One of the surprises among the new U.S. Mint products in 2015 was the 2015 Harry S. Truman Coin & Chronicles set.

Nearly three years ago columnist Q. David Bowers became intrigued with a certain 1975-D Jefferson 5-cent coin with the D Mint mark in a strange position.

Legislation addressing 90 percent silver coins and commemorative silver dollars was included in a larger transportation bill signed into law Dec. 4.

It is probably more accurate to call the Bashlow “restrikes” tokens or medals since the pieces only duplicate one side of the original 1861 Confederate half.

Alexandrea Zieman’s numismatic story started in 2004 when she was 8 years old and got a post card advertising a coin show. Alex is now working for NGC.

The 24th annual members-only auction conducted by the Original Hobo Nickel Society is scheduled for 10 a.m. Jan. 9 at the Tampa Convention Center.

Obverse portraits that will appear on the 2016 Presidential dollars honoring Richard M. Nixon and Gerald R. Ford were announced late Dec. 4 by the U.S. Mint.

In this final column for 2015, I thought it would be nice to share four more 2015-dated die variety submissions from four more Coin World readers.

Details for the Feb. 4 official launch ceremony for the 2015 Shawnee National Forest quarter dollar and coin collector forum the night before have been set.

The American Numismatic Association has fully digitized its archive of The Numismatist magazines, completing a project, in one sense, 127 years in the making.

The 1882 Seated Liberty half is a coin that nobody wants. Collectors shun it to the point that you can’t get a truly rare regular-issue U.S. coin for less.

John Oliver took on the penny (or what collectors call the cent) during the most recent episode of his HBO talk show, Last Week Tonight.

The spot price of gold has dropped recently, hitting prices not seen for the past six years due to various concerns about the global market.

Household ordering restrictions for the 2015 American $1 Coin and Currency set were lifted effective Dec. 1 by the U.S. Mint.

Medallic works of noted U.S. Mint Engraver Christian Gobrecht will be on display at the Florida United Numismatists Convention in Tampa in January.

The spot price of gold has dropped recently, hitting prices not seen for the past six years due to various concerns about the global market.