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1937 Gold Sovereign Matte Proof. Image: Heritage Auctions/CoinWeek.

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 Dollar Coin

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...
1796 Draped Bust Quarter. B-2. Rarity-3. MS-62 (NGC). Gold CAC.

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,...
Fr. 1132-L. 1918 $500 Federal Reserve Note. San Francisco. PMG Choice Uncirculated 64.

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,...
1892-O Barber Half Dollar, Micro O

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 Washington Quarter DDO Details

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. MS-66 RB (PCGS). CAC. CMQ.

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...
Silver 100 oz Bars

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...
2026 Morgan and Peace Enhanced Uncirculated Dollars

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...
Counterfeit 1859 $2½ Liberty Gold Proof Reverse Die Trial Uniface - Judd # A-1859-8

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...
Record Year For Million-Dollar Rare Coins, Reports Professional Numismatists Guild

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...
1937-D Texas Independence Centennial. MS-68 (PCGS). CMQ.

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 Morgan and Peace Dollars Reverse Proof

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...
1995-S Civil War Battlefield Preservation Coins

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...

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