Joel J. Orosz receives the 2021 Burnett Anderson Memorial Award for Excellence in Numismatic Writing, only the latest honor in this writer, researcher and philanthropist's more than 40-year career.

In content exclusive to the July 15 issue of “Coin World,“ columns examine three 1909 quarter dollars, a horrible catalog for a great collection, and heavy die clashing.

R.W. Julian’s “Medals of the Unites States Mint: The First Century, 1792-1892” provides a modern example of the evergreen numismatic reference

The story of “the mob at the Mint” was told in the May 25, 1857, Philadelphia Evening Bulletin. What caused the event?

Many of the author's 1964 predictions for 1971 were laughably lousy, like his belief that a 1942-S Lincoln cent roll would be worth $2,315. (Real answer: $125.)

The book is stuffed with fascinating data about the numismatic scene at the outset of President Eisenhower’s second term.

ANA founder George Heath suggested that since his candidate for secretary was Plain Talk’s coin columnist, that paper should be the ANA’s “official organ.”

The Coin Collector’s Manual was published in a small edition. Humble though it was, opened the door to literally millions of guide books to follow.

Back in May, I bought an 1804 silver dollar for $15. OK, it was really my wife who made the purchase, and the 1804 dollar was actually in an auction catalog.

Just how “deluxe” have editors Ken Bressett, Q. David Bowers, and Jeff Garrett made A Guide Book of United States Coins: Deluxe Edition, the beloved “Red Book”?