It would be the second straight year the Mint's Proof American Eagle platinum coin came and went in a matter of minutes.

Coin World readers are making it a hot summer for die variety finds, reporting finds in several series and denominations.

A 1907 Indian Head, Rounded Rim, With Periods gold $10 eagle, MS-65+, CAC, brought $376,000 in Goldberg's pre-Long Beach sale.

The 1909-O Indian gold $5 half eagle is a product of the last year of the New Orleans Mint and only a small fraction of the 34,200 examples minted survive.

Staff Sgt. David Thatcher died June 22, leaving one remaining survivor of the 80 Doolittle Tokyo Raiders, a group famed for its daring bombing of Tokyo in 1942.

Wire service story years ago wrongly valued ALL 1943 cents at tens of thousands of dollars, swamping coin dealers nationwide with soon-disappointed cent owners.

In 1958, at the age of 19, Q. David Bowers was elected an ANS fellow, an honor he cherishes. In his many trips to Audubon Terrace, he was always greeted warmly.

Approved designs for the 2017 Lions Clubs International Century of Service silver dollar were unveiled June 28 in Japan.

The official launch for the 2016 Theodore Roosevelt National Park quarter will be 10 a.m. Mountain Time Aug. 25 at the park's Painted Canyon Visitor Center.

Unlike the legendary 1933 Saint-Gaudens double eagle, the government has not taken any active interest in recovering this 1933 gold coin.

Chester L. "Chet" Krause, founder of Numismatic News and builder of the hobby publishing empire, Krause Publications, died June 25 at age 92.

Proposed designs for the two Presidential medals to mark President Obama's two terms were recommended June 27 by the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee.

The American Numismatic Association will induct Historic Era nominees Byron F. Johnson, Jr. and Ralph A. Mitchell into the Numismatic Hall of Fame.

The committee made recommendations for four of the five 2018 America the Beautiful quarter dollars. It rejected all designs for the fifth.

This exhibit is courtesy of Monaco Rare Coins of Newport Beach, California and an anonymous East Coast collector who owns the remarkable coins.

A simple request might net you some neat coins or a chance to introduce Ike to a bank worker who's never seen a large $1 coin.

Two coins from the New Orleans Mint topped bidding at Heritage’s June 8 to 12 auctions held as part of the Long Beach Coin, Stamp & Sports Collectibles Expo.

The most logical way to collect the America the Beautiful 5-ounce silver quarter dollars is to buy one of each issue.

Also this week, Coin World readers flocked to posts about the proposed designs for the Barack Obama Presidential medals. What other posts were popular?

The 1992 Lincoln cent allows collectors to locate an expensive variety by searching their pocket change, and crooks to fake it almost as easily.

The U.S. Mint has added to its website a four-part series chronicling the life, legacy, and influence of the 40th president of the United States, Ronald Reagan.

Jim Craig's 1980 Olympic gold medal received as the goalie for the U.S. men's hockey team did not meet its reserve June 17 in an online auction by Lelands.

The U.S. Mint will begin sales at noon Eastern Time June 1 for the Proof and Uncirculated 2016-W Nancy Reagan First Spouse $10 gold coins.

The fourth auction of D. Brent Pogue’s collection brings the total for the Pogue auctions to $85,318,218.50; the most expensive sale ever for the hosts.

Mark and Myrna Lighterman are the 2016 recipients of the American Numismatic Association’s highest honor, the Farran Zerbe Memorial Award.