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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...

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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...

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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...

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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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Longtime editor Charles Morgan becomes PCGS manager of numismatic research and programs, while others are promoted from within to new leadership roles. (Santa Ana, California)...

Strong Results Follow Important Paper Rarities in the Stack’s Bowers November 2025 Showcase Auction

Stack’s Bowers Galleries is pleased to announce the results of the recently concluded November 2025 Showcase Auction, which realized more than $28 million. Two...

The Tarrant Gunville Hoard: A Remarkable Iron Age Discovery to be sold by Silbury Coins

The Tarrant Gunville Hoard: A Major Iron Age Discovery Heads to Market When a Dorset detectorist uncovered the first glittering traces of what would become...

“Lost for Decades: The James A. Stack, Sr. Collection Returns With a $20M Auction and a Newly-Discovered 1804 Dollar”

One of the most underappreciated significant coin collections of the 20th century is about to retake center stage. Stack’s Bowers Galleries will present Part...

The Final Lincoln Cents Ever Made: PCGS to Grade Ultra-Rare 2025 Omega Coins

696 Omega-Privy 2025 Cents, Including Ultra-Rare 24K Gold Issues, to Be Offered Through Stack’s Bowers Galleries In this historic numismatic moment marking the end of...

Origins of 1841 Quarter Eagles and Similar Coins

During its first decades, the United States Mint was something of a hybrid government bureau. It began under the Secretary of State’s purview, then...

When Horses Flew: Pegasus on Ancient Coins

By Mike Markowitz for CoinWeek ..... THE DREAM OF flight has always held a powerful grip on the human imagination. Pegasus, the flying horse of...

Paper vs. Physical Gold: The Essential Precious Metals Investment Guide for 2025

By CoinWeek ..... Before diving into the world of gold investing, there's a fundamental fork in the road that every investor encounters: Paper gold or...

How to Build a Complete 1926 Coinage Set

By CoinWeek... The year 1926 holds a distinct place in American numismatic history, characterized by the nation's celebration of the 150th anniversary of the signing...

Titans of Tender: America’s Ultra-High Denomination Banknotes

For most Americans, a $100 bill is the highest denomination they’ll ever encounter, and even that feels big. But there was a time when...