The U.S. Mint will open sales at noon Eastern Time March 17 for Proof 2016-W American Eagle gold coins.

I clean out houses and found this 1776-dated coin and wanted to know what it was. Is it real or fake? Is it worth anything?

Trustee Q. David Bowers wants to find ways to increase public attendance to places with names like "New Hampshire Historical Society."

The Uncirculated 2016-P Shawnee National Forest 5-ounce silver quarter dollar goes on sale from the U.S. Mint at noon Eastern Time Feb. 25.

Also this week, a Coin World senior editor reports more interesting finds in circulation, and Q. David Bowers asks if today's grading standards are useful.

Metallurgical testing conducted by Professional Coin Grading Service on two 1792 cent patterns has determined both to be virtually pure copper.

It almost didn’t seem worth it, just to pick up five $2 rolls of coins, but I ultimately made some really neat finds.

The 1913-S Indian Head, Bison on Plain 5-cent coin is one of the key dates to the series.

From 1938 to 2003, the U.S. Mint implemented a number of refinements, little tweaks and modifications to the Jefferson 5-cent coin.

Check your change, you might find a rare 1894-S Barber dime, because Granny Clampett spent one in an episode of The Beverly Hillbillies.

The Selma Foot Soldiers, whose protests in 1965 helped lead to passage of the Voting Rights Act, received a congressional gold medal Feb. 24 on Capitol Hill.

An Hawaii Five-0 episode titled “The $100,000 Nickel” is probably the most famous television show with a coin theme.

Dennis the Menace, the early 1960s TV version of the comic strip, frequently had a coin theme. In one episode Dennis can be seen placing cents in a folder.

Though it wasn't quite on time, the Mark Twain commemorative silver dollars were released to solid demand in both Proof and Uncirculated finishes.

The European tour of a 1794 Flowing Hair silver dollar valued at more than $10 million is off to a rousing start.

Officials at the Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum in Hannibal, Mo., are placing a bulk order for Mark Twain commemorative gold and silver coins.

The Commission of Fine Arts recommended designs Feb. 18 for the 2017 Effigy Mounds National Monument and Ellis Island National Monument quarter dollars.

2016-S copper-nickel clad and silver coins in the two five-coin America the Beautiful quarter dollar Proof sets will have packaging with corrected graphics.

A research study compared the S&P 500 stock index, gold and Hermes Birkin bags, a high-status and high-priced bag that’s coveted as a status symbol.

The 1915-S Panama-Pacific Exposition $50 piece drives the story told in the “Internal Affairs: Parolee” episode of Dragnet, but makes only a cameo appearance.

Feb. 24 sales begin at the U.S. Mint for 200-coin mixed bags and two-roll sets of circulation-quality 2016-P and 2016-D Kennedy half dollars.

The Tucson Coin Club will be holding a coin show on Sunday, March 20, 2016.

The Professional Numismatists Guild will provide a scholarship to a deserving young numismatist to attend the American Numismatic Association Summer Seminar.

A running gag involving a fictional mint error plays a major part in the “Mayberry on Record” episode (season 1, episode 19) of The Andy Griffith Show.

Tebben unlocks coin stories. He starts by remembering that the first paragraph of a story should be what you’d tell you mother as you came in the door.

The top lot in Pogue III was a PCGS Mint State 65 red and brown 1793 Flowing Hair, Chain cent that sold for $998,750.

What is considered to be the finest certified 1919 Winged Liberty Head, Doubled Die Obverse dime realized $9,075 in a GreatCollections Feb. 14 auction.

Also this week, we reported on NGC authenticating the second known JR-7 1796 Draped Bust dime and a "Wide Rim" Anthony dollar that sold for thousands.

2016 is the 125th anniversary year for the American Numismatic Association. Part of that celebration includes the National Money Show March 3 to 5 in Dallas

Collectors notice coins on television, and everyone has a favorite story. Coins make for great drama.

A 1794 Flowing Hair silver dollar that's been off the market since 2008 is acquired by David Lawrence Rare Coins of Virginia Beach, Va.

The Comprehensive Catalog and Encyclopedia of Morgan & Peace Dollars describes a pair of slightly differing 1878 Morgan, Reverse of 1878 dollar die marriages.

In many instances, the traditional About Uncirculated of a quarter century ago is today’s Mint State 60 to MS-62.

A proposed design submitted at the last minute to the CCAC for the 2017 Ellis Island National Monument quarter dollar ultimately received recommendation.

Steve Roach and Dennis B. Tucker are the newest members of the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee.

Designs for the reverse for the Ellis Island quarter had previously been proposed back in October 2015, but the CCAC rejected them all. So here's Round 2.

While waiting to hear which Effigy Mounds reverse design got the committee's recommendation, we tweeted out all of the proposed designs for your consideration.

What made this 1968-D Washington quarter dollar graded Mint State 68 by PCGS sell for $8,812.50 on Feb. 5?

Pursuing his own interests and satisfying his curiosity, George W. Featherstonhaugh visited the private Bechtler Mint in Rutherfordton, N.C., in 1837.

U.S. Mint sales begin at noon Eastern Time Feb. 22 for the 2016 Shawnee National Forest quarter dollar 3-coin set.

In 1925 the Philadelphia Mint struck medals to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the arrival of Norwegian immigrants to New York.

Ironically the 1982 George Washington and 1983 to 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Coin commemorative coins launched a campaign for new designs for circulating coins.

Sales by the United States Mint of Proof and Uncirculated 2016-W Patricia Nixon First Spouse $10 gold coins are scheduled to begin at noon Eastern Time Feb. 18.

Two distinct Mint mark types were used by the San Francisco Mint when striking Proof Anthony dollars in 1981— the Filled S and the Clear S. Which one is rarer?

One of the highlight consignments of Heritage’s Long Beach sale included Indian Head cents from an anonymous collector that Heritage nicknamed “Mr. Perfection.”

Ten years ago I surveyed readers asking them what kind of treatments they carried out on their own collections.

Also this week, one Coin World senior editor found a $2 note in circulation for the first time and another gave three ways collectors can overpay for coins.

Collectors will be able to place orders Feb. 25 with the U.S. Mint for the Uncirculated 2016-P Shawnee National Forest 5-ounce silver quarter dollar.

PCGS celebrates its 30th anniversary by giving 30 contest entrants a Morgan silver dollar. It's accepting entries for 30 days, between Feb. 3 and March 3.

The third auction of the D. Brent Pogue Collection, a joint venture of Stack’s Bowers Galleries and Sotheby's, brought $17,135,612.50.

We asked our Facebook fans about what they thought about the idea of removing the motto "In God We Trust" from U.S. coins and paper money. They had thoughts.

At a Jan. 10 GreatCollections auction, a 1981-S dollar in PCGS MS-66 sold for $309.10, which is an impressive price.

Jan. 31 auction brings $6.5 million in first of two offering dealer and collector Tom Reynolds collection of large cents, one of the finest ever assembled.

Before the onset of the Civil War, the U.S. government operated one main Mint in Philadelphia and three Branch Mints.

First, any possible connection to a 2-cent piece in 1857 would be a wildly unusual occurrence to say the least.

The small size Capped Bust quarter dollars were minted from 1831 through 1838.

Numismatic Guaranty Corp. has authenticated only the second known example of the JR-7 1796 Draped Bust dime, and grades it higher than the first.

The year 1979 was the first for the Anthony dollar and collectors recognize two distinct design variants for this year. Most common is the Narrow Rim variant.

Since the days of Joseph B. Felt and his 1839 book, Colonial numismatics has long been focused on historical research and academic understanding.

Feb. 24, in Emancipation Hall, Congress will present a gold medal honoring participants in Civil Rights marches in 1965 from Selma to Montgomery, Ala.

The Old San Francisco Mint got a spruce up from the city in the weeks leading up to Sunday's big game between the Denver Broncos and Carolina Panthers.

Final designs for the 2016 Ronald Reagan Presidential dollar and 2016 Nancy Reagan First Spouse $10 gold coin were unveiled Feb. 6.

Details from the U.S. Mint include release ceremony information for the four remaining America the Beautiful quarter dollars for 2016.

Numismatic researcher Greg Johnson is seeking concrete evidence that three different reverse dies were used in striking 1873-S Seated Liberty quarter dollars.

In a general sense, the market has cooled recently for 19th century Proof type coins, though key issues remain popular with buyers.

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In a general sense, the market has cooled recently for 19th century Proof type coins, though key issues remain popular with buyers.

Die fragments of significant size almost always break off at the sharp junction where the die face meets the die neck. These are called cuds.

More than 1,300 people crowded into Southeastern Illinois College’s Deaton Gymnasium Feb. 4 for the launch for the 2016 Shawnee National Forest quarter.

We received two inquiries, weeks apart, from separate collectors questioning how to authenticate their purported California small-denomination gold pieces.

Also this week, a pair of posts focused on high-priced Jefferson 5-cent coins were popular, as was a strong opinion about the U.S. Mint's packaging problems.

In a general sense, the market has cooled recently for 19th century Proof type coins, though key issues remain popular with buyers.

Certified coin grades on modern slabs often disagree with the Official ANA Grading Standards, Photograde, and other printed guides.

An impressive group of unusual pattern coins leads the Regency Auction XVI by Legend Rare Coin Auctions Feb. 18 at the Venetian/The Palazzo hotel in Las Vegas.

A few weeks ago I realized that one of my favorite Morgan dollars was a duplication of a previously known variety.

Release dates for two numismatic products whose sales were delayed because of a mistake in the packaging are announced by the U.S. Mint.

Artist Javier Fiore posted his crème filling masterpiece last week in a Facebook post shared by the Original Hobo Nickel Society.

The U.S. Mint's production and distribution costs for circulating coins dropped for the fourth straight year, and sales to the Fed increased.

The latest free educational video/slide presentations from numismatist Robert Korver are now available at his website, NumiStorica.com.

A two-week delay in the sales for the Proof and Uncirculated 2016 Mark Twain silver dollars apparently didn't generate any pent-up demand for the coins.

Nikki Robinson, who examines and certifies tokens and medals for NGC, discusses her career progression and being a woman in a predominantly male industry.

Despite the coin market’s ups and downs, collectors should stick to the core fundamentals of value: quality, rarity, and demand.

United States Mint Principal Deputy Director Rhett Jeppson filled several key vacancies on the Mint leadership team in the past couple of weeks.

Retired Coin World columnist Col. William B. Murray has died.

The U.S. Mint announced details Feb. 1 for a design competition from which designs will be selected for the 2018 World War I Veterans Centennial silver dollar.

“The more things change, the more they are the same,” it has been said. Not necessarily so with numismatics, especially grading. Gradeflation has taken over.