The pair will be on hand for the annual Numismatic Bibliomania Society Symposium this summer at the American Numismatic Association World's Fair of Money.

The transitional 1859 Seated Liberty dime is known by fewer than 20 examples.

Simpson is partnering with Legend Numismatics to display the coin at the World’s Fair of Money, which takes place Aug. 5-9 in Rosemont, Ill.

PCGS Poor 1 1797 Draped Bust, Small Eagle half dollar, O-101a variety in Heritage auction at Summer FUN is a collector opportunity.

Heritage Auction's July 10 Premier Session at Summer FUN in Orlando, Fla., includes a 1907 Indian Head, Wire Rim, With Periods gold $10 eagle.

Roach’s portion of the day-long conference is called "Globalisation, experimentation and foreshadowing: United States coins in the 1870s.”

Every so often a coin is struck on a planchet whose specifications deviate markedly from normal. Some are experimental strikes; others are errors.

With June winding down, it's a great time to check in with the U.S. Mint for its upcoming July product schedule.

The Eugene H. Gardner Collection of U.S. Coins, Part I, brought total prices realized of $19,627,872 at Heritage Auctions’ June 23 sale in New York City.

Looting has nearly doubled since the 2011 Egyptian revolution, according to the government of the Arab Republic of Egypt.

Fewer than 200 examples of the Proof 1990 Lincoln, No S cents are reported to exist.

Monaco Rare Coins has commissioned the production of up to 10,000 gold novodels replicating the designs from the 1787 Brasher, EB Punch on Wing doubloon.

The United States Mint has revealed new ordering details and pricing for the 50th Anniversary 2014 Kennedy half dollars.

Sometimes, despite safeguards, a token very close in size to a U.S. half dollar will work its way unnoticed into a roll of of those coins.

Maybe the most valuable of all Kennedy half dollars, and a great curiosity among modern issues, is the so-called Special Mint set 1964 Kennedy half dollar.

“An American Dynasty: The Clark Family Treasures” was an auction held by Christie's in New York on June 18 that featured more than 400 items.

Ten years after its authorization, the congressional gold medal honoring the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife, Coretta Scott King, was presented.

Ed Moy will be the keynote speaker at the Cryptolina Bitcoin Expo in Raleigh, N.C., on Aug. 16.

Collectors still are in demand for anything silver from the United States Mint, including the 1-ounce silver Proof 2014-W American Eagle.

The collector whose collection included a record-setting silver tetradrachm of ancient Greece gained his fortune and fame through paths outside the hobby.

For the first time in many years, the ANA has two official World’s Fair of Money auctioneers: Stack’s Bowers Galleries and Heritage Auctions.

Collectors will be able to place orders for the Proof 50th Anniversary 1964-2014-W Kennedy gold half dollar at noon Eastern Time Aug. 5.

Californians of a new generation are being introduced to Emperor Norton through a campaign to rename the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge in his honor.

Virtually all U.S. advances in design and medal manufacture were made by private firms such as Medallic Art Co., Whitehead and Hoag, and the Robbins Co.

Can you imagine buying a 1936 Robinson-Arkansas half dollar from the official distributor, Stack's, in 1936 and still having it?

The Eugene H. Gardner Collection of U.S. Coins, Part I, brought total prices realized of $19,627,872 at Heritage Auctions' June 23 sale in New York City.

The U.S. Mint notified its authorized purchasers June 23 that the bureau was temporarily sold out of the 2014 Shenandoah National Park 5-ounce silver quarters.

Internet bidding is closed for the first group of Gardner Collection coins being auctioned off by Heritage Auctions, with live bidding set to begin June 23.

Israeli President Shimon Peres is to receive a congressional gold medal June 26 in the Rotunda of the United States Capitol.

A bill of exchange made payable to Benjamin Franklin and endorsed with his signature sold for $16,741 at auction by Spink June 7 in Switzerland.

Current record price at auction for a rare coin is just over $10 million for a high-grade 1794 Flowing Hair silver dollar with a silver plug.

U.S. Mint officials contend they have the statutory authorization to issue the 1964-2014 gold Proof Kennedy 50th Anniversary half dollar.

Beginning at noon Eastern Time July 28, the U.S. Mint will launch sales of the 2014 National Baseball Hall of Fame Young Collectors Set.

The two-coin 2014 50th Anniversary Kennedy Half Dollar Uncirculated Coin set goes on sale at noon Eastern Time July 24 by the U.S. Mint for $9.95.

The first 2014-W First Spouse $10 gold coins, honoring Florence Harding, are set to go on sale at noon Eastern Time July 10 from the United States Mint.

The American Numismatic Association's revamped website, about to launch, offers mobile-friendly features and an improved online experience for members.

When the Boston Masonic Temple burned in 1864, ceremonial silver implements from the ruins were melted for coining into Seated Liberty half dollars.

The United States Mint launched sales at noon Eastern Time June 19 for numismatic rolls and bags containing 2014 Herbert Hoover Presidential dollars.

The United States Mint’s sales of American Buffalo 1-ounce .9999 fine gold $50 coins so far this year are down compared to the same sales period in 2013.

Los Angeles, CA – Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles’ Pre-Long Beach Auction took place June 1-4, 2014.

The meeting will be held in room 41 of the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, where the World’s Fair of Money is taking place, from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m.

Heritage Auctions’ floor sessions during its June 4 to 7 sale in Long Beach, Calif., brought total prices realized of $13,943,162.

Prolific numismatic author Q. David Bowers is researching and developing two books to be written chronicling the Pogue family collection of United States coins.

Heritage Auctions’ June 4 to 8 auctions held during the Long Beach Expo brought more than $16 million.

Free-admission coupons are now available for the Aug. 2 to 4 show at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Ill.

Q. David Bowers says one of the secrets to numismatic longevity is to collect one or more specialties that involve a lot of study and work!

A small, undated square piece of paper offers a tangible reminder of the 1800s when yellow fever epidemics were common in the United States.

The U.S. Mint has released details about its 50th anniversary program for the Kennedy half dollar, but it is difficult to get too excited about the anniversary.

Heritage Auctions’ June 4 to 8 auctions held during the Long Beach Expo brought more than $16 million.

The Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee and Commission of Fine Arts recommended proposed obverse and reverse designs for Shimon Peres gold medal.

We often take for granted the people we meet in the hobby. The passing of my good friend John Burns has forced me to reflect.

Heritage Auctions’ June 4 to 8 auctions held during theLong Beach Expo brought more than $16 million.

Stack’s Bowers Galleries will market what it calls "the most valuable collection of federal American coins ever formed": the Pogue family collection.

The blank surface of uniface pattern test strikes can reflect the presence of a metal block, an underlying planchet, or a smooth, flat-faced die.

An extremely rare Branch Mint Proof 1876-CC Seated Liberty dime is crossing the auction block July 17 after being off the market the past four years.

Stack’s Bowers Galleries' June 27 auction in Baltimore of U.S. coins comprises a wide range from Colonials through double eagles.

The U.S. Mint is taking precautions to reduce the possibility of mule error coins with the production of the 2014 Kennedy, 50th Anniversary half dollars.

The former director received the coins sold by Ira & Larry Goldberg Auctioneers in the 1960s as a gesture of thanks.

Authorized purchasers may now order American Eagle silver bullion coins without limit after ordering allocations were lifted June 2.

Discoveries of coins on archaeological sites in Israel, Greece and England show the practice of burying coins to protect from theft has gone on for millennia.

ANA's Board of Governors on June 10 heard about a new college scholarship, appointed a new treasurer, and accepted a bid for a new roof for the Money Museum.

Heritage Auctions’ June 4 to 8 auctions held during the Long Beach Expo brought more than $16 million

In the summer 2014 issue of Curry’s Chronicle, the journal of the Carson City Coin Collectors of America, writers address the coins and history of the Mint.

To mark the 50th anniversary of the Kennedy half dollar in 2014, the United States Mint will be offering seven special, different, Kennedy half dollar coins.

A canceled 1870-CC Seated Liberty half dollar reverse die (once a doorstop) and an 1870-CC coin the die struck before cancellation will be on display Aug. 5-9.

Top 14 coins from Saddle Ridge hoard removed from Amazon.com.

Many special coins were offered at auction in May from the Eric P. Newman Collection of early American coins.

The secret to selecting the best U.S. coins is to look for one well struck with "full details."

A great-granddaughter of President Herbert Hoover will speak during a June 19 ceremony in West Branch, Iowa, for the 2014 Herbert Hoover Presidential dollar.

A launch ceremony for the Arches quarter took place Friday morning at the Utah park.

Amazon listed 361 still-available lots of the Saddle Ridge gold coins on June 9, including the $2.75 million collection of the 14 finest pieces.

1886 $2 silver certificate will be among the notes offered by Heritage Auctions during its Sept. 3 to 8 Long Beach Expo Currency Signature Auction.

The U.S. palladium American Eagle bullion coin program is not dead but not on the U.S. Mint's radar.

The most recent Bonhams auction in Los Angeles on June 2 brought nearly $1.2 million with nearly 90 percent of the 368 lots finding buyers.

1982 legislation was proposed as a "logical" compromise to produce the first U.S. Olympic coins.

Presidential Coin & Antique Co.’s Auction Eighty-Four Exonumia Auction closing June 30 offers more than 1,100 tokens, medals and related numismatic exonumia.

Two coin dealers started a revolution in the numismatic marketplace in the 1980s by issuing simple ad flyers.

Sometimes it doesn’t take a fortune to own a rare coin. Rather, it takes something rarer: a bit of extraordinary luck.

Bonhams June 2, 2014, auction was notable for its selection of gold U.S. coins including two Proof $20 double eagles that both broke the $200,000 mark.

The U.S. Mint contends that 1974-D Lincoln aluminum cents were never authorized to be issued as a coin or made legal tender.

The Eugene H. Gardner Collection contains, among other items, what some numismatists regard as one of the finest collections of American silver coins.

A collector off-and-on since age 8, Bryan Trigg said he got the urge to resume searching rolls in after he found a 1909 Lincoln, V.D.B. cent in his change.

The T. Harrison Garrett example of Class III 1804 Draped Bust silver dollar will be offered during Stack’s Bowers Galleries’ Aug. 8 auction in Rosemont, Ill.

Once in hand, a coin purchased as a gamble on eBay proved more interesting than the buyer could have imagined.

A circulation-quality 2014 Calvin Coolidge Presidential dollar missing its edge devices was reported May 30.

The 2014 Raleigh Money Expo will take place July 18 to 20 at the North Carolina State Fairgrounds Exposition Center and feature 150 dealer tables.

A mysterious Twitter user is dishing out gold coins to the masses in the Chattanooga, Tenn., area.

Nez and 28 other Navajo men were recruited by the Marine Corps to develop a code that could be used during battle and not be cracked by the Japanese.

1737 copper threepence token is said to have been struck by Dr. Samuel Higley to pay the good doctor's bar bill though Higley died in a shipwreck in 1737.

The House Financial Services Subcommittee on Monetary Policy and Trade sets June 11 hearing titled “The Production and Circulation of Coins and Currency.”

Medal's obverse shows original Ferris Wheel from the World’s Columbian Exposition; reverse shows modern Chicago skyline. Copper, silver, gold versions.

The deadline to submit public comment on the U.S. Mint’s alternative metals research for circulating coinage has been extended to June 24.

Cumulative sales by the U.S. Mint of 1-ounce gold American Eagle bullion coins during the first five months of 2014 are down 340,000 coins from 2013 levels.

With a new month underway, it's a great time to check in with the U.S. Mint for its upcoming product schedule.

Diligent collectors continue to find and report die varieties of Lincoln cents found in circulation. Even minor doubled die varieties are important to report.

Coin World asked its fatherly Facebook fans which coin they’d love to be given on Father’s Day June 15.

An 1842 Seated Liberty, Small Date, Small Letters half dollar, known by just four examples, is offered in a July 23 Heritage auction in New York City.

Amazon has launched online its Collectible Coins store.

In total, the two days of auctions at Eric P. Newman IV, focused on early American coins, realized more than $11 million.

Proposed obverse and reverse designs for a congressional gold medal honoring Israeli's outgoing president, Shimon Peres, were recommended June 2 by the CCAC.

The to-be-sold coins have for the last 14 years been on display at the ANA’s Edward C. Rochette Money Museum in Colorado Springs.

Transformers: Age of Extinction comes to the silver screen June 27, but new coins showing three of the characters are being sold now.

The O Mint mark of the New Orleans Mint intended for 1892-O Barber dimes and quarters was inadvertently punched into a single Barber half dollar reverse die.

The 1793 Flowing Hair, Chain, AMERI. cent in the Eugene H. Gardner Collection of U.S. Coins is the plate coin from William H. Sheldon’s Early American Cents.

Rationing was removed that was implemented in January 2013 in response to high demand that drained the Mint’s silver blank supply, according to Reuters.

Graveside services set for June 7 in Pennsylvania for the late numismatic book dealer John Henry Burns.

American movie star Kellan Lutz, who portrayed the Roman hero in "The Legend of Hercules," told Film News that he’s been in the hobby since childhood.

Massachusetts Pine Tree shillings are among the textbook Early American coins.

This coin is among three fascinating pieces from Newman IV that each sold around the $50,000 level.

Higley coppers often have some damage. This piece, graded Good 4 by Numismatic Guaranty Corp., brought $54,343.75.

In Proof, the 1822 Capped Bust dime is known by just two examples.