Full strikes are seldom found on San Francisco-made 1953 Franklin half dollars, so when one comes to the market, there is significant interest and this coin brought $33,800 as the top lot.

Half eagles from the Charlotte and Dahlonega Mints always get attention, and Heritage offered examples with minor problems, making the price point more affordable to interested collectors.

A pair of Mint State 67 early 1900s Coronet gold half eagles offered lustrous options for registry set collectors during a May 10 sale by Heritage Auctions.

Stack's Bowers recently offered the Ray Ballinger Collection of Seated Liberty dollars, nearly complete, with several top quality coins including Carson City Mint strikes, from the often misunderstood series.

Heritage Auctions offered an unusually toned 1891-CC gold $5 half eagle graded Mint State 62 by Numismatic Guaranty Co., and it sold for $3,120 in the firm's May 10 sale.

Jon Lusk became an expert on half cents and quarter dollars and some of his collection was offered by Heritage, including an 1836 Capped Bust quarter dollar.

Coronet gold $20 double eagles, an 1870-CC issue and a Proof 1883 coin, are two standout lots in Heritage Auctions Platinum Night auctions in August following the ANA's World's Fair of Money.

A Browning-1 1823/2 Capped Bust quarter dollar graded Very Good 8 by Professional Coin Grading Service sold for $44,400 during a Heritage sale of the Jon Lusk Collection.

A Heritage May auction offered two Blundered Die strikes, an 1822 and an 1828 Capped Bust quarter dollar, both from the same die corrected after a wrong denomination was first punched.

Exhibits feature Byzantine culture recently appeared at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York that included coins that helped illustrate the impact of the culture of African kingdoms.