Stack’s Bowers Galleries has announced the opening of the firm’s new flagship gallery at 470 Park Ave. in Midtown Manhattan, just down the block from the company’s historic West 57th Street storefront.

Bidders' appreciation of the color on this MS-67+ 1885-O Morgan dollar drove the price into five figures, triple its lower estimate, in Legend Rare Coin Auctions' Oct. 8 sale of the Roadrunner Collection.

Jeff and Chris discuss wooden nickels, answer more questions from listeners, and review an issue of Coin World from 1967. Jeff shares what he's reading, and Chris tried to figure out how much the largest gold nugget in history weighed.

The American Numismatic Association's operating budget for 2020-21 is cut by nearly 10% compared to 2019–20, acknowledging the unpredictable impact of COVID-19.

Who are the most influential people in the hobby today? We want you to help us identify them for a special publication that we will release in March 2021 as part of our 60th anniversary celebration.

In business for 70 years, E&T Kointainer Co. continues under new ownership, as longtime owner Bernard A. Nagengast hands over the company to employee Randy Moore.

Brightly toned Morgan dollars offer great attraction, as a Legend Rare Coin Auctions recent sale realized $32,900 for a CAC green stickered PCGS MS-66 1887 Morgan dollar, on an estimate of $3,000 to $3,500.

Some certified examples of the Proof 2020-S American Eagle silver dollar have resold for as much as four times the price charged when the coins first went on sale Oct. 13 from the U.S. Mint.

Prices are set for the Mayflower silver products among the offerings in a joint venture between the U.S. Mint and Royal Mint; gold coin product prices will be set closer to the mid-November issue date.

In the transition to new designs, multiple American Eagle gold and silver coins will be offered in 2021, some bearing the original designs and others bearing the newly approved reverses.

Sales reports on the Proof 2020-S American Eagle silver dollar and the price increases for silver products from the U.S. Mint were at the forefront of reader interest in the past week.

GreatCollections sold an 1882-S Morgan dollar with a blend of pleasing pastel colors and graded MS-67 by PCGS, in an old holder, for a strong $8,887.50 on Oct. 11, compared to other recent examples.

Jeff and Chris have a wide-ranging conversation with Phil Mussell, an owner of Token Publishing, the U.K.'s largest numismatic publication. They review an issue of Coin World from 1983 and Jeff asks Chris (and the audience) about the weight of the world's largest gold nugget.

Bags and rolls of circulation-quality 2020 American Innovation dollars celebrating Maryland and the Hubble telescope go on sale from the U.S. Mint at noon Eastern Time Nov. 23.

Life has been challenging all year because of the pandemic, and the future remains uncertain. However, there's a lot of good things going on in the coin collecting hobby today.

Why a given coin doesn't sell in a given auction may have nothing to do with the quality of the coin offered or the current market conditions.

The next-to-last quarter dollar in the America the Beautiful program, representing the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve for Kansas, becomes available in bags and rolls Nov. 16.

Despite reports to the contrary, the response from the U.S. Mint on a FOIA request has confirmed that 1986 and 1987 American Eagle silver bullion coins were struck only at the San Francisco Mint.

Sales began on Oct. 13 for the 2020-S American Eagle silver dollar, and nearly 170,000 (out of the 200,000 available) were purchased the first day, despite an increased price.

The U.S. Mint's practices and products completely dominated the attention of readers as price increases and design changes led the most read item topics in the past week.