No one liked our cuts to the U.S. Coin Values section in our May monthly issue, so we restored them in the June issue. Other cuts in other sections became financially necessary, however.

A letter from a reader raises an important issue — that sometimes, a design feature that worked on one coinage series does not necessarily work on other series, such as edge inscriptions.

Congress must act, and quickly, to pass legislation that would grant the Treasury Department and the U.S. Mint the authority to change the compositions of U.S. circulating coinage.

We have made some design changes to the weekly print and digital editions to give them a fresher look and have started mailing the print weekly in a protective poly bag.

Readers will note something different in the print and digital editions of our May monthly issue — the inclusion of a new publication with an old title and a reduction in the page count in the U.S. coins valuing section.

As I write this, the American Numismatic Association is preparing for this year’s National Coin Week, an annual celebration of collecting all things numismatic, scheduled for April 16 through 22.

Sellers of coins who in the past may have played fast and loose in describing a particular coin’s origin are now on notice that doing so carries risks that include potential arrest and the resultant reputational harm.

Our readership measuring app records reader interest fixated on the 2023 Morgan and Peace dollar program, a continuing trend as this column draws reader interest.

Selecting a city to serve as the host for a major coin convention requires show planners to weigh a lot of factors. ANA staff and officials have worked toward identifying new locations for their annual shows.

Last week's edition of this column confirmed that readers continue to want new information about the 2023 Morgan and Peace dollar program.