Heritage’s fourth and final auction of coins from the collection of Eugene H. Gardner featuring duplicates, upgrades and specialty pieces brought $5,883,788.

Bidding on the Missouri Curio Cabinet of Half Cents began Oct. 28 and continues to Nov. 8, in an Internet sale conducted by Heritage Auctions.

The mintage limit for the 2015 First Spouse bronze medal set is unlimited.

The Monuments Men, a unit that saved artwork in World War II, have been awarded a congressional gold medal.

It’s time to catch up on the week that was in numismatic insights and news. Coin World is looking back at its five most-read stories of the week.

Heritage’s fourth and final auction of coins from the collection of Pennsylvania numismatist Eugene H. Gardner brought nearly $6 million Oct. 28 in New York.

It took less than four hours for the 2015 Coin and Chronicles Set - Lyndon B. Johnson to sell out on Oct. 27.

The shipment of 3 tons of gold ingots, federal coins, and privately-minted gold coins aboard the SS Central America originated in San Francisco in August 1857.

On Oct. 1, Stack’s Bowers Galleries and Sotheby’s held a Rarities Auction consisting of 135 lots of coins and other numismatic items that totaled $2,993,230.

On Oct. 1, Stack’s Bowers Galleries and Sotheby’s held a Rarities Auction consisting of 135 lots of coins and other numismatic items that totaled $2,993,230.

It’s time to catch up on the week in numismatic insights and news. Coin World is looking back at its five most-read stories of the week.

The designer of a modern coin is seldom an important consideration for collectors. It’s curious that we seldom give mind to the designers of modern coins.

On Oct. 1, Stack’s Bowers Galleries and Sotheby’s held a Rarities Auction consisting of 135 lots of coins and other numismatic items that totaled $2,993,230.

A counterbrockage is a raised, normally oriented version of the design that is produced when a brockaged coin is struck into a planchet.

The fake 1875-CC 20-cent coin shown here is rather remarkable for the amount of detail that was transferred over from a genuine coin to a set of fake dies.

The second edition of a landmark book exploring the tokens of Virginia was recently published.

It’s often said that today’s coin market has two tiers: the best, and then the rest.

The revised seventh edition of The Coin Collector's Survival Manual by Scott A. Travers has been published by Penguin Books.

Boy Scout Coin Collecting Merit Badge requires basic, broad knowledge of U.S. and world coins and paper money.

"Lost and Found Coin Hoards and Treasures: Illustrated Stories of the Greatest American Troves and Their Discoveries," by Q. David Bowers, out Oct. 27, 2015.

The Commission of Fine Arts Oct. 15 endorsed designs for congressional gold medals honoring Native Americans from two tribes during World War II.

When Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew decides design picks for the 2017 America the Beautiful quarter dollars he is going to have at least two distinct options.

Having been at the game since 1953, my list of pivotal experiences in numismatics, and particularly with gold double eagles, is a long one.

The CFA Oct. 15 parted with the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee over what designs to pick for the 2017 and 2018 Native American dollars.

An 1879 Flowing Hair gold $4 Stella pattern that has been off the market since the 1950s highlight Stack’s Bowers Galleries’ November Baltimore Auction.

In a recent Wall St. Journal Magazine article, actor Tom Selleck said, “If you’re going to pursue something, you should start where you might be the luckiest.”

Representatives of the Langbord family and the government met before Philadelphia’s U.S. Court of Appeals on Oct. 14 as the fate of 10 1933 gold double eagles.

The philatelic components of the 2015 Presidential Coin and Chronicles sets were obtained from a private dealer by the U.S. Mint's contracted packaging vendor.

When combined with the first sale on May 19, the total for the first two Pogue sales now exceeds $50 million.

Originally conceived by Thomas Jefferson and personally approved by George Washington, the Diplomatic Medal was intended to be struck in gold.

A zirconium medallion from the 1960s is a relic from when the "nuclear age" metal was considered to replace silver in U.S. coins.

When Beth Deisher traveled to the 1982 Central States Numismatic Society, she had the chance to meet former Mint Director Mary Brooks.

While several numismatists are attempting to collect all 3,000 listed Morgan dollar varieties, most focus their efforts on a smaller subset.

When combined with the first sale on May 19, the total for the first two Pogue sales now exceeds $50 million.

When combined with the first sale on May 19, the total for the first two Pogue sales now exceeds $50 million.

As with any denomination, cent weights will vary, with some falling above or below the mean

The U.S. Mint will release approved designs for the 2016 Mark Twain gold $5 half eagle and silver dollar commemorative coins Nov. 27; sites plan events Nov. 28.

The two panels that review coin and medal designs have arrived at different decisions for a 2017 commemorative silver dollar.

The fourth part of Heritage’s sale of the Eugene H. Gardner Collection of U.S. Coins is set for auction in New York City on Oct. 28.

The Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee rejected proposed designs for two of five 2017 quarter dollars in the America the Beautiful series.

If you are contemplating collecting gold $20 double eagles, don’t be put off by the scattering of rare varieties throughout the series

Designs proposed for two congressional gold medals honoring members of Native American tribes whose members served as Code Talkers were recommended by the CCAC.

For years members of the CCAC have pressed the U.S. Mint with two overarching design requests: more symbolism and more modern designs.

The theme that unites the three coins selected for this week’s market analysis came by chance.

Morphy Auctions is conducting an Oct. 16-18 sale offering antique gaming and coin-operated machines and an Oct. 31 sale in U.S. and foreign coins.

The 2017 America the Beautiful quarter dollars reverse designs will represent sites in Iowa, the District of Columbia, Missouri, Indiana and New Jersey.

Here are the St. Regis Mohawk Code Talkers congressional gold medal proposed designs.

Designs for gold medals honoring Code Talkers from the Pueblo of Laguna and Saint Regis Mohawk tribes were recommended Oct. 7.

Now we're focused on the proposed obverses and reverses for the Pueblo of Laguna Code Talkers congressional gold medal under review by the CCAC.

The Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee Oct. 7 recommended designs for the reverses of the 2017 and 2018 Native American dollar coins.

We are now continuing on with reverses for the 2018 Native American dollar coin, which celebrates legendary athlete Jim Thorpe.

Coin World posts all of the designs being reviewed this week by the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee.

The theme that unites the three coins selected for this week’s market analysis came by chance.

Of the four coins to pass the $1 million mark, three were made of gold, including a 1798 Capped Bust, Small Eagle $5 half eagle that brought $1.175 million.

On Oct. 15, Legend Rare Coin Auctions will offer a Proof 1895 Morgan dollar from the Coronet Collection of Morgan dollars as part of its Regency Auction XIV.

When collectors think of the key Morgan dollars, dates like the 1889-CC, 1893-S and 1895 coins come to mind. Yet, in top grades, things change.

Orders will be accepted by the U.S. Mint beginning at noon Eastern Time Oct. 27 for the 2015 Lyndon B. Johnson Coin and Chronicles set.

The 17,000-set product limit of 2015 Dwight David Eisenhower Coin and Chronicles sets sold out from the U.S. Mint in nine minutes on Aug. 11.

The United States' first quarter dollar is among the early rarities highlighting Scotsman Auction Co.’s Collectors’ Auction, set for Oct. 16 in St. Louis.

A life lesson learned from this hobby is that a person must be dedicated and have real passion to become truly expert at something.

When he discovered numismatics in 1952 at the age of 13, Bowers bought a copy of "A Guide Book of United States Coins" as the first step in trying to learn more.

Numismatist Gerry Fortin has reported the discovery of an 1851-O Seated Liberty dime struck at the New Orleans Mint that is absent Star 7.

Flowing Hair silver dollar may realize $5 million in Pogue auction: Coin World Buzz

Lot 161 in Scotsman Auction Co.’s Collectors’ Auction, set for Oct. 16 in metropolitan St. Louis, is a 1795 Flowing Hair, Lettered Edge cent.

It’s time to catch up on the week that was in numismatic insights and news.

Back in May, I bought an 1804 silver dollar for $15. OK, it was really my wife who made the purchase, and the 1804 dollar was actually in an auction catalog.

The Homestead Monument of American quarter dollar has yielded a number of die varieties whose diagnostics are tied to the window panes in the design.

California’s Long Beach Expo and Whitman’s Baltimore Expo are both thrice-yearly shows held on opposite coasts that attract many of the same dealers.

A die cap is a coin that sticks to a die and strikes a succession of planchets.

The second auction of masterpieces of U.S. coins from the D. Brent Pogue Collection by Stack’s Bowers in conjunction with Sotheby’s took place Sept. 30.