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.

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Roberts’ GR was seized upon by those who saw Reds under their beds as proof that the Commies had taken over.

Support grows in Congress for a bill seeking gold medal to honor the Office of Strategic Services, the predecessor to the CIA, during World War II.

The Proof 2014-W American Eagle 1-ounce silver dollar coin is still a hot ticket for the U.S. Mint.

The second issue of Classical Numismatic Review has been published, offering research about ancient coins and a fixed-price list of ancient and world coins.

Series includes 125 date-and-Mint-mark combinations, 3 metals, more than a half dozen finishes, 2 reverse design types, 2 subtypes, and 1 outstanding rarity.

2015 United States Marshals Service 225th Anniversary commemorative coin designs unveiled July 23.

CCAC ponders issuance of 2015 Ultra High Relief gold medal during July 22 teleconference.

The official launch ceremony for the 2014 Great Sand Dunes National Park quarter dollar will be held in the Dunes parking lot in Mosca, Colo.

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder is scheduled to unveil obverse and reverse designs for the 2015 U.S. Marshals Service 225th Anniversary coins July 23.

Sonorous Sen. Everett Dirksen, R-Ill, took the Senate floor briefly Dec. 18, 1963, to “shed a few tears” for Franklin.

Learning to grade by books and photographs is a key start to understanding coin grading, but images of a single coin can only provide so much information.

The 2014 National Baseball Hall of Fame Young Collectors Set goes on sale by the United States Mint at noon Eastern Time July 28 for $24.95 per set.

The Jewish-American Hall of Fame's 2014 medal honors the contributions of the Four Chaplains, who died during World War II, and the first Jewish U.S. chaplain.

On Dec. 10, 1963, President Lyndon Johnson asked Congress to authorize the new Kennedy coin. Test strikes started before official approval on Dec. 30.

Bison have been a popular topic on new world coins issued in recent years, including coins from Canada and Poland.

Collectors seeking to buy the Proof gold Kennedy 50th Anniversary half dollar in-person Aug. 5 will have to show proof they are 18 years of age or older.

In 1980, 8-year-old Brian Ingram was vacationing with his family when he discovered what turned out to be part of a very famous cash ransom.

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The Kennedy half dollar underwent a number of revisions after its early-1964 debut.

A highlight will be the launch of special Kennedy half dollars from the U.S. Mint, including the gold half dollars carrying the dual date of 1964–2014.

Barely a year after the Cuban Missile Crisis, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated by a sniper with ties to the Soviet Union.

Winter Park-based Daniel Frank Sedwick, LLC has promoted Agustin "Augi" Garcia-Barneche to vice president of international numismatics.

Jeff Garrett, founder of Mid-Atlantic Rare Coin Galleries, was named to the national advisory board for the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History.

Details for a .9999 fine gold, Ultra High Relief 2015 coin and accompanying silver medal are to be discussed by the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee.

The CCAC discussed during a July 8 teleconference design themes for a congressional gold medal honoring World War II members of the Civil Air Patrol.

Researcher needs assistance with information about sutler tokens commonly issued to military troops.

Battle of wits waged in Congress over the number of coins for the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic program.

The Orders & Medals Society of America has scheduled its annual convention for Aug. 14 to 17 in Irvine, Calif.

In February 2014, 850,000 bitcoins mysteriously disappeared from the Mt. Gox bitcoin exchange. The exchange later recovered 200,000 of the missing coins.

Heritage Auctions’ July 10 to 13 sale brought total prices realized of $9,719,287.

A national collector organization for collectors of traditional or "primitive" money plans to meet Aug. 8 during a Chicago-area coin show.

With the four surviving members of Doolittle’s Tokyo Raiders in their 90s, time is of the essence to have designs executed for their congressional gold medal.

Sales of the gold Proof 1964-2014-W Kennedy 50th Anniversary half dollar will be limited to two per person Aug. 5 at the ANA World's Fair of Money.

Delays in shipping 2014 National Baseball Hall of Fame gold $5 half eagles, silver dollars and copper-nickel clad half dollars tied to packaging.

Among the more plentiful of the classic-era commemoratives is the 1925 Stone Mountain half dollar.

Minor Mint errors on commemorative half dollars pose an interesting valuation problem.

The Booker T. Washington coin series was a mammoth 15-coin series struck between 1946 and 1951 at the Philadelphia, Denver and San Francisco Mints.

Free exhibit of money used in North Carolina over three centuries is now on display in Chapel Hill, NC, until Sept. 30, 2014.

The congressional gold medal honoring Swedish-born Raoul Wallenberg was presented posthumously July 9.

Teaching at the ANA Summer Seminar about Colonial coins, paper money, medals and more is always fun.

Columnist has plenty of activities scheduled during ANA convention in August. Collectors are urged to attend and say hello.

The American Numismatic Association Road Show will be on hand at the show with an 1804 Draped Bust dollar and a 1913 Liberty nickel.

Official launch ceremonies for the 2014 Everglades National Park quarter dollar are being scheduled for Dec. 5.

Nevada's famous signage appears on the third medal in a program marking the 150th anniversary of statehood.

The American Numismatic Society has launched a new biographies site, which contains records for prominent people and organizations related to the society.

Public input is being gathered through Aug. 8 by the United States Mint from the public on the usage of low-denomination United States coins.

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Professional Coin Grading Service has certified and graded from the estate of former U.S. Mint Director Raymond T. Baker five rare 1921 and 1922 Peace dollars.

The book, regularly $50 U.S., is available for $30. Early payment for books that are picked up during the American Numismatic Association World’s Fair of Money

Ellen Feingold has only been curator of the National Numismatic Collection in the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History since June 30.

The email notifications that used to go out mid-morning on Mondays will now go out on Saturday starting July 26.

Common VAM-5 marriage or related varieties is important to document for authentication purposes.

Designing the congressional gold medal honoring American Fighter Aces presents a challenge.

Inspired numismatic 'detective' work of researchers finally solves the mystery behind the missing gold of 1856.

The Uncirculated and Proof 2014-W Florence Harding gold $10 coins in the First Spouse series went on sale July 10.

A New Orleans collector never anticipated discovering an 1861-O Seated Liberty half dollar while searching rolls.

Longtime collector and hobby volunteer Don W. Charters died July 5 at the age of 84.

The U.S. Mint has released its first photos of a production example of the Proof 2014-W Kennedy gold half dollar

The newest First Spouse gold coin, which will come one week after the July 10 release of the Florence Harding edition, will go on sale at 12 p.m. ET.

End of the Trail VIII Collection of Morgan dollars with the lowest grade point average in the "Low Ball" registry will be exhibited at the PCGS booth.

After more than four decades in leadership roles at major numismatic companies, gold coin specialist Paul Nugget has gone into business for himself.

A 1793 Flowing Hair, Wreath, Lettered Edge cent graded PCGS AU-50 highlights Scotsman Auction Company’s July 18 sale in St. Charles, Mo.

The inductions into the Numismatic Hall of Fame took place during the first week of the American Numismatic Association's Summer Seminar in June.

American Numismatic Association is putting on first World’s Fair of Money silent auction at 2014 Chicago show in August, and is in need of bid-worthy items.

The surface of planchets and coins can sometimes peel and crack. These defects are known in the hobby as “lamination errors."

Stack’s Bowers auctions at Baltimore Expo carried many of the rarities normally associated with a major auction. It also had a few spectacular error coins.

Stack’s Bowers auctions at Baltimore Expo carried many of the rarities normally associated with a major auction. It also had a few spectacular error coins.

1943 Lincoln cents struck on copper planchets are legendary, while branching out to other off-metal errors of the WWII era provides affordable alternatives.

A counterstamped Seated Liberty, No Motto quarter dollar featured in the most recent issue of The E-Gobrecht is a Civil War dog tag.

Haiti issued 20- and 50-centime coins in 1907 that were struck in Connecticut.

Two extremely rare casino chips, one of which is unique, were sold at the Casino Chip & Gaming Token Collectors Club Convention in Las Vegas last month.

Real, fake examples of Ceylon's 1812 rixdollar series are offered in the Richard Lissner Collection auction in Chicago Aug. 1 and 2.

Collectors need to beware of 'independent' coin dealer review websites. Sometimes online testimonials and customer 'feedback' can be manipulated.

Newcomers are the key to the future success of the coin collecting hobby. Collectors need to share the enjoyment and exciting challenges that await them.

A 1793 Flowing Hair, Chain, Vine and Bars cent discovered in a box of coins purchased for £10 in England was sold at auction separately for £24,200 .

The Uncirculated and Proof 2014-W Florence Harding First Spouse gold $10 coins are scheduled to go on sale by the U.S. Mint at noon Eastern Time July 10.

Regarding the Mint issuing 50th Anniversary Kennedy half dollars in 2014, writer advises: Let’s celebrate, but a celebration can also be a retirement party.

Stack’s Bowers Galleries’ June 27 sale in Baltimore of nearly 1,300 lots of U.S. coins brought total prices realized of $4,334,996.

The U.S. Congress is considering legislation to award the late Maya Angelou with a congressional gold medal to honor her many achievements and contributions.

The Proof 1975-S Roosevelt, No S dime remains at the top of the list of coins listed in the third edition of 100 Greatest U.S. Modern Coins.

ANA Summer Seminar is a treasure. Collectors make lifelong friends and learn to maximize their involvement with our hobby and build their collecting skill set.

A Connecticut firm produced coins for the Dominican Republic in the 19th century, and one choice example is part of the Richard Lissner Collection.

Thanks to the folks at ANACS, the strongest known obverse doubled die has been identified for the Mint’s State quarter dollar program.

ANA’s 123rd Anniversary Convention medal pays tribute to 1893 World’s Fair in Chicago, host city for World’s Fair of Money Aug. 5 to Aug. 9.

Changes at eBay involving problem auctions and violations of policies rile former community group.

The tiebreaker question on a coin club quiz: list as many denominations of circulating U.S. coins as you can. The answer was not as simple as the question.

The top coin in the McCullagh Collection of Matte Proof Lincoln Cents is the PCGS Secure Proof 67+, red and brown, 1909 V.D.B., Lincoln cent, CAC, Gold Label.

With Independence Day week well underway, Coin World asked its Facebook fans which U.S. coins are the most patriotic and best embody the spirit of America.

The official launch ceremony for the 2014 Great Sand Dunes National Park quarter dollar is scheduled for Sept. 4.

Designs for gold medals for Doolittle Tokyo Raiders, American Fighter Aces and World War II Civil Air Patrol are to be reviewed July 8. Public invited, in D.C.

Sales by the United States Mint for the 10-coin 2014 America the Beautiful Quarters Uncirculated Coin set will begin at noon Eastern Time July 8.

All purchases for the three 2014 Kennedy half dollar 50th Anniversary coin products will be restricted to household limits.

A congressional gold medal to honor renowned tennis great, the late Althea Gibson, was introduced in the House of Representatives June 25.

Heritage’s Gardner Collection auction on June 23 and 24 brought nearly $20 million and was highlighted by hundreds of popular collector coins in high grades.

Heritage’s Gardner Collection auction on June 23 and 24 brought nearly $20 million and was highlighted by hundreds of popular collector coins in high grades.

Heritage’s auction of the Gardner Collection June 23-24 brought nearly $20 million and was highlighted by hundreds of popular collector coins in high grades.

Florida teen Peyton Souder named Outstanding YN of the Year during ANA Summer Seminar Graduation Banquet for Session 1, June 25 in Colorado Springs.

A well-struck coin has more eye appeal and desirability than many pieces that grade a few points higher.

Ellen Feingold was appointed effective June 30 as curator of the National Numismatic Collection.