U.S. Mint officials say the design and production process for the Borinqueneers congressional gold medal is on track.

1868 Seated Liberty quarter dollar graded Professional Coin Grading Service Proof 65 Deep Cameo with a green CAC sticker sold for $7,050.

Rising metal prices were placing a cross-hair on copper and silver coins. Gold coins were produced in abundance as gold poured in from the California Gold Rush.

A newly confirmed doubled die obverse for a 1919 Winged Liberty Head dime has the specialty collecting community excited.

The tallest American numismatic book, "A Historic Sketch of the Coins of New Jersey, With a Plate" seems to say “go big or go home.”

Coin World is looking back at its five most-read stories of the week, according to reader metrics.

A nonspecialist may be surprised by the $8,812.50 that an 1860-S Seated Liberty quarter dollar graded Extremely Fine 45 by PCGS brought on Jan. 29.

The U.S. Mint will open sales March 5 for the Uncirculated 2015 America the Beautiful 5-ounce silver quarter dollar for Homestead National Monument of America.

The American Numismatic Association Board of Governors will hold an Open Session and Town Hall meeting during the Portland National Money Show March 7.

Coin World readers love to search their Lincoln cents for die varieties.

The 1838-O Half Dollar, An Alignment of the Stars, by John Dannreuther and me, is complete and has gone to print.

The American Numismatic Association is going big with its Museum Showcase at the upcoming 2015 National Money Show in Portland, Ore.

Paper Money Guaranty will be at booth #308 at the Chicago Paper Money Expo in Rosemont, IL at the Crowne Plaza Chicago O’Hare, March 5 to 7, 2015.

A handsome 1893 Morgan dollar in PCGS Proof 67+ Deep Cameo CAC sold well-above its estimate at Legend’s Regency XI auction, realizing $70,500.

U.S. Mint officials announced Feb. 25 a temporary sellout of 2015 Homestead National Monument of America 5-ounce silver bullion quarter dollars.

A collection of silver 3-cent pieces was a highlight of Legend Rare Coin Auctions’ Regency Auction XI, held Feb. 19 in Las Vegas, Nev.

The American Numismatic Society expects the American Journal of Numismatics, volume 26, to be published this spring.

The U.S. Mint will open sales March 3 for the 2015 America the Beautiful Quarters Three-Coin Set™ – Homestead National Monument of America.

The American Numismatic Society is busy working to expand access to its existing content through digitization.

A newly confirmed doubled die obverse for a 1919 Winged Liberty Head dime has the specialty collecting community excited.

Organizers of the Central States Numismatic Society show April 22 to 25 in Illinois have announced a full slate of speakers and educational activities.

A memorial service for former Coin World Editor Margo Russell, 95, who died Jan. 26, 2015, will be held at 11 a.m. March 21 in Sidney, Ohio.

Margo Russell could not have been a better choice as editor of Coin World.

The 2015 March of Dimes Special Silver set will be offered for a price of $61.95 by the United States Mint.

Two of the three coin and currency shows scheduled in 2015 in Las Vegas by CK Shows are being relocated.

The only known example of the Overton 109 die marriage of the 1794 Flowing Hair half dollar in silver is headed to auction.

As part of our continued conversation with our readers, we like to ask our Facebook fans to share about the numismatic acquisitions they've made recently.

The sheriff's department in Pottawattamie County, Neb., came across a collection of U.S. military challenge coins and is trying to locate its owner.

The Rogers-Whitney-Pogue Gem 1796 Draped Bust half dollar exhibits 16 stars on the obverse.

An unusual engraved California small-denomination pioneer gold piece offered at Heritage's 2015 Dallas PNG auction may be the first numismatic object from Utah.

The American Numismatic Association announced on Feb. 11, 2015, that it has settled its legal battle with its former executive director Larry Shepherd.

An Oregon Exchange Co. $5 pioneer gold piece from 1849 is a highlight of the 2015 American Numismatic Association National Money Show auction in Portland, Ore.

Reviewing candidate designs for the 2016 Ronald Reagan Presidential dollar is on the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee's March 6 meeting agenda in Portland.

The Wells Fargo History Museum in San Francisco reopened Feb. 19, following a crash-and-grab burglary on Jan. 27, 2015.

Collectors occasionally encounter essentially normal coins that have a poorly-struck perimeter. Are they errors or altered?

Searching through rolls of United States 5-cent pieces produced a completely unexpected find recently — an 1868 Shield 5-cent coin.

A rare Proof 1839-O Capped Bust, Reeded Edge half dollar will highlight the 2015 ANA National Money Show auction in Portland.

The desirable 1802/0 Draped Bust, Reverse of 1802 half cent is a scarce date in the series. But there are counterfeits known.

Coin World is looking back at its five most-read stories of the week, according to reader metrics.

The United States Mint will open sales at noon Eastern Standard Time (EST) on Feb. 26 for the Harry S. Truman $1 Coin Cover.

The currently only known example of an Enhanced Uncirculated 2014-D Native American, Missing Edge Lettering $1 coin resold in a Feb. 15 television auction.

The du Pont Proof 1866 Seated Liberty, No Motto quarter dollar, half dollar and dollar have been donated to the National Numismatic Collection.

2016 Guide Book of United States Coins, known to collectors as the “Red Book,” will be available March 26, 2015, at the Whitman Baltimore Expo.

An original cornerstone of the Washington Monument in Baltimore that is believed to contain coins, paper items, and a copper plate was discovered on Feb. 16.

Collector and researcher Oded Paz has announced his candidacy for the American Numismatic Association's board of governors.

Also coming up, the Mint's Feb. 24 release of bags and rolls of Homestead National Monument of America quarters.

Margo Russell, a seasoned reporter, served as interim editor of Coin World before being promoted to the editorship.

Morton & Eden's coin specialist Jeremy Cheek is retiring.

The official launch ceremony and coin exchange for the 2015 Kisatchie National Forest quarter dollar will be held April 22 in Alexandria, La.

The U.S. Mint is planning to release a Ronald Reagan Presidential dollar coin in 2016, Coin World's Paul Gilkes reported Thursday.

The grading term “Basal State” is the lowest level of preservation described in Penny Whimsy by William H. Sheldon.

A 1794 Liberty Cap, Starred Reverse cent that was discovered by a Heritage staff member brought $28,200 at the firm’s Jan. 7 FUN auction.

A George V pattern Crown in gold, one of two pieces known, realized $219,364 U.S. in Dix Noonan Webb's Feb. 11 auction.

Professional rare coin dealer Jeff Garrett has announced he will run for the office of President of the American Numismatic Association.

Is The Onion making a statement on the U.S. Mint's numerous programs, or simply just having a little fun?

Donn Pearlman's investment guidance holds up well today. He writes, “Numismatic investment is like a sewer — you get out of it what you put into it.”

Last night’s Coin Forum at the Homestead National Monument of America Education Center drew 116 coin collectors.

The Proof 2015-W March of Dimes silver dollar will exhibit more than one finish treatment on both obverse and reverse.

Carrying an estimate of $2,000 and up, it brought $2,585 in a recent Goldberg Auctioneers sale.

U.S. Mint plans a Nancy Reagan First Spouse gold $10 coin and a Ronald Reagan Presidential dollar coin for 2016.

The re-engraved 1793 Flowing Hair, Wreath cent did not meet its reserve and went unsold at an estimate of $1,000 and up.

A Ronald Reagan Presidential dollar coin and Nancy Reagan First Spouse gold $10 coin will be struck and issued by the U.S. Mint for 2016.

Introductory sales of the 2015 March of Dimes commemorative silver dollar are scheduled to begin from the U.S. Mint at noon Eastern Time March 13.

The American Numismatic Association and Former ANA Executive Director Larry Shepherd Reach Settlement.

PCGS MS-64 1920-S Saint-Gaudens $20, with fewer than 200 survivors estimated in all grades, goes for $99,875 in Heritage Jan. 29 to Feb. 1 Long Beach auction.

The coins were among those sold in the town where the proposed U.S. Marshals Museum would be built.

The 38th director of the U.S. Mint who led the agency from 2006 to 2011, has joined the board of advisors of Coin.co.

Approximately 2,500 people turned out for the U.S. Mint's Homestead National Monument of America quarter launch Tuesday in Beatrice, Neb.

A research trip to the US last week confirmed the strength of retail jewellery sales in 2014.

Steven Ellsworth is seeking election to the American Numismatic Association Board of Governors

How to be the next author like Q. David Bowers? Among other things, start early, as he draws on over 50 years of archiving and friendly collaboration.

Of the five 2014-P Uncirculated 5-ounce silver quarters dollars, the U.S. Mint still offers coins for the Great Sand Dunes and Everglades National Parks.

Coin World keeps you updated on the big event through the U.S. Mint's Twitter account.

The currently only known example of an Enhanced Uncirculated 2014-D Native American, Missing Edge Lettering $1 coin brought a record price Feb. 9.

Production costs for circulating U.S. coins dropped during Fiscal Year 2014, driven primarily by lower copper prices and increased quarter dollar shipments.

U.S. Marshals Service 225th Anniversary commems have brought in $1.45 million in surcharges. Profit goes first to U.S. Marshals Museum in Fort Smith, Ark.

I was saddened in late January to that Margo Russell had passed away at the age of 95. Margo had been a close friend and adviser ever since the early 1960s.

For only the second time in its production history, the West Point Mint will be striking a Roosevelt dime bearing the facility's W Mint mark.

A painting of two people weighing money by David Teniers II (1610 to 1690) brought $87,500 at a Jan. 28 auction of Old Master Paintings in New York City.

For the first time, a newly discovered Peace dollar variety has been crowned the Society of Silver Dollar Collectors’ ?“VAM of the Year.”

Coin World is looking back at its five most-read stories of the week, according to reader metrics.

Colonial numismatic content on television is so rare that any chance to peek at a Colonial coin in prime time is a treat. But 'Sons of Liberty' misses the mark.

At Heritage’s Jan. 29 to Feb. 1 Long Beach Expo auction a rare 1843 Coronet $2.50 quarter eagle in NGC Proof 63 Cameo sold for $70,500.

Proof 1869 Coronet gold $20 double eagle brings $229,125 at Heritage Jan. 29 to Feb. 1 Long Beach auction. Total prices realized approached $7 million Feb. 4

Collectors' Clearinghouse: New term needed for error type

Would you wait 11 months for your Proof set to arrive? Back in 1982 collectors were told by the U.S. Mint that it could only guarantee delivery by Dec. 31.

Sales by the United States Mint begin at noon Eastern Time Feb. 12 for 200-coin mixed bags of 2015 Kennedy half dollars.

The Overton 109 die variety of 1794 Flowing Hair half dollar is known in silver by just one example.

The United States Mint has scheduled its second stakeholders meeting March 18 concerning alternative metals for circulating U.S. coins.

David Queller, 93, noted pattern and dollar collector, died Dec. 24, 2014.

Four of the seven U.S. Mint's 2015 U.S. Marshals Service 225th Anniversary commemorative coin items are out of stock.

Demand for Barber silver coins is still strong according to Q. David Bowers who is putting the finishing touches on his A Guide Book of Barber Silver Coins.

U.S. Mint begins sales of circulation-quality 2015 Harry S. Truman Presidential dollars in bags, rolls and boxes at noon Eastern Time Feb. 5.

Bullish trends in gold demand in Asia during 2015 analyzed by Mike Fuljenz in weekly market report.

The House passed a concurrent resolution Feb. 2 to reserve the U.S. Capitol Rotunda for the Jack Nicklaus congressional gold medal presentation ceremony.

2015 High Relief gold $75 coin is a misfire by the Mint on many levels

In 2015, the ANS will offer members digital and print options for the ANS Magazine and all forthcoming monographs and the American Journal of Numismatics.

A congressional gold medal honoring the joint U.S.-Canadian First Special Service Force from World War II was presented Feb. 3.

The continued popularity of the Registry Set programs from PCGS and NGC continues to put pressure on modern condition rarities.

A misplaced 1793 Liberty Cap, Left half cent graded Mint State 63 brown by Professional Coin Grading Service brought $114,563 at a Jan. 25 auction.

Numismatic Guaranty Corporation has announced a program to buy back NGC certification labels that have been removed from NGC holders.

Numismatist and U.S. gold specialist Doug Winters is publishing online a numismatic reference on U.S. gold Coronet $20 double eagle coins.

American Buffalo gold bullion coin sales by the United States Mint have gotten off to a slow start in 2015.

As part of our continued conversation with our readers, we like to ask Facebook fans to share about the numismatic acquisitions they've made recently.

To mark the tercentennial of the end of the 1715 fleet, private minter Daniel Carr is striking commemorative cobs with designs in different metals and finishes.

A group of Ohio congressmen are hoping to convince the U.S. Mint to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the NFL with a coin.

Mounting evidence suggests that U.S. coinage dated 1946 is worth searching if you are interested in die varieties such as doubled dies and repunched Mint marks.

The United States Mint does not keep track of what many in the hobby refer to as "first strike" or "first release" coins.

Coming off record-breaking 2014 sales of American Eagle 1-ounce, .999 fine silver bullion coins, the U.S. Mint is off to strong sales in 2015.

Were changes made to the lettering on Bicentennial quarter dollars and half dollars?

New reality series broadcast on the Fox Business Network will be devoted solely to the George Walton example of the 1913 Liberty Head 5-cent coin.