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Exceptional Rarity: The Story Behind the 1937 Matte Proof Sovereigns
By Levi Donohoe for CoinWeek
The 1937 gold sovereign holds a unique place in British numismatics. It remains the only gold sovereign to feature King...
Trump Returns a Sitting President to U.S. Coinage 100 Years After Coolidge
2026 Trump $1 Coin Designs Unveiled by U.S. Mint
The U.S. Mint’s 2026 Donald Trump $1 coin pairs a new Joseph Menna portrait with a...
Half Dome Collection Reaches the Summit of 20th-Century U.S. Gold
Wall Street Executive Builds a U.S. Gold Collection That May Never Be Matched
A Wall Street executive’s remarkable collection includes three No. 1 CAC Registry...
Gold CAC 1796 Quarter Emerges as a Landmark Mint State Rarity
The Only Gold CAC Mint State 1796 Quarter Heads to Auction
A remarkable 1796 Draped Bust Quarter will offer collectors a rare combination of history,...
America’s Finest San Francisco 1918 $500 Note Returns to Auction
This Stunning 1918 $500 Bill Could Sell for $175,000
Most Americans never handled a $500 bill. Even fewer ever saw one fresh from the Treasury.
Now,...
CoinWeek Coin Profile – 1892-O Barber Half Dollar, Micro O
America’s Most Famous Barber Half Dollar Variety
The 1892-O Barber Half Dollar, Micro O stands at the very top of the Barber half dollar series....
1943-S Doubled Die Quarter: The Wartime Silver Rarity Hiding in Plain Sight
The 1943-S Quarter That Turned a Tiny Minting Slip Into an $18,800 Rarity
Millions of Washington Quarters poured from the San Francisco Mint in 1943....
The King Returns in Gold: U.S. Mint Revives the 1804 Dollar for America’s 250th
Best of the Mint 1804 Silver Dollar Gold Coin and Silver Medal Set
The date tells a lie. However, the coin tells one of the...
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...
1872 Two-Cent Piece: Born in War, Killed by Peace
Why the 1872 Two-Cent Piece Became a Legendary Rarity
The 1872 Two-Cent Piece did more than close a short-lived coin series. It marked the final...
Gold Holds $4,000 as Fed Rate Gamble Rattles Precious Metals
Gold and silver retreated on Tuesday as traders prepared for Federal Reserve’s policy decision.
Spot gold fell 1.18% to approximately $4,027.40 an ounce in late...
West Point’s 2026 Morgan and Peace Dollars Arrive Without a W Mintmark
Enhanced Uncirculated Dollars Will Be Available August 25th
The 2026 Morgan and Peace Enhanced Uncirculated Dollars will add a surprising new chapter to two of...
Famous 1859 Quarter Eagle Gold Die Trial Rejected as Counterfeit
A Famous Gold Rarity Fooled Collectors for More Than 60 Years
A mysterious gold striking once ranked among the most intriguing experimental pieces linked to...
Eleven Legendary 1933 Double Eagles Will Appear Together for the First Time
Eleven coins. Ninety-three years of mystery. One historic display.
The United States Mint will place all 11 of the 1933 Double Eagle gold coins in...
Superb Gem 1937-D Texas Centennial Half Dollar Reaches the Summit at PCGS MS-68
This Texas Half Dollar Packs an Entire Revolution Into 30.6 Millimeters
A superb 1937-D Texas Independence Centennial Half Dollar now offered through Stack’s Bowers Marketplace...
2026 Reverse Proof Morgan and Peace Dollars Roar Back With a 250th Anniversary Twist
Morgan Beats Peace as 2026 Reverse Proof Silver Dollars Roar Back
Two famous American silver dollars returned on July 9, 2026. However, the United States...
Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman Unite in New U.S. Mint Three-Medal Set
Three legends. Six original designs. One official United States Mint Comic Art Three Medal Set release.
On August 3, 2026, the United States Mint will...
Congress Planned 3.3 Million Civil War Coins. Collectors Bought Only One-Third
The complete story of the 1995 Civil War Battlefield Commemorative Coin Program
Congress created the 1995 Civil War Battlefield Commemorative Coin Program to help save...
The 1910 Lincoln Cent With No Reverse and the Debate That Changed Its Story
The Unique 1910 Lincoln Cent Uniface Die Trial: The Full Story
PCGS called it a uniface test strike. Mike Diamond argued that it looked like...
The $1 Coin That Survived a Financial Panic and Became the King of Morgan...
Eliasberg 1893-S Morgan Dollar Returns From Overseas
A famous PCGS MS65 CAC example of the “King of Morgan Dollars” traces its ownership to the coin’s...