Stack’s Bowers Galleries and Heritage Auctions have shared duties as the official auctioneers for the American Numismatic Association’s World’s Fair of Money.

The U.S. Mint oversold and overshipped the 2014-W National Baseball Hall of Fame $5 gold coins by more than 100 coins above the statutory authorization.

A 1926 Sesquicentennial half dollar appeared on our radar this week and gave rise to some interesting questions. Great mix of story lines on Coin World.

Delicate toning on this high grade 1936 Wisconsin commemorative half dollar sets it apart.

The American Liberty fractional gold coin being contemplated for production and release in 2018 by the U.S. Mint would be a $10 tenth-ounce issue.

The 1926 American Independence Sesquicentennial half dollar in Mint State 65 and finer is seldom seen. More than 1 million were struck but most were melted.

The U.S. Mint will open sales at noon ET July 11 for the Uncirculated 2017-P Ozark National Scenic Riverways 5-ounce silver quarter dollar.

Among “mule errors,” the coin that comes to mind is a pairing the State quarter dollar obverse and the Sacagawea dollar eagle reverse, but there are others.

The marketing of a currently unique two-headed 2000-P Jefferson 5-cent coin struck with two obverse dies is generating a buzz in numismatic circles.

An example of the mysterious 1776 Continental dollar in pewter is a centerpiece in a June auction by Spink USA.

An American Liberty fractional gold coin is under consideration by the U.S. Mint for release in 2018.

We reflect on a diverse news week in the hobby, included buried coins, and a unique, semi-modern 1982-D Lincoln Cent.

Collectors will be able to begin placing orders at noon ET July 6 with the U.S. Mint for the Proof 2017-W American Eagle 1-ounce platinum $100 coin.

The inaugural price for the Proof 2017-P American Liberty silver medal issued as part of the U.S. Mint's 225th anniversary celebration will be $59.95.

The official launch for the 2017 Ozark Scenic Riverways quarter dollar was held just weeks after the Alley Spring Mill site in Missouri was under water.

Higley coppers were produced from copper from Dr. Samuel Higley's Connecticut mine. He died in May 1737, the year the pieces are said to have been struck.

Found in the wreckage of the HBMS Feversham, a 32-gun British frigate that went down in North American waters in 1711, this coin has some saltwater damage.

This copper piece was found in the dirt and falls in the category of ‘ugly.’ But it remains desirable to collectors even after being buried for 230 years.

The Blue Ridge Numismatic Association coin show Aug. 17 to 20 at the Dalton, Ga., Convention Center will feature guest speaker Randy'L He-dow Teton.

The June 19 print issue of Coin World dives into the wreckage of the SS Central America, which has recently yielded some impressive coins and gold assay bars.

Artist Gary Marks has cooperated with sculptor Heidi Wastweet to mark the birth centennial of President Kennedy with a 1-ounce silver medal.

Stack’s Bowers Galleries will host the official auctions of the Whitman Coin and Collectibles Summer Expo on June 21 to 23.

Olympic winners' medals from the 1904 Games in St. Louis and 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games are coming to auction in Lelands.com's June 30 sale.

One of an undisclosed number of space-flown Apollo 11 Robbins medals once owned by astronaut Buzz Aldrin sold May 25 in a Nate D. Sanders Auctions sale.

The U.S. Mint will no longer accept mail orders for numismatic products from customers after Sept. 30, 2017.