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Fractional Gold American Buffalo’s Return

Fractional Gold American Buffalo’s Return

The U.S. Mint revealed images of its upcoming reverse proof fractional gold American Buffalo, which will be available on December 10.
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U.S. Mint Reveals 2027 Youth Sports Coin Designs

U.S. Mint Reveals 2027 Youth Sports Coin Designs

The United States Mint released designs for the first five coins in its Youth Sports Coin Collection, a coin program set to begin in 2027.
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Error Coin Essentials: Identical Faces

Error Coin Essentials: Identical Faces

Coins with identical faces are particularly fascinating errors that can be made in several ways and might be mistaken for different errors.
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Venomous Beauty

Venomous Beauty

The Perth Mint has unveiled the gold proof Jewelled Redback Spider coin with a three-dimensional spider with black diamonds and a ruby.
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Animal War Heroes

Animal War Heroes

The Dickin Medal has been awarded to 75 animals, and the military honor is regarded as the animal equivalent to the Victoria Cross.
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Hungarian 1956 Revolution Commemorative

Hungarian 1956 Revolution Commemorative

The Hungarian Mint released a silver commemorative to recognize the country’s revolution against the Soviet Union in 1956.
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Starlust Columbiana Auction

Starlust Columbiana Auction

The Steve Starlust Showcase Auction of Rare 1893 Columbiana includes 209 cherrypicked treasures, including never-before-offered pieces.
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Computer Coin Grading: The Future

Computer Coin Grading: The Future

The future of coin grading will likely merge technology and human expertise—two sides of the same coin.
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Animal War Heroes

Animal War Heroes

Features

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The Dickin Medal has been awarded to 75 animals, and the military honor is regarded as the animal equivalent to the Victoria Cross.

Animal War Heroes
Spill the Tea

Spill the Tea

Money Musings

Read time4 min read

Reports indicate that tea money used by Chinese merchants as an international trade item appeared in Central Asia as recently as 1935.

Spill the Tea

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The Young Collector

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