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The 1916 Mercury dime is the overlooked dime issue of 1916. Not as rare as the 1916-D, the Philadelphia strike can be valuable in high grade.

The 1925-S California Diamond Jubilee commemorative half dollar by artist Jo Mora, honored the 75th anniversary of California statehood.

Copper cents in the early U.S. have a checkered history. Large cents were hard to handle but they were convenient for small transactions.

Two examples of extremely well-struck and well-preserved Carson City Mint Morgan dollars realized identical final prices, $228,000 each, during the sale of the David T. Miller Collection by Heritage Auctions.

Heritage's January Platinum Night offered 131 coins, leading with a PCGS MS-63 1893-S Morgan dollar and including an1881-S dollar from the David T. Miller Collection of DMPL Morgan dollars.

In the third part of his review, Charles Morgan focuses on gold coins from the Spring 2024 Stacks Bowers Rarities Night auction.

One of the rarest and most valuable British coins in existence will soon be going under the hammer and could fetch as much as $750,000.

The 1808 quarter eagle is a transcendent rarity that is famous outside collectors of 19th-century gold type coins.

Robert Scot's Flowing Hair half dime design, used in 1794 and 1795, was disparaged by some for his portrayals both of Liberty and the reverse eagle. Perhaps responding to that criticism, Mint Director Henry W. DeSaussure announced a goal of improving the designs of all silver coins.

Key coins to be offered in a late March U.S. Coins Signature Auction by Heritage include gold coins with low mintages and low survival rates that are sure to be attractive to bidders.