Numismatic legend Q. David Bowers looks back at what was going on in the hobby in 1955 when the ANA convention was being held in Omaha.

Gene Gardner was a world-class numismatist, but he was also a world-class gentleman and a world-class friend who will be sorely missed.

Horizontal die movements can cause the newly struck coin design to be repositioned, smeared, scraped or even completely erased.

Within the galleries of David Owsley Museum of Art in Muncie, Ind., are dozens of ties to numismatics. The same is likely true of similar museums elsewhere.

It’s time to catch up on the week that was in numismatic insights and news. Coin World is looking back at its five most-read stories of the week.

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Several notable gold medals are crossing the auction block at Stack’s Bowers Galleries’ Aug. 9 evening session at the ANA World’s Fair of Money in Anaheim.

The coin has a great amount of detail, but it is missing the usual “frosted” look of a Proof coin.

If you could write with your change in Columbus, Ohio, you knew were the coins came from — the Ohio Penitentiary.

The winner of the ANA's award honoring a numismatist who has demonstrated long-term leadership is a longtime Coin World columnist.

The half dime’s especially rich provenance goes back to the Richard B. Winsor Collection and then to the Chapman Brothers in 1895.

As we wrap up our series of 'Ugly Duckling' coins that we've seen from the U.S. Mint, lets examine what steps are being taken to avoid them.

This particular example had beautiful sky-blue and lilac toning that is deeper at the edges and softer at the centers.

The U.S. Mint begins accepting applications Aug. 1 from artists interested in being considered to design the three 2018 Breast Cancer Awareness coins.

Heritage described the beautifully toned Trade dollar as an ideal type coin since it is a common date within the series, even in Mint State grades.

Chet was a “people person” par excellence, modest, and always willing to share his intelligence, wisdom and knowledge.

A 1796 Draped Bust quarter and two 1794 Flowing Hair dollars are among the highlights of the Stack's Bowers and Heritage World's Fair of Money sales.

In uncertain times, people buy gold to protect assets. No surprise, gold’s value is up 28 percent this year. Some modern gold commems are valued near melt.

The story of American presidential elections offers fascinating also-rans, candidates defeated in hard-fought elections who then receded from public memory.

Several bills recently introduced in Congress call for congressional gold medals, while an earlier bill is a step closer to becoming law.

The quality of this counterfeit is good, but this type of fake is not extremely deceptive once you know what to look for.

Also this week, readers enjoyed a post about what coins numismatists think are the ugliest in U.S. history.

With billions of State quarters circulating across the country, collectors with discriminating tastes can't avoid seeing the series' ugliest designs.

Mr. Gardner's amazing U.S. coins collection brought $52.8 million across several auctions in 2014 and 2015.

A number of U.S. commemorative coins, classic and modern, were among the issues that frequently came up in our ugly coins survey.