Three rare notes in the Pogue Collection by Stack’s Bowers Galleries set records, including a “Spread Eagle” Series 1863 $100 legal tender note that sold for $432,000.

A PCGS MS-63 brown 1794 Liberty Cap, Head Right, “High Relief” half cent variety, brought $72,000 as a collection of half cents led Stack’s Bowers' March 19 Rarities Night auction.

Supporters are promoting new legislation seeking a different path to 2021 Morgan and Peace dollars: silver bullion coins rather than commemorative coins.

Expect shipping delays for numismatic products from the U.S. Mint because it is implementing safety precautions against the spread of the coronavirus.

The COVID-19 virus continues to affect people around the globe, including having consequences to the hobby.

The most-read articles of the past week include those about error coins and notes headed to auction, and world reactions to the coronavirus pandemic.

In February the metals market nudged upward before dropping steeply, and by late March is again on the upswing in respond to government efforts to stabilize economies as work slows during a world health crisis.

This finest PCGS-certified 1955 Lincoln, Doubled Die Obverse cent graded MS-65+ red with a green CAC sticker set a record, bringing $124,875 at a March 1 online auction.

In the shadow of COVID-19, parallels are widely being drawn to the 1918 Spanish Flu, so Jeff and Chris decide to investigate the impact of that early twentieth-century pandemic on the hobby. They also interview Emily Damstra, a natural science illustrator responsible for a number of Canadian and American coins.

A uniquely edge-engraved gold medal awarded by the Institute of Civil Engineers around 1921 is offered in Dix Noonan Webb’s April 8 auction in London.

As I write this column on March 19, my thoughts are filled with two subjects: the beginning of our 60th anniversary coverage and a worsening world pandemic.

On a Friedberg 227 $1 Series 1899 Black Eagle silver certificate, under the engraved signature of Charles H. Treat, are the words “Treasurer of the United State,” an apparent engraving error.

During the coronavirus outbreak, South Koreans are finding that DIY efforts to decontaminate their bank notes risk fires.

The U.S. Mint has canceled the April 7 official launch ceremony for the 2020 Weir Farm National Historic Site quarter dollar, following an order by Connecticut's governor.

Not surprisingly, most of the most-read articles of the past week deal with the impact of the pandemic on the numismatic community, including multiple show cancellations.

Impressive Proof error coins in an April auction by Heritage include Kennedy half dollars and a Jefferson 5-cent coin struck on a wrong planchet.

The sales launch for the 2020 Basketball Hall of Fame commemorative coins is delayed to April 9, after the original launch event was canceled because of the pandemic concerns.

An 1893 Barber quarter dollar graded Proof 69 by Numismatic Guaranty Corp. comes close to perfection and sold for $19,213.20 in Heritage's FUN Platinum Night sale.

A 1797 “Conder” token commemorates King George III’s attendance at a celebration at St. Paul’s Cathedral.

Jeff and Chris deal with numismatic shakeups in this week's episode. They review the first coinage of the Irish Free State as a nod to St. Patrick's Day and interview Michael Dlugosz, author of a book on British Conder tokens. COVID-19, front of mind for so many, and its effects on the hobby are discussed as well.