A 1906 Benjamin Franklin medal attributed to Augustus Saint-Gaudens was the work of the sculptor's brother Louis, according to a letter from Augustus' son just scanned at Newman Numismatic Portal.

Examples of the two major design types of 1795 dollars were offered during the Heritage sale of the B&D Sanders Collection, with each example selling for more than $40,000.

The lead item in the Heritage sale of the B&D Sanders Collection of Pre-1800 U.S. Type Coins was a 1798 Capped Bust, Wide Date, Five Berries $2.50 quarter eagle bringing $72,000.

Damage to a 1792 Flowing Hair half disme prevented the coin from getting a grade from PCGS but it didn't stop interested buyers, as Heritage Auctions sold the coin in May for $69,000.

The June Showcase Auction by Stack's Bowers Galleries includes desirable coins such as an 1879 Flowing Hair Stella $4 pattern June 13, with the next night's offering including physical cryptocurrency.

Because a single pair of dies struck all 1861-O gold $20 double eagles, it is unknown which of the three authorites that took turns controlling New Orleans' Mint that year struck any particular coin.

The June 10 sale by Kolbe & Fanning will include unpublished inventories kept by notable collectors such as J.M. Clapp and his family and Waldo C. Newcomer that offer insight into the treasures.

Collectors are interested in the cents reportedly produced as a prototype for Confederate States of America coinage, and some seen today are restrikes, like the one sold May 3 for $102,000 by Heritage.

Heritage Auctions offered an 1861-D Indian Head gold dollar considered to be the rarest issue from the Dahlonega Mint and the coin sold for $31,200 during a Platinum Night session.

A couple of contemporary circulating counterfeits from the 1770s were offered in an online offering by Stack's Bowers Galleries of selections from the Sydney F. Martin Collection.