We publish a lot of news about the U.S. Mint, because a lot of readers collect the Mint's new products. Not all of our coverage is met with praise, and the Mint doesn't always answer our questions.

More than 60 books, auction catalogs and photos previously owned by Walter Breen and acquired by Dwight Manley have been donated by Manley to the American Numismatic Association.

A 1795 Flowing Hair dollar with a rainbow toned silver plug from the Dale Friend Collection brought $141,000 in Legend Rare Coin Auctions Regency 51 at the CSNS convention.

Dealer and error specialist Fred Weinberg is selling parts of his collection, including coin dies and other oddities from coinage production, which appeared in a recent Heritage online auction.

The U.S. Mint is reporting that the entire output of 2022 Kennedy half dollars produced in Denver and Philadelphia has been sold in bags and rolls, but production and sales figures do not match.

The four-coin 2022-S American Innovation $1 Coin Proof set, which becomes available June 7 from the U.S. Mint, will be offered without any mintage limit or household order restriction.

Chris and Jeff speak with author Thomas Walker, who explains his guidebooks that help collectors quickly attribute large cents by variety.

The round 1853 50-cent piece that offers the design based on California's coat of arms and other aspects provide a solid connection to the state's history and gold rush era.

An octagonal 1852-dated Indian Head 50-cent piece that was likely created after the date on the coin was a featured offering in a recent Kagin's sale that included California gold issues.

Stunning examples of California fractional gold coinage was included in an April Kagin's sale that saw a round 1853 Liberty Head 50-cent piece bringing $8,540 in the sale.

Something interesting is going on in Congress. We are in the second quarter of 2022 and the legislative body has yet to pass legislation authorizing commemorative coins for 2023.

An awards ceremony was held following PNG Day in advance of the Central States Numismatic Society convention, with Jack Beymer winning PNG's recently renamed Lifetime Achievement honor.

The finest Professional Coin Grading Service Registry Set of Certified Acceptance Corp. stickered Walking Liberty half dollars will be sold by GreatCollections in two May offerings.

Legislation has been offered for up to 500,000 Proof and Uncirculated 2023 commemorative silver dollars to mark the 2022 centennial of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.

The Central State Numismatic Society convention, last held in 2019, was a welcome sight in 2022 for regional collectors as dealers reported favorable results in business during the three-day event.

Utah collector Dell Loy Hansen is the subject of an interview video that appears at the Newman Numismatic Portal and answers questions about his background and collecting quest.

The Uncirculated 2022-W American Eagle silver dollar is scheduled for a noon Eastern Time June 1 release, with the enrollment option "Currently Unavailable," according to the U.S. Mint.

Coinage and currency of the future served as the most popular information sought by readers as the development of the digital dollars and the look of certain coins in 2023 were top stories.

The facsimile signature of former U.S. Mint Director David J. Ryder is still appearing on certificates of authenticity for some 2022 numismatic products despite his Oct. 1, 2021, departure from the bureau.

The U.S. Mint says it has no current plans for the San Francisco Mint to strike additional Proof 2022-S American Women silver quarter dollars to assemble new five-coin Silver Proof quarters sets.