Off-metal errors enjoy enduring popularity among error collectors. The most sought-after type is the transitional planchet error.

The Dallas ANA auction offered a 1951 dime graded Proof 68 Deep Cameo by PCGS — one of the two finest Deep Cameo examples certified at PCGS.

An examination of the photos of your coin appears to show frosting that is typical for a Proof 2015-W American Eagle 1-ounce platinum $100 coin.

On March 13, 1969, the Apollo 9 mission returned to Earth after spending 10 days in low Earth orbit testing several aspects critical to landing on the moon.

As the numismatic community began to explore ways to attract more collectors to the coin marketplace in the mid-1980s, a surprising ally emerged.

On March 12, 1912, Juliette Gordon Low officially registered the Girl Scouts' first 18 girl members in Savannah, Georgia.

Recently Roberts studied one of the more elusive 1879-S Morgan, Reverse of 1878 dollar varieties.

The PCGS MS-62 rarity, with nice deep yellow-gold color, sold for $188,000, at an estimate of $125,000 to $175,000.

A Colonial coin collector’s library is never complete.

Collectors, numismatic researchers and generally anybody else can now access the Newman Numismatic Portal to search digitized reference resources.

Without much fanfare, the U.S. Mint posted notice on its website March 9 that sales for the 2016 Winged Liberty Head Centennial gold dime will begin April 21.

Jeppson meets with the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs March 15 as President Obama's nominee for 39th Mint director.

The latest counterfeit to infiltrate the collector market is a fake Proof 2015-W American Eagle silver dollar that appeared at a Florida coin show in February.

The Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee is scheduled to meet March 15 to review proposed designs for the 2017 Boys Town Centennial Commemorative Coin Program.

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One of the few Pogue coins that have reentered the marketplace, sold for $35,250 at Pogue III and is currently being offered by Legend Numismatics for $42,500.

On March 9, 1862, the first battle between two ironclad warships concluded after more than a day of fighting. Tokens showcase the battle.

Six new Whitman Publishing books will officially debut at the Whitman Coin and Collectibles Baltimore Expo, March 31–April 3, 2016.

Most of the Pogue Collection’s Indian Head gold $3 coins were purchased by the collector as part of his purchase of the Great Lakes Collection in October 2005.

On March 8, 1817, the stockbrokers in New York City formed the New York Stock and Exchange Board. A medal celebrates the NYSE and its visitors.

If the unstruck part of an off-center coin has abnormal surface texture, it can point to a subsurface source, bad blank handling, or various external insults.

Collectors unwilling to learn for themselves once relied, often to their detriment, upon the judgment of dealers. Nowadays its the grading services.

One of five known bronze 1943-S Lincoln cents sold for an undisclosed sum in a private transaction March 2.

Rare Coin Wholesalers, a leader in acquiring, managing and selling rare U.S. coins, has promoted Michael Contursi to the role of president effective Feb. 22.

The legislation calls for not more than 50,000 half eagles, not more than 400,000 dollars and as many as 750,000 half dollars.