Tag: rare coins

One of the most notorious coins in numismatic history recently crossed the auction block at Sotheby's to smash all-time record prices. This coin is...

The 1943 bronze Lincoln cent is one of the most valuable and popular error coins ever to appear on the American numismatic scene. Capturing...

Historic sunken treasure is finally back in The Big Easy after a 167-year journey from the California Gold Rush, an arduous railroad trip across Panama, and...

Early American copper coins have an enduring place in United States numismatics. It might have something to do with their lead position as the...

By Michael Fuljenz Whenever financial, political, or other world events lead to a continued increase in the buying of gold and silver bullion coins for...

Coin collectors love variety — especially when that variety comes in the form of varieties — plural. And one of the most popular of these...

First offering of these historic coins retrieved in 2014 from Atlantic Ocean site where fabled “Ship of Gold” sank in 1857 Two of the finest known, very...

The indisputable king of the Winged Liberty (or "Mercury") dime series is the 1916-D Mercury dime, one of the most important rarities of the...

The Morgan dollar is a quintessentially American numismatic collectible, having become one of the most beloved of all United States coins. Issued from 1878...

What's the most expensive regular-issue Lincoln cent after the 1909-S, 1909-S VDB, 1914-D, and 1931-S? Still trying to figure out the riddle? Chances are...