The United States Mint was created by passage of the Coinage Act of April 2, 1792. Circulating coins were issued in 1793.

During the year 2016, I will search through coin rolls to update my collections of copper-nickel clad United States coinage.

Unexpected initial sales of the Proof 2016-W Mark Twain gold $5 half eagle by the U.S. Mint pushed the coin into back-order status.

Early baseball star Lipman Emanuel “Lip” Pike is the subject of the 2016 annual brass medal from the American Israel Numismatic Association.

Global Monetary Reserve LLC announces a series of copper and silver bullion rounds to benefit the Chris Kyle Frog Foundation.

Another packaging mistake has sidelined the release of three more 2016 numismatic products from the U.S. Mint.

A hoard of more than 1,300 tokens and medals from the estate of numismatist Virgil M. Brand is recent acquisition of the Chicago Coin Company.

Because only three presidents are honored with dollar coins in 2016, the U.S. Mint has reduced its 2016 prices for eight annual sets that include the coins.

Silvered brass perpetual calendar with ferrotype portrait of a beardless Abraham Lincoln stars Feb. 27 in fourth Heritage auction from Berman Collection.

Spink USA has appointed Muriel Eymery as its new numismatic consignment director in New York City.

German-born sculptor Adolph A. Weinman began to show his artistic talents in 1885 at age 15, five years after emigrating to the United States.

The American Numismatic Society has long been of central importance to enthusiasts in Colonial-era American numismatics.

How the Winged Liberty Head dime has fascinated collectors since its inception is quite a journey.

The Winged Liberty Head dime series is known for its easily recognizable 1942/1 overdate variety from the Philadelphia Mint and the 1942/1-D from Denver.

The collaboration was between the American Numismatic Association and the James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation.

The 1916-D Winged Liberty Head dime is, if not the most, one of the most counterfeited or altered United States coins ever issued.

Collectors who specialize in Peace dollar varieties found their efforts highlighted and refocused with the 2012 release of The Elite 30 Peace Dollar VAMs.

The Winged Liberty Head dime, also known as the Mercury dime, is turning 100 in 2016.

1943 Lincoln bronze cents are legendary for their rarity: fewer than two dozen are known to collectors today from all Mints.

The 1909-S Lincoln, V.D.B. cent is a key coin in assessing a market. It is scarce, but widely available in nearly all grades.

The website smalldollars.com, operated by Mike Wallace, is recommended as a general source for information on Anthony dollars.

Sales of the Proof and Uncirculated 2016-P Mark Twain silver dollars have been postponed indefinitely while certificates of authenticity are reprinted.

Heritage’s first U.S. Coins session, held on Jan. 6, featured impressive error coins that were led by a crazy undated Roosevelt dime that was struck on a nail.

Anthony dollars dated 1979 were minted starting in late 1978.

An undated Franklin half dollar struck 65 percent off-center on a planchet intended for a quarter dollar sold for $14,100 at Heritage’s 2016 FUN sales.