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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 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...
1964 Kennedy Half Dollar: The Tragedy, Mystery, and $156,000 Rarity Behind America’s Memorial Coin
The Secret 1964 Kennedy Half Dollar That Sold for $156,000
Few American coins carry the emotional weight of the 1964 Kennedy Half Dollar.
The United States...
Walking Liberty Returns in Gold for a Landmark 2026 Best of the Mint Set
America’s Walking Liberty Returns in Gold for a Spectacular 2026 U.S. Mint Release
One of America’s greatest coin designs will take another historic step in...
2026-W Enhanced Uncirculated Silver Eagle With “250” Privy Launches July 21
Only 125,000 Made: New 2026-W Silver Eagle With Liberty Bell Privy Mark
The United States Mint will release one of its most distinctive American Silver...
The Boston Mint and the First Colonial Coins
Why the Massachusetts Bay Colony Began Striking Its Own Coins in 1652
How did the Massachusetts Bay Colony, a trade-based outpost of England’s vast maritime...
The Wartime Quarter That Became a $22,250 Rarity
A 1943 Quarter Became a $22,250 Rarity, Here’s Where to Look
The Philadelphia Mint struck nearly 100 million Washington quarters in 1943. Most remain ordinary,...
1942/1 Mercury Dime: The Wartime Mint Mistake That Put Two Years on One Coin
How a Wartime Mint Mix-Up Created a $120,000 Dime
A single dime can tell a surprisingly large story.
The 1942/1 Mercury dime carries two dates. It...
1796 Draped Bust Dime JR-3: The “Mr. 1796” Coin
America’s First Dime and the Collector Who Made 1796 His Mission
America’s first dime entered circulation without the word DIME, a numeral, or any other...
Unique 1878 Gold Pattern Quarter Eagle Just Set a New Record
Unique 1878 Gold Pattern Quarter Eagle Sets $439,200 Auction Record
Only one genuine gold example of the 1878 Judd-1566 Pattern Quarter Eagle survives.
That fact alone...
1879 Coiled Hair Stella Gilt: The Gold Coin That Wasn’t
Paradime is offering this 1879 Gilt Stella - Looks Like Gold, but Its Real Story Is Better
At first glance, the 1879 Coiled Hair Stella...
