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1875 Indian Head Cent: The Intentional Variety That Turned Coinage Into Evidence

On some 1875 Indian Head cents, a small but unmistakable raised dot appears on the reverse. The dot sits near the upper-left corner of...

2018-P World War I Centennial Silver Dollar : A Collector’s Guide

The World War I Silver Dollar That Turned Trench Warfare Into Art World War I promised to become the “war to end all wars.” Instead,...
The Unique 1873-CC Liberty Seated Dime. No Arrows. MS-65 (PCGS)

The Dime That Should Not Exist: The Unique 1873-CC No Arrows Dime

A Tiny Weight Change Created America’s Rarest Carson City Coin that Sold for $3.6 Million A microscopic change in federal law created one of the...

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Low Ball Coins: Why Collectors Pay Premium Prices for America’s Most Worn Coins

Worn Nearly Smooth and Worth Thousands: Inside the Strange World of Low Ball Coins A nearly blank silver dollar rests inside a pristine plastic holder....

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The 1938-D/S Buffalo Nickel Should Not Exist: Here Is How It Happened

1938-D/S Buffalo Nickel: History, Varieties and Value The 1938-D/S Buffalo Nickel presents an immediate mystery. The United States Mint struck no Buffalo Nickels at San...

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Five Ancient Gold Coins and the Stories They Tell

Golden Echoes: Five Ancient Coins That Changed the World Gold has always represented more than just wealth. In antiquity, it symbolized the divine, immortal, untarnished,...

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Inside the Legendary Sabi Sabi Krugerrand – a Modern Gold Trophy with Only 72 Struck

The 1997 Sabi Sabi Proof Krugerrand Became a Modern Gold Trophy The Krugerrand usually represents liquidity, recognition, and gold ownership. South Africa produced millions of...

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1869 Rainbow $2 Bill: The Masterpiece Behind Today’s $2

The 1869 Rainbow $2 Bill: America’s Forgotten Masterpiece The 1869 Rainbow $2 bill introduced Thomas Jefferson to the federal two-dollar denomination. More than 150 years...

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Gold’s $4,000 Test Exposes a Split Bullion Market as Silver Demand Cracks

Central Banks Are Buying Gold, So Why Are Silver Buyers Vanishing? The gold and silver market has entered one of its most revealing periods of...

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The 1925 Norse-American Centennial Coin Rejected By Congress Only to Became a Classic Medal

Congress Rejected the Coin, then This Viking Medal Became a Classic The 1925 Norse-American Centennial Medal began as a commemorative half dollar. Treasury officials rejected...

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ANA Will Honor Six Hobby Giants at Pittsburgh 2026

Six Numismatic Leaders Who Changed the Coin Hobby Earn Major ANA Honors Keith Moon, Steve Feltner, Mike Ellis, Barbara Gregory, David Menchell and Dennis Tucker...

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U.S. Mint Expands Bulk Access to Historic 2026 Coins

U.S. Mint Opens Massive Bulk Orders for Historic 2026 Coins The United States Mint wants more businesses, banks, coin dealers, and institutions to buy circulating...

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Capped Bust Right Half Eagle, Heraldic Eagle (1795-1807) | CoinWeek

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes ..... This type is also labeled the Draped Bust or Turban Head to distinguish it from the later Capped Bust type introduced...

Canadian Silver Dollars: A Different Kind of Cartwheel

by Al Doyle for CoinWeek... Although the United States and Canada both have their national currencies denominated in dollars and cents, that doesn’t mean the friendly neighbors are...

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By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes ..... The Two-Cent Piece was a large copper coin struck by the United States Mint. It was first struck in 1864,...

2017-P Frederick Douglass America the Beautiful Quarter : A Collector’s Guide

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1960 Lincoln Cent Overdate Varieties in Proof – Identification Tips and Value | Coinweek

As the much-missed numismatist David Lange wrote in his excellent CoinWeek article, 1960 was a pivotal year for coin collecting in the United States. Rare...

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2015-P Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge Quarter

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes.... The America the Beautiful Quarters Program debuted on the heels of the 50 State Quarters Program and its adjunct District of...

America the Beautiful Quarters, 2010-2021 | CoinWeek

By CoinWeek Notes .... Starting in 2010, the United States Mint embarked upon a new 11-year rotating commemorative coin program honoring the country's National Parks....

2015-P Kisatchie America the Beautiful Quarter : A Collector’s Guide

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1960 Washington Quarter : A Collector’s Guide

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