches 2026 Professional Numismatist Program

Stack’s Bowers Galleries has announced its 2026 Professional Numismatist Program (PNP), a fully funded, immersive educational experience set for July 25–31, 2026, in Costa...

1886-O Morgan Dollar : A Collector’s Guide

1886-O Morgan Dollar: High Mintage, Extreme Condition Rarity By CoinWeek Notes The 1886-O Morgan Dollar challenges assumptions. The New Orleans Mint struck 10,710,000 silver dollars in 1886....

Ancient Electrum Coins – Strength and Unity of an Empire

By Russell A. Augustin, AU Capital Management, LLC Updated and reformatted March 2026 Electrum Coins : Mytilene’s Archaic Lion and Cockerel Hekte Mytilene: Power and Wealth in...

Unique Costa Rica 1948 50 Centimos Uncancelled Hubs Surface in Private Hands

By Mike Byers for MintErrorNews In numismatics, discoveries that rewrite the census rarely occur. However, a newly surfaced pair of uncancelled obverse and reverse hubs...

1932-S Washington Quarter : A Collector’s Guide

By CoinWeek Notes ..... 1932-S Washington Quarter: Key Date of the Series The 1932-S Washington Quarter stands as one of the most important key dates in...

2026-W American Eagle Gold Proof Four-Coin Set Honors America’s 250th Anniversary

A quarter millennium after the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the United States Mint marks the moment with gold. For collectors, it may...

Stack’s Bowers Spring 2026 Showcase Auction Unleashes Once-in-a-Generation U.S. Currency Rarities

Stack’s Bowers Galleries will present an extraordinary lineup of U.S. paper money in its Spring 2026 Global Showcase Auction. The firm has assembled three...