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Feb 29, 2016, 13:22 PM
U.S. Mint offering Proof 2016 American Eagle gold
The U.S. Mint will open sales at noon Eastern Time March 17 for Proof 2016-W American Eagle gold coins. -
Feb 29, 2016, 12:52 PM
1776 Continental CURENCY dollar not genuine
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? -
Feb 28, 2016, 09:00 AM
ANS continues legacy of numismatic research
Trustee Q. David Bowers wants to find ways to increase public attendance to places with names like "New Hampshire Historical Society." -
Feb 27, 2016, 08:30 AM
Uncirculated Shawnee National Forest 5-ounce coin
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. -
Feb 26, 2016, 10:10 AM
Online auctions, palladium coins week's big topics
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. -
Feb 26, 2016, 10:00 AM
1792 Judd 2 pattern cent not fusible alloy
Metallurgical testing conducted by Professional Coin Grading Service on two 1792 cent patterns has determined both to be virtually pure copper. -
Feb 26, 2016, 08:12 AM
Patience pays off with Jefferson 5-cent silver coins
It almost didn’t seem worth it, just to pick up five $2 rolls of coins, but I ultimately made some really neat finds. -
Feb 26, 2016, 07:07 AM
Altered 1913-S 5-cent coin made from two coins
The 1913-S Indian Head, Bison on Plain 5-cent coin is one of the key dates to the series. -
Feb 25, 2016, 08:45 AM
Reverse varieties for 1972 Jefferson 5-cent coins
From 1938 to 2003, the U.S. Mint implemented a number of refinements, little tweaks and modifications to the Jefferson 5-cent coin. -
Feb 25, 2016, 08:00 AM
Coins star on television show The Beverly Hillbillies
Check your change, you might find a rare 1894-S Barber dime, because Granny Clampett spent one in an episode of The Beverly Hillbillies. -
Feb 24, 2016, 15:01 PM
Selma Foot Soldiers receive congressional gold medal
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. -
Feb 24, 2016, 08:00 AM
Coins star on television shows like Hawaii Five-0
An Hawaii Five-0 episode titled “The $100,000 Nickel” is probably the most famous television show with a coin theme. -
Feb 23, 2016, 10:15 AM
Coins star on television shows like Dennis the Menace
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. -
Feb 23, 2016, 09:45 AM
How the Mark Twain silver dollars look when slabbed
Though it wasn't quite on time, the Mark Twain commemorative silver dollars were released to solid demand in both Proof and Uncirculated finishes. -
Feb 23, 2016, 09:39 AM
1794 dollar European tour draws crowds
The European tour of a 1794 Flowing Hair silver dollar valued at more than $10 million is off to a rousing start. -
Feb 23, 2016, 09:37 AM
Mark Twain Boyhood Home and Museum ordering coins
Officials at the Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum in Hannibal, Mo., are placing a bulk order for Mark Twain commemorative gold and silver coins. -
Feb 22, 2016, 13:18 PM
Commission of Fine Arts recommends quarter designs
The Commission of Fine Arts recommended designs Feb. 18 for the 2017 Effigy Mounds National Monument and Ellis Island National Monument quarter dollars. -
Feb 22, 2016, 12:18 PM
2016-S quarters Proof sets sales to resume
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. -
Feb 22, 2016, 12:15 PM
What Birkin bags and rare coins have in common
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. -
Feb 20, 2016, 10:45 AM
Coins star on television shows like Dragnet
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 20, 2016, 10:00 AM
2016 Kennedy half dollar bag and roll offerings set
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. -
Feb 20, 2016, 09:30 AM
Tucson Coin Club sets March 20 show
The Tucson Coin Club will be holding a coin show on Sunday, March 20, 2016. -
Feb 20, 2016, 08:00 AM
PNG Young Numismatist ANA Summer Seminar scholarship
The Professional Numismatists Guild will provide a scholarship to a deserving young numismatist to attend the American Numismatic Association Summer Seminar. -
Feb 19, 2016, 14:09 PM
Coins star on television like The Andy Griffith Show
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. -
Feb 19, 2016, 12:47 PM
Editor's Q&A: Storytelling numismatist Gerald Tebben
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.