Los Angeles Dodgers second baseman Jack Roosevelt "Jackie" Robinson broke the modern-day color barrier in Major League Baseball in 1947.

Coin World gives you a quick look at what's happening in the world of numismatics.

U.S. Representatives Carolyn B. Maloney, D-N.Y., and Pete Sessions, R-Texas, introduced in the U.S. House the Breast Cancer Awareness Commemorative Coin Act.

The 2015 Coin and Chronicles Set – Harry S. Truman reportedly sold out of its maximum authorization within 15 minutes of going on sale June 30.

Sales by the U.S. Mint of American Eagle silver bullion coins totaled 4,840,000 ounces in June 2015, up from 2,023,500 ounces in May.

The Proof 2015-W Jacqueline Kennedy, First Spouse gold $10 coin went on immediate back-order soon after going on sale June 25.

This 'black and white' feature is specific to 1950 variations of this coin and beyond.

A 1967 Kennedy half dollar and a 1921-D 'Mercury' dime are also among the recent purchases reported by Coin World's Facebook fans.

Thomas Edison's many inventions helped create the modern world in which we live, so it is only natural that he is honored on a collector coin.