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By Mike Markowitz
Athens controlled one of the richest silver mines in the ancient world. Wealth extracted by slave labor elevated the city into a cultural, economic, and political powerhouse. Athens maintained that position until Rome eclipsed it in the second century...

By Roger W. Burdette, special to CoinWeek …..
The Philadelphia Mint began selling sets of special coins to collectors in 1858. This new policy did not arise from a bureaucratic whim; it responded to growing demand from coin collectors. When the Mint replaced the old large copper cent with a smaller...

By  CoinWeek Notes …..
The North American token is an early 19th-century token believed to have been struck in Dublin, Ireland, in the late 1810s through perhaps 1820. The date on the token suggests that it was issued in 1781, but numismatists think that this date was deployed...

U.S. Mint 2026 Prices Surge:
Silver Eagles Jump 82%, Proof Sets Rise 166%, Uncirculated Sets Climb 274%
The United States Mint has announced sweeping price increases for its 2026 numismatic products. Silver’s dramatic rise explains part of the shift. However, the increases extend well beyond silver coins....