The 2014 Farran Zerbe Memorial Award will be presented to Neil Shafer Aug. 8 during the American Numismatic Association World’s Fair of Money banquet.

The Museum of American Finance will once again host the 4th Coin, Currency and Collectibles Show scheduled for Oct. 23 to 25 in New York City.

The U.S. Mint on July 30 lowered the number of gold Kennedy half dollars at the ANA convention and Mint retail units from two coins per customer to one.

The United States Mint has established an initial price of $1,240.00 for the gold Proof 2014 Kennedy half dollar.

Honorees will be formally recognized at the Aug. 5 to Aug. 9 American Numismatic Association World's Fair of Money in Rosemont, Ill.

Homestead National Monument of America, Kisatchie National Forest, Blue Ridge Parkway among those locations featured.

The Kennedy half dollar was released at a time when 50 cents had real purchasing power.

Coin collecting got under way on a grand scale in 1857 with the discontinuation of the half cent and large cent, and the introduction of the small cent.

Between coins in a roll of quarter dollars I found a small medal depicting St. Francis of Assisi with his hand upon what appears to be a greyhound dog.

Scotsman’s Midwest Summer Sale, held July 18, 2014, in St. Louis, brought $1,124,107. Among the lots offered were several 1793 Flowing Hair, Wreath cents.

Scotsman’s Midwest Summer Sale, held July 18, 2014, in St. Louis, brought $1,124,107. Among the lots offered were several 1793 Flowing Hair, Wreath cents.

Scotsman’s Midwest Summer Sale, held July 18, 2014, in St. Louis, brought $1,124,107. Among the lots offered were several 1793 Flowing Hair, Wreath cents.

ANA's Elvira Clain-Stefanelli Memorial Award for Achievement in Numismatics is given to women who have made significant contributions to numismatics.

Sept. 26 and 27 are the dates for the next North Bay/Santa Rosa Coin Show at the Flamingo Hotel and Resort located at 2777 Fourth St. in Santa Rosa, Calif.

Coin collecting was a hot hobby in 1964, fueled by new designs on circulating coins, rising silver prices and the prospect of finding valuable coins in change.

The collector will be presented with the Numismatist of the Year award during an awards banquet on Aug. 8 at the ANA World's Fair of Money in Rosemont, Ill.

Organizers for the 43rd annual New York International Numismatic Convention have announced the schedule for the 2015 event.

Kennedy half dollars are very accessible. A collector at almost any budget level can build a complete set of Kennedy half dollars in Mint State condition.

U.S. Mint previously announced that 500 Kennedy coins per day will be sold at the show, and a buyer must receive a ticket from the Mint to be eligible to buy.

An alteration method used with coins several years ago appears to be showing up again.

The classic reference for U.S. early copper cents can be confusing to use but there are many new sources of information available today.

That’s a question many senior collectors can readily answer — even though they were but children then. Coin collecting was a popular hobby in 1964.

Longtime collector and dealer fondly remembers growing up in the Cincinnati, Ohio, area and attending coin clubs and shows in Ohio and Kentucky.

Augustus Saint-Gaudens' most famous coin design, for the gold $20 double eagle, appears on a new Proof silver $1 from Tuvalu.

Two-coin 2014 50th Anniversary Kennedy Half Dollar Uncirculated Coin set priced at $9.95 from the U.S. Mint and was released July 24.