Heritage will be offering one of the final sales of calendar year 2021 with their Dec. 16 to 19 U.S. Coins Signature Auction, which promises some interesting pattern coins from the 19th century.

The Heritage U.S. Coins Signature Auction in November included an 1889-CC Morgan dollar graded Mint State 62 Deep Prooflike by Numismatic Guaranty Co. that sold for $30,000.

An 1869 pattern half sovereign of Queen Victoria struck from palladium and hydrogen brought 12,000 Swiss francs in a Sincona auction sale on November 21.

Bank of Mexico's Series G 50-peso polymer note, issued Oct. 28, features Teocalli De La Guerra Sagrada monolith on the face and Mexico’s rivers and lakes (and a salamander) on the back.

With the revelation that the West Point Mint released 7,924 of the 2021-W American Eagle quarter-ounce gold bullion coins struck from an unfinished Proof obverse die, we now know the coin’s rarity.

After forced closure due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, the ANA's Dwight N. Manley Library has been re-opened for in-person services in Colorado Springs.

A new coin for Niue showcase the apex predators of Africa, beasts that are so designated because they sit at the top of the food chain without natural predators, like the lion and the hyena.

What were once thought to be foreign currency vouchers from North Korea are now reported to be emergency money coupons, issued because of inability to issue bank notes.

H.R. 5142, which calls for a congressional gold medal to posthumously recognize the 13 servicemembers who perished in Afghanistan on Aug. 26, 2021, is headed to the White House.

Chinese bank notes from the Lucerne Collection will be featured in a 612-lot, two-session public auction by Archives International Auctions LLC to begin on Dec. 7.

Currently unavailable from the U.S. Mint, the Matte Finish U.S. Coast Guard 2.5-ounce .999 fine silver medal has hit the secondary market and prices are seen well above the original $160 price.

After years of coin roll searching, a Maine collector visiting Texas found a 1977-D half dollar struck on a wrong planchet, and 2021 Morgan and Peace dollars continue to resell at hearty premiums.

We now know when the bullion 2021-W American Eagle quarter-ounce gold $10 coins were erroneously struck with an unfinished Proof die, and how many were produced.

A December Dix Noonan Webb sale includes a British medal attractive to U.S. collectors, as it features British statesman William Pitt, who was sympathetic to the cause of the American colonies.

U.S. Army officer, engineer and tribal diplomat Ely S. Parker, who served as Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's military secretary during the Civil War, will be the featured subject on the 2022 Native American dollar reverse.

Britain’s Royal Mint and Taisei Coins, Japan’s largest numismatic firm, are collaborating for an auction featuring British, Japanese and world coins at the Tokyo International Coin Convention in 2022.

Legislation proposing a three-coin commemorative program for Poet Laureate Paul Laurence Dunbar has been offered in the House of Representatives that could be a part of the 2023 schedule.

Production of 2021 American Eagle bullion coins is completed, and the U.S. Mint is getting a start on the new year, beginning striking 2022 American Eagle gold and silver bullion coins.

Bronze medals in various series struck at the Philadelphia Mint use two different alloys for the planchets, which leads to a different hue as one tends to be brighter than the other.

Jeff and Larry honor Thanksgiving with a look at the many blessings that can be found through active participation in numismatics and the joy that can be brought to the hobby when new discoveries ignite the purpose. It’s a big world to be explored, just as the pilgrims did over 400 years ago that led to the first Thanksgiving.