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1916 Standing Liberty Quarter. MS-64 FH (CACG).

1916 Standing Liberty Quarter: The 52,000-Coin Masterpiece That Still Starts Arguments

The 52,000-Coin Legend That Changed U.S. Coinage The 1916 Standing Liberty Quarter entered American commerce like a rumor. The Philadelphia Mint struck just 52,000 pieces...
1796 Draped Bust Quarter. Browning-2. Rarity-3. Mint State-66 (PCGS).

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America’s First Quarter Was Almost Never Meant to Exist Every quarter in America’s pocket has a strange ancestor. It did not begin as the neat product...
1792 P10C Disme, Judd-11, Pollock-12, R.8 MS64 Red and Brown PCGS. CAC

1792 Copper Disme: The First U.S. Coin May Have Been a Dime That Wasn’t...

Did America’s First Coin Start in a Philadelphia Cellar? The 1792 Copper Disme does not look loud. It does not need to. It sits at the...

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In the eyes of the collector, coins with eye appeal and quality are today's trend The rare coin market evolves, and many series go out...

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1968 No S Roosevelt Dime: The Tiny Proof Set Mistake That Created a Modern Rarity

,A Missing “S” Turned This 1968 Proof Dime Into a $22,800 Modern Rarity In 1968, the United States Mint sought to restore order to American...

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Rome’s Wildest Ancient Coins Were Minted During an Imperial Meltdown Rome did not fall in 260 CE. However, it came close enough to terrify anyone...

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Unique Double-Struck 1820 Philippines Octavo: A Tiny Manila Copper With a Big Colonial Story

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1899 Black Eagle Silver Certificate: A Gem Fr. 236 Takes Flight at Stack’s Bowers

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World’s Heaviest Silver Coin: Texas Precious Metals Sets Guinness Record With 2,500-Ounce America 250 Coin

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The Panama-Pacific International Exposition Award Medal

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U.S. Mint’s Best of the Mint Series Turns to the Rare 1916 Standing Liberty Quarter

The 1916 Standing Liberty Quarter Returns in Gold for America’s 250th The United States Mint will launch the second release in its Best of the...

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ANA Offers Two Hands-On Coin Seminars Before Pittsburgh World’s Fair of Money

Counterfeits Are Getting Better. ANA’s Pittsburgh Seminars Show Collectors How to Fight Back The American Numismatic Association will give collectors a head start before the...

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1916 Standing Liberty Quarter: The 52,000-Coin Masterpiece That Still Starts Arguments

The 52,000-Coin Legend That Changed U.S. Coinage The 1916 Standing Liberty Quarter entered American commerce like a rumor. The Philadelphia Mint struck just 52,000 pieces...

Zoo Coinage of Gallienus: Coins From an Empire on the Brink

Rome’s Wildest Ancient Coins Were Minted During an Imperial Meltdown Rome did not fall in 260 CE. However, it came close enough to terrify anyone...

U.S. Mint’s Best of the Mint Series Turns to the Rare 1916 Standing Liberty Quarter

The 1916 Standing Liberty Quarter Returns in Gold for America’s 250th The United States Mint will launch the second release in its Best of the...

Unique Double-Struck 1820 Philippines Octavo: A Tiny Manila Copper With a Big Colonial Story

A Tiny 1820 Manila Copper Coin With a Huge Spanish Colonial Story An 1820 Philippines Octavo should not stop traffic. It measures only about 17...

The First American Quarter: How the 1796 Draped Bust Quarter Beat Jefferson’s Decimal Dream

America’s First Quarter Was Almost Never Meant to Exist Every quarter in America’s pocket has a strange ancestor. It did not begin as the neat product...

ANA Offers Two Hands-On Coin Seminars Before Pittsburgh World’s Fair of Money

Counterfeits Are Getting Better. ANA’s Pittsburgh Seminars Show Collectors How to Fight Back The American Numismatic Association will give collectors a head start before the...

1792 Copper Disme: The First U.S. Coin May Have Been a Dime That Wasn’t a Dime

Did America’s First Coin Start in a Philadelphia Cellar? The 1792 Copper Disme does not look loud. It does not need to. It sits at the...

1968 No S Roosevelt Dime: The Tiny Proof Set Mistake That Created a Modern Rarity

,A Missing “S” Turned This 1968 Proof Dime Into a $22,800 Modern Rarity In 1968, the United States Mint sought to restore order to American...

World’s Heaviest Silver Coin: Texas Precious Metals Sets Guinness Record With 2,500-Ounce America 250 Coin

This 2,500-Ounce Silver Coin Just Set a Guinness World Record A new Guinness World Records title now belongs to a coin that most collectors could...

Sole Finest 1932-S Washington Quarter Could Ignite Heritage Summer FUN

The Only MS66+ 1932-S Quarter Is a Depression-Era Prize A great key date can define a coin series. However, a sole finest key date can...