The “Quintuple Stella” is collected as part of the popular and interesting Stella $4 pattern series of 1879 and 1880.

The final coin of the massive 453-coin Overton set reached the grading room of Professional Coin Grading Service capping a 30-year journey.

Women in Numismatics is celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2016 with elongated coins.

Bags and rolls of 2016 Harpers Ferry National Historical Park quarter dollars struck in circulation quality will be offered by the bureau beginning June 6.

This month Coin World columnist O'Rourke concentrated on looking through as many rolls of 5-cent coins as he could get his hands on.

Gold Mercury dimes see a modest bump up in the secondary market, even as the Mint retains a small inventory from customer returns and order cancellations.

An Enhanced Uncirculated 2016-S Native American $1 coin struck at the San Francisco Mint will be featured n the 2016 American $1 Coin and Currency set.

Inaugural medals of the presidents of the United States have gained enormous popularity since 1961. Several of the men have inaugural medals for other offices.

McClure Collection offerings at Long Beach include an NGC MS-65+CAC 1895-O Morgan dollar, one of finest at CAC, and a colorful Proof 64 CAC 1895 Morgan dollar.

Unfortunately, what the reader has is a common modern reproduction, cast in base metals, and not an example of a genuine 1776 Continental Currency dollar.

The fourth Pogue Collection realized more than $16 million, with the collection total so far topping $85 million.

Shortly after 1900, when the American Numismatic Society was in danger of dissolving, railroad heir Archer M. Huntington stepped up to turn things around.

While major errors are commonly encountered with modern U.S. coins, they are virtually nonexistent with the Standing Liberty quarter or Walking Liberty half.

Heritage writes, “The present NGC coin is only the third Premium Gem 1921-S half dollar known," regarding the the McClure Collection's example offered in June.

The America the Beautiful 5-ounce .999 fine silver quarter dollars struck at the Philadelphia Mint are issued in two versions — bullion and Uncirculated.

The 2010 law authorizing the America the Beautiful Quarters series requires the U.S. Mint to make two kinds of the 3-inch 5-ounce .999 fine silver version.

What the U.S. Mint refers to as its Enhanced Uncirculated finish was introduced in 2013 on a 2013-W American Eagle silver dollar.

The expected stars in the fourth installment of the D. Brent Pogue Collection both failed to meet their reserves and did not sell.

The nomination of Matthew Rhett Jeppson to become the 39th director of the United States Mint moved toward a confirmation vote of the full Senate.

An 1820 Coronet cent graded Mint State 65 brown by Numismatic Guaranty Corp. is said to be from the famous Randall Hoard.

Presidential Coin and Chronicles sets in 2015 that included Reverse Proof 2015-P Presidential dollars generated a lot of collector interest.

Many of the 16,937 2007 sets of two American Eagle half-ounce platinum coins, one in Cameo Proof, the other in Reverse Proof were melted when platinum went up.

Early in the 20th century, the Mint experimented with variations on Proof finishes, including some matte finishes.

The American Numismatic Society, founded March 15, 1858, is the longest-established such group in the United States.

The mintage of the 1796 Capped Bust, No Stars gold $2.50 quarter eagle was a tiny 963 pieces. How muh did a VF-30 example sell for at Heritage's CSNS sale?

McClure was a passionate collector and he wrote on his collection and collecting in the 1890s that his interest in coins started when he was a boy.

What’s in a coin’s finish?

Jim Craig's Olympic gold medal is expected to realize between $1 million and $1.5 million in a Lelands auction of his Olympic memorabilia from 1980.

Also this week, readers enjoyed a post about the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe's decision to print its own version of U.S. dollar.

Total net surcharges from the sale of Proof and Uncirculated 2015 U.S. Marshals 225th Anniversary coins reached $3,053,338.

Now that U.S. paper money design changes are coming, let's talk about changing U.S. coin designs. The topic is a perennial one.

The Draped Bust, Small Eagle half dollars of 1796 and 1797 represent the rarest silver U.S. type coin with a total mintage of just 3,918 pieces.

A re-engraved die is one that has been modified after hubbing or installation. Repair jobs were usually undertaken to restore lost details.

The American Numismatic Society launched the American Journal of Numismatics, the first periodical in the hobby, in May 1866.

No decision had been made by the U.S. Mint on how it will handle the resale of thousands of 2016-W Winged Liberty Head Centennial gold dimes remaining.

As part of its 30th anniversary celebration, Professional Coin Grading Service has issued a limited-edition colorized medal encapsulated in a PCGS holder.

A recent reader expressed concern about using “buffered” archival tissue and boxes for storing his coin collection.

The history behind The Coin and Currency Institute Inc. and the coin albums it produced are captured in David W. Lange’s newly published reference.

The next D. Brent Pogue Collection auction is coming up on May 24, and Stack's Bowers co-founder Q. David Bowers highlights one of the big rarities offered.

A “contemporary counterfeit” 1894-O Morgan dollar struck with a reverse hub type not employed until 1900 has been identified by Numismatic Guaranty Corp.

Also this week, a massive hoard of Roman coins found in Spain grabbed plenty of reader attention, as did a surreal double-denomination error.

The piece is a low-mintage coin in a rare grade for its design, from the last year the New Orleans Mint minted gold, the only year it minted Indian Head gold.

Sometimes coins can double as an advertising medium through the use of counterstamps. Houck's Panacea was a brand marked on several coins

Scott Nichols, owner of Chester’s Coins and Gifts, in Ames, Iowa, is this writer's mentor, rekindling collecting interests and encouraging more hobby pursuits.

Riffing off the success of a couple other quizzes, we continue to test your knowledge. Here we break down the story of one of history's iconic coins.

The 1836 gold dollar pattern with Christian Gobrecht’s design shows the influence of contemporary Mexican coins.

A new fourth reverse hub for Trade dollars has been identified on an 1877-S Trade dollar by F. Michael “Skip” Fazzari, a numismatist for ICG in Tampa, Fla.

In one of the more intriguing double-denomination errors, the eagles merge with the depictions of Washington and Anthony creating surreal winged portraits.

2016 Gerald Ford $1 coin cover sales open May 17. 20,000 pairs of P and D Mint mark first-day-minted coins are in April 5, 2016, postmarked envelopes at $19.95.

Steve Roach is set to host the PCGS Founders Roundtable at Long Beach Expo in June. He's giving you readers a chance to weigh in ahead of his interview.

An 1883-dated Sons of the Revolution 14-karat gold membership medal highlights Early American's May 20 and 21 sale.

The coin is one of only two 1951 Roosevelt dimes that have been graded Proof 68 Deep Cameo, and the only Proof 68+ Deep Cameo example known.

U.S. coins struck on experimental planchets appear to include recent State quarters in odd alloys, but uncertainty lingers over whether they were authorized.

The 1757 Quaker peace medal was presented at the signing of the Treaty of Easton between the Quaker Party and Pennsylvania Indians, a policy change.

The reader’s question about post-1965 Roosevelt dimes without a Mint mark is a fairly common one.

Wall Street veteran John E. Herzog has announced a final $5 million gift to the Museum of American Finance he founded more than 25 years ago.

George T. Morgan engraved the inaugural medal for Rutherford B. Hayes; on original examples, hundreds of Morgan's graver strokes are visible in the lettering.

U.S. Mint officials had not decided as of May 6 how they plan to offer thousands of 2016-W Winged Liberty Head gold dimes the Mint has remaining in inventory.

Collectors attending the Central States Numismatic Society Convention April 27 to 30 previewed an example of the 2016-W Standing Liberty gold quarter dollar.

L&C Coins released up-close images of the 2016 gold 'Mercury dime,' and Bill Gibbs wondered if there's a better way for the U.S. Mint to sell such coins.

An engraved 1852 United States Assay Office of Gold octagonal gold $50 slug is among the highlights of the May 13 and 14 Holabird Americana auction.

In 1866, the American Journal of Numismatics launched as the first coin magazine published in the United States. Boston Numismatic Society adopted it in 1870.

Steve Roach made the rounds last week at the Central States show, where he came across the Standing Liberty gold quarter dollar that's soon to be released.

Unique errors often pose a diagnostic challenge because there are no precedents to consult. This 1972-D Jefferson 5-cent is an example.

Private minter Daniel Carr proposes a circulating dollar for 2019 to mark the golden anniversary of man’s first walk on the moon.

President Obama signed into law April 29 the Breast Cancer Awareness Commemorative Coin Act that authorizes the first U.S. coin in pink gold.

New Hampshire’s famous Old Man of the Mountain formation collapsed on May 3, 2003, but it lives on in pocket change on New Hampshire's 2000 State Quarter.

A 1907 bronze Abraham Lincoln plaque with a portrait of the late president by cent designer Victor D. Brenner appears at auction May 14.

The place was Manila Bay, the Philippines; the enemy was the Spanish fleet; the time, the first minutes of May 1, 1898.