The U.S. Mint fills one vacancy and creates another, hiring sculptor Darla Jackson away from her 2023 appointment to the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee to join the Mint's medallic artists staff.

The top lot in Part V of sales from the Sydney F. Martin Collection was an original 1781 Daniel Morgan at Cowpens bronze medal with two tiny flecks of gold embedded that sold for $264,000.

Three news articles this week about future coins honoring three women of color illustrate how far this country’s coinage has come in honoring long-neglected segments of American society.

The CCAC made its picks among designs for a "handover" medal for presentation in France, host country of the 2024 Summer Games, as the United States prepares for the 2028 version.

The Nov. 4 Stack's Bowers Rarities Night lived up to its name with important coins formerly in the collection of Louis E. Eliasberg Sr. being offered for sale.

U.S. Mint Director Ventris C. Gibson presided over a special ceremonial striking at the Philadelphia Mint of the first Proof 2024-P Harriet Tubman Bicentennial silver dollars in the three-coin program.

The finest of just five examples of the BD-8 variety, this 1820 Capped Head, Curved Base 2, Small Letters half eagle was offered in a Stack's Bowers November 14 sale.

Deep Mirror Prooflike Morgan dollars from the Great Pacific Collection will get plenty of attention when the coins are made available during Legend Rare Coin Auctions' Regency 62.

The U.S. Mint's plans for a 2024 gold dollar and silver medal using the 1794 Flowing Hair design took a step forward with a review by the Commission of Fine Arts on the design.

The only Proof 1907-D Coronet double eagle certified by Professional Coin Grading Service realized $432,000 at Stack’s Bowers’ Nov. 14 Rarities Night session.

Those who cherish treasures related to Confederate coinage will be highly interested in some of the offerings that will be presented during Heritage Auctions' Dec. 14 to 17 Signature Auction.

The reverse design for the 2025 Native American dollar will recognize Native Hawaiian scholar, author, composer, and dancer Mary Kawena Pukui, with the design subject to Treasury approval.

The first two American Innovation dollars scheduled for release in 2025 will honor Michigan and Arkansas and the coins were the subject of a Commission of Fine Arts session.

The Commission of Fine Arts considered four obverse and eight reverse designs in making a selection of a possible choice for a congressional gold medal honoring Army Rangers of World War II.

As host of the 2028 Olympics and Paralympics Games, the United States can continue the tradition of providing "handover" medals to the host of the previous games and the CFA considered designs.

The low mintage of the 1916 Standing Liberty quarter dollar drives interest and the sale of one worn example was an item where readers took notice along with continued interest in Mint practices.

We're taking care of some housekeeping by asking you to reflect on the year's top stories, by bringing back a well-liked column, and by announcing an upcoming retirement after 47 years of service.

Designs for a 3-inch .999 fine silver medal associated with the Summer Olympics of 2028 will be considered with the final design placed on a medal presented to France at the end of the 2024 games.

The U.S. Mint's decision to solicit opinions on designs for 2026 semiquincentennial products attracted plenty of interest, as did the news of a new event on the 2024 show calendar.

Native American ballerina Maria Tallchief will be featured on the reverse of the final 2023 American Women quarter dollar and a special ceremony in Oklahoma honored her legacy.