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  • 1792 Copper Disme: The First U.S. Coin May Have Been a Dime That Wasn’t a Dime
  • The Finest 1792 Half Disme: America’s First Federal Coin With a Direct Rittenhouse Pedigree
  • 1796 Draped Bust Dime JR-3: The “Mr. 1796” Coin

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coinweek.com /1 week ago

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 edge of the American coinage story like a lit...

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coinweek.com /1 month ago

The Finest 1792 Half Disme: America’s First Federal Coin With a Direct Rittenhouse Pedigree

The Tiny 1792 Coin That Launched America’s Mint It arrived before the first Philadelphia Mint building stood ready. It carried a new national promise in silver. Also, it passed thr...

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coinweek.com /2 days ago

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 statement of value. Instead...

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coinweek.com /1 month ago

1792 Birch Cent: America’s First Cent Pattern

The $1.175 Million 1792 Birch Cent and the Mystery Washington Never Explained The Bushnell-Parmelee-Jenks-Col. Green 1792 Birch Cent stands among the most important copper coins in...

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coinweek.com /1 week ago

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 of a perfect decimal system....

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coinweek.com /2 weeks ago

The 1792 Silver Disme: America’s First Dime Almost Vanished Before It Began

The 1792 Silver Disme Is the Dime America Almost Forgot In 1792, the United States did more than launch a Mint. It tried to prove that a new republic could make its own money, defi...

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coinweek.com /3 weeks ago

1795 Flowing Hair Silver Dollar 3 Leaves PCGS VF-35 Offered by GreatCollections

America’s First Dollar Design Returns in GreatCollections Sale GreatCollections is offering a 1795 Flowing Hair Silver Dollar 3 Leaves, certified PCGS VF-35. The coin carries PCGS/...

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coinweek.com /1 month ago

U.S. Mint Silver Plug Coins: The 1794 Planchet Problem That Collectors Still Chase

U.S. Mint Silver Plug Coins and the 1794 Planchet Problem In the first years of the United States Mint, quality control did not look modern. It looked human. It showed up as file m...

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coinweek.com /1 month ago

1856 Flying Eagle Cent: The Pattern Penny That Changed American Coinage

The 1856 Flying Eagle Pattern Cent That Sold Congress on a New Coin The 1856 Flying Eagle cent ranks among the most famous small cents in American numismatics. It also ranks among...

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coinweek.com /1 month ago

1837 Feuchtwanger Cent: The Tiny Token That Almost Changed U.S. Coinage

The Dime-Sized 1837 Token That Almost Replaced America’s Copper Cent In 1837, Americans needed small change. They also needed confidence. The Panic of 1837 shook banks, businesses,...

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coinweek.com /1 month ago

The Only U.S. Gold Coin Struck on an Elliptical Planchet

The “Football-Shaped” Gold Eagle: A Unique U.S. Mint Error A unique 2023 $5 Gold Eagle mint error shows how one tiny failure in the blanking process created one of the most dramati...

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coinnews.net /6 days ago

U.S. Mint Launches 1776-2026 Reverse Proof Silver Dollars

Two classic silver dollars take on a Semiquincentennial look as the U.S. Mint releases its 1776 ~ 2026 Reverse Proof Morgan and Peace Silver Dollars today at noon ET. Both coins ca...

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coinweek.com /1 month ago

The Only Certified Proof 1828 Capped Bust Half Dollar

A Great Early Half Dollar Rarity An 1828 Capped Bust Half Dollar with extraordinary proof status sold for $192,000 in Stack’s Bowers Galleries’ August 2023 Global Showcase Auction,...

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cleveland.com /4 days ago

2 iconic silver dollars released by U.S. Mint for 250th anniversary

Per the U.S. Mint, they symbolize the nation’s growth, strength, and enduring hope.

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coinweek.com /1 month ago

U.S. Mint Launches Best of the Mint 1916 Mercury Dime Gold Coin and Silver Medal Set

America’s Mercury Dime Returns in Gold for the 250th Anniversary The United States Mint has opened one of its most closely watched Semiquincentennial numismatic programs with a coi...

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coinweek.com /1 month ago

The Unique 1877 Pattern Morgan Half Dollar

Before the Morgan Dollar: The Unique 1877 Half Dollar Pattern A great coin sometimes tells collectors what came next. The 1877 Pattern Morgan Half Dollar, Judd-1520, does exactly t...

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coinnews.net /1 month ago

1776-2026 Enhanced Uncirculated Gold Eagle Shown in Photos

CoinNews photos show the 2026-W Enhanced Uncirculated American Gold Eagle, offering a closer look at one of the U.S. Mint’s most closely watched Semiquincentennial gold coins Relea...

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coinweek.com /2 weeks ago

U.S. Mint Liberty Bell Coins Revive a 111-Year Numismatic Rarity, but Also Raise Collector Concerns

The U.S. Mint’s $19,600 Liberty Bell Coin Revives a 1915 Rarity, and a Pricing Fight The 2026 Liberty Bell gold coins mark one of the boldest U.S. Mint releases of the Semiquincent...

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coinweek.com /3 weeks ago

1822 B-2 Capped Bust Quarter: The 25/50C Blunder That Should Not Exist

The 1822 Quarter That Almost Became a Half Dollar The 1822 B-2 Capped Bust Quarter carries one of the boldest mistakes in early United States coinage. It also tells a better story...

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coinweek.com /4 weeks ago

1876-CC Twenty-Cent Piece : A Collector’s Guide

The Carson City Coin That Almost Disappeared: The 1876-CC Twenty-Cent Piece By CoinWeek Notes The 1876-CC Liberty Seated Twenty-Cent Piece ranks among the great rarities of United...

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coinnews.net /1 month ago

U.S. Mint Launches 1776-2026 Enhanced Uncirculated Gold Eagle

The 2026-W Enhanced Uncirculated American Gold Eagle launches today from the United States Mint, carrying a premium price but also several features that will make it one of the yea...

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coinnews.net /1 month ago

1776-2026 Cent, Quarter, and Gold Headline June U.S. Mint Releases

June is a standout month for U.S. Mint collectors, with several firsts packed into a short release schedule. Highlights include two key opportunities to obtain 1776 ~ 2026 cents —...

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coinweek.com /1 month ago

1916 Mercury Dime: America’s First Modern Dime Still Rewards Sharp Eyes

1916 Mercury Dime: The Common First-Year Coin With a Five-Figure Secret The 1916 Mercury Dime looks modest at first glance but it is a small coin with a big story. It carries no mi...

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coinweek.com /1 month ago

The 1881 Three-Dollar Gold Piece: America’s 500-Coin Gold Rarity

Only 500 Were Made: The Odd $3 Gold Coin That Collectors Still Chase The 1881 Three-Dollar Gold Piece tells a strange American money story. It began with postage stamps. Then it mo...

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