Two gold medals issued to the prize sponsors who prompted Charles Lindbergh’s 1927 transatlantic flight are offered in an April 26 Sotheby’s auction.

The Proof American Eagle silver dollar that will be included in two limited-edition 2017 sets will be a 2017-S coin, struck at the San Francisco Mint.

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On April 13, the Supreme Court will consider whether it will hear the case involving ownership of 10 1933 double eagles.

A gilded copper Martin Van Buren 1836 political campaign medal highlights Heritage Auctions’ 507-lot sale May 13 in Dallas.

An Apollo 15 Robbins medal struck using metal from a 1715 Silver Plate Fleet silver bar flown aboard the 1971 space mission is coming to auction.

With the 2016 conclusion of the 10-year Presidential $1 Coin Program, one might assume an end of sales for the Presidential $1 Coin Covers.

Separate legislation has been introduced to authorize $5 gold half eagles, silver dollars and a gold medal to honor Muhammad Ali.

These coins are tiny compared to most California gold issues. Struck in 1852, they were meant to compensate for the short supply of silver coinage.

As Kagin’s writes regarding the hand-struck coin, “The crudeness of the punch devices is a delight to behold in this day and age of homogenized perfection.”

Art created by sculptor Glenna Goodacre in her development of the obverse of the Sacagawea dollar will be offered at auction April 6. She is breaking her molds.

The United States Mint reported first-day sales March 23 of 226,173 of the Proof 2017-W American Eagle silver dollar.

Of the four commemorative coin programs conducted by the U.S. Mint in 2015 and 2016, the only reported sellout is the 2015 March of Dimes Special Silver Set.

The last overdate among U.S. gold coins is also the best-known variety in the Saint-Gaudens double eagle series, plus other fascinating stories this week.

The Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee’s review of five proposed World War I silver medals began on an ominous note.

Kagin's ANA National Money Show sale offered some premium pioneer gold coins. This lot garnered over $30k.

The Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee recommended proposed designs March 21 for five World War I silver medals.

The 1909/8 Saint-Gaudens $20 double eagle is the last overdate of any gold U.S. coin.

A gold medal won at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin by the captain of Germany's rowing team, Gustav Schafer, is being offered at auction April 12.

A pair of Proof 1964 Jefferson 5-cent coins beat the odds. Struck together, they stuck together and now are offered in Heritage’s April 26 to May 2 auction.

Spink USA’s 969-lot sale April 4 and 5 in New York City includes a number of 19th century medals, including two by Assistant Mint Engraver Anthony C. Paquet.

On the morning of July 11, 1792, Thomas Jefferson took a historic two-block stroll through the streets of Philadelphia carrying $75 worth of his own silver.

A Proof 65 1860 Coronet gold $10 eagle was the top lot at Kagin’s March 8 to 9 2017 ANA auction in Orlando.

The 10-coin 2017-S Proof set will go on sale by the U.S. Mint at noon ET March 29.

Faced March 16 with 62 proposed designs for five silver World War I medals, the Commission of Fine Arts quickly settled on 10 recommendations.

What may be the U.S. Mint’s final research and development report into composition alternatives for circulating U.S. coins remains snagged.

Coin World got ahold of all the designs that were reviewed, and shared them with our Twitter followers.

Readers also enjoyed posts about counterfeit notes in Canada, and an "entry-level" 1907 Saint-Gaudens, High Relief gold double eagle that still isn't cheap.

In the mid-range for a 1907 Saint-Gaudens, High Relief $20 coin are the Mint State examples typically at the MS-61 to MS-63 level.

The 1907 Saint-Gaudens, High Relief double eagle is a showpiece even when it has problems. This lot from a recent Heritage sale is an example.

1907 Saint-Gaudens, High Relief double eagles in grades of MS-65 and finer showcase the artistry and the mastery of Philadelphia Mint technicians.

A 162-lot auction dedicated strictly to tokens will be held at 6 p.m. PT March 25 by Holabird Western Americana LLC at The National Hotel in Jackson, Calif.

The latest Coin World Weekly issue, dated March 27, 2017, has been sent to the presses, and we have a quick preview of some of the Coin World Weekly exclusives.

Which coin generating the most interest during first-day sales March 9 of the Boys Town Centennial commemorative program?

The unveiling of the winning designs for the silver dollar originally scheduled for January 2017, has been delayed without explanation.

Two gold eagles, one from 1880, one from 1854, command sizable price tags at this end-of-the-month sale, capping a deluxe day of Stack's Bowers sales.

A 1662 Massachusetts Oak Tree twopence provides an interesting quandary: what is the difference between a chop mark and a counterstamp?

In 2003 PCGS began certifying Trade dollars with chop marks, and today these Trade dollars are valued by collectors.

The Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee will scrutinize proposed designs March 15 for an American Eagle bullion coin in palladium.

Merchants would often counterstamp coins in the 19th century with their business names to help promote their goods and services.

Retired U.S. Mint Sculptor-Engraver John Mercanti is to be feted May 17 by Historic RittenhouseTown with the David Rittenhouse Award.

March 7 is the first day to purchase Uncirculated 2017-P Effigy Mounds National Monument 5-ounce silver quarter dollars from the U.S. Mint, at noon ET.

When President Trump makes his pick for the 43rd treasurer of the United States, the selection won’t require the approval of the U.S. Senate.

Should the numismatic community "police" the sellers of coin, even those dealers who fall outside of the mainstream dealer network? Here's Bill Gibbs' take.

“It’s obvious this cent never saw any circulation, but it may have a touch of ‘cabinet friction’ on the obverse.”

The most popular First Spouse gold coin during the 10-year run of the series was for the first presidency for which there was no first spouse.

A remarkable group of silver dollars that have been off the market for a generation will lead Stack’s Bowers Galleries’ offering of the Blue Moon Collection.

It's safe to say this is the most talked-about U.S. Mint release of 2017. And it's hitting the market very soon.

The latest issue in nearly annual series is priced at $53.95 with no household order restriction.

As of March 3, Donald J. Trump has been president of the United States for 44 days, and there’s still no official presidential inaugural medal in sight.

Also this week, readers learned of a newly discovered half eagle variety, and Treasury secretary Steve Mnuchin's cleaned-up signature for Federal Reserve notes.

The design that lost out to the underwhelming, critically assailed image of Susan B. Anthony has new life, courtesy of a modern minter.

Third-party grading services generally group Mint State U.S. copper coins into three color categories: red, red and brown, and brown. Some are tough to peg.