Legend Rare Coin Auctions' Regency 60 sale held at the firm's New Jersey headquarters offered several half dollar beautie including a pair of coveted San Francisco Mint Walking Liberty half dollars.

A 1964 Lincoln cent on a copper-nickel dime planchet is a fascinating error, embodying the Mint’s 1964 transition from 90% silver dime planchets to the copper-nickel clad planchets used for 1965 dimes.

The Philadelphia Mint mark on the reverse indicates this was intended to be one of the wartime “silver nickels,” but this one was struck on a zinc-coated steel planchet for a 1943 Lincoln cent.

Some wrong planchet errors can be a little tricky to detect, like a 1943 Lincoln cent struck on a planchet intended for a Winged Liberty Head silver dime.

Stack’s Bowers Galleries offered Indian peace medals at its June 13 Numismatic Americana and Early American Coins session

The 1895 Morgan dollar is a coveted coin, and Proof examples recently were sold by Heritage Auctions, with both coins also carrying the distinction of green CAC stickers on their holders.

Grading services differ in terms describing Proof coins that exhibit significant contrast between fields and devices, and two coins in Heritage's July 20 auction demonstrate the characteristics.

A Proof 1836 Gobrecht dollar graded Genuine, Proof, Uncirculated Details, Graffiti by Professional Coin Grading Service benefits from toning and realized $16,800 in a Heritage Auctions July sale.

Coronet double eagles from the 1880s tend to be tougher dates and finding quality examples can lead to spirited bidding, as two key dates that were sold by Heritage in May show.

The 1862 Coronet double eagle is an example of a coin that is popular because of the historic date, and this example graded AU-58 by NGC sold for $28,000 in a Heritage auction in May.