This coin is the only Proof 69 Cameo 1959 half dollar graded by PCGS, with just one Deep Cameo piece in this grade certified.

Designs selected from a juried competition for the 2018 World War I American Veterans Centennial silver dollar will be unveiled Oct. 9 in Washington, D.C.

Kagins Auctions will offer nearly 40 hobo nickels, including seven by renowned hobo nickel artist George Washington "Bo" Hughes Sept. 15 in Santa Clara, Calif.

NLG has named Donn Pearlman as Acting Executive Director, to succeed legendary journalist Ed Reiter who died Aug. 24.

This 1951 coin from the Blue Ocean Collection may be, as Heritage observes, “the pinnacle of collecting for an advanced Franklin half dollar proof specialist.”

The first Proof 1865 Indian Head gold $3 coin struck with dies oriented in medal turn instead of coin turn has been identified.

We profile the Reverse Proof 2013 American Buffalo; our Guest Commentary looks at government efforts to deter private collecting of antiquities including coins.

Ed Reiter, a one-man institution in coin writing for over half a century, died at the age of 79 in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania on Aug. 24.

Steven Mnuchin’s Aug. 21 visit to the gold vaults of the Fort Knox Gold Bullion Depository in Kentucky was the first by a Treasury secretary in 69 years.

Boxing legend Muhammad Ali is the subject of commemorative coin bills in both the House (H.R. 579) and Senate (S. 166).

Sales of the 2017 225th Anniversary Enhanced Uncirculated Coin set as of Aug. 24 were reduced by more than 25,000 sets in a single week.

One of nine documented surviving examples of the Proof 1860 Coronet gold $5 half eagle will return to the auction block after nearly 20 years off the market.

The 2017 Ellis Island 5-ounce silver quarter dollar bullion version was set to go on sale from the U.S. Mint to authorized purchasers on Aug. 28.

An 1802 Draped Bust half dime graded by PCGS as Good Details, Damage, sold for $39,950 on June 23, representing an entry-level opportunity for this rare issue.

Problem free is a relative term for rarities, and the toned-over scratches on this example discovered in the 1970s in a farmer's leather pouch are forgivable.

A carved Morgan dollar featuring a gold 1945 2-peso coin from Mexico realized $10,101 U.S., in an auction on eBay.com Aug. 10.

The September 2017 cover feature explores “one-year wonders,” designs that lasted just a year or less, many of which are now coveted delicacies for collectors.

A third reverse die has been identified for the tokens that are sometimes called 1861 Confederate “half dime.”

Heritage Auctions is set to offer Sept. 7 to 9 the Padula Family Foundation Collection of U.S. large cents from the first years of the Philadelphia Mint.

Another American Numismatic Association World’s Fair of Money is in the books and dealers’ and collectors’ reviews of this year’s installment are mixed.

A lot of five York County, Maine, Tercentenary half dollars, toned in the original holder and only recently discovered, realized $17,825 in a July 17 auction.

When was the last time you saw an 8-foot-long section of webbing that resulted from blanks having been punched from zinc-coated steel coinage strip?

The U.S. Mint will exibit product previews Sept. 7 to 9 at the Long Beach Coin, Currency, Stamp and Sports Collectible Expo in California.

Amid the hundreds of 19th, 20th and 21st century Proof United States coins being offered Sept. 5 in by Bonhams are 2016-dated gold dimes.

Sales by the United States Mint of the 10-piece 2017-S 225th Anniversary Enhanced Uncirculated Coin set are currently in a yo-yo pattern.

Centennial Auctions sold a group of five original Uncirculated 1936 York County commemorative 50¢ coins for $17,825 at auction in Nashua, New Hampshire.

The final piece acquired for the incredible D. Brent Pogue Collection was a PCGS AU-50 1802 Draped Bust half dime that realized $305,500 on May 19, 2015.

Also in our latest issue, John Kraljevich Jr. goes into what George Washington's ledger revealed.

The 2017-S Enhanced Uncirculated Coin set was inching toward a sellout Aug. 10, with the latest sales report from the U.S. Mint showing 221,479 sets sold.

A fascinating collection with modest price tags that stood out on Rarities Night was the Rainbow Falls Collection of scarce, fascinating Hawaiian coin items.

The Denver Mint continues to be one of the two largest producers of circulating U.S. coins, splitting those duties with the Philadelphia Mint.

This week, we continued to sift through the results of the ANA World's Fair of Money sales, and profiled a few upcoming U.S. and international releases.

The American Numismatic Association World’s Fair of Money Aug. 1 to 5 in Denver is now history.

When was the last time you saw an 8-foot-long section of webbing that resulted from blanks having been punched from zinc-coated steel coinage strip?

The official auctions of the ANA World’s Fair of Money offered something for virtually every collector, including Don Willis' Colonials.

Some examples of this Dahlonega issue have weak Mint marks, but this one has a bold Large D, and strictly honest wear" earned its PCGS Fine 12 grade.

An 1861 Clark, Gruber & Co. pioneer gold $20 coin graded Extremely Fine 40 by PCGS was a private piece issued by a Denver firm during a gold rush in the region.

An 1831 Matron Head, Medium Letters cent with a normal obverse and a blank reverse — an error coin called a uniface piece — realized $646.20 at auction.

Another controversial release from the U.S. Mint created a wide array of negative reactions. William T. Gibbs highlights what lessons were learned last week.

Customers got a second chance at buying the 2017 Enhanced Uncirculated Coin set from the U.S. Mint when the sets were placed back on sale at the Mint Aug. 3.

The 1794 Flowing Hair dollar was graded Mint State 64 by PCGS and had a green Certified Acceptance Corp. sticker indicating quality. This lot led the sale.

“The technical quality and eye appeal are quite high for the grade,” earning the coin a gold CAC sticker. The marketplace agreed, as the price reflects.

Coin World coverage this week includes news of the long awaited American Eagle palladium bullion coin sale date and a Mint sellout — or wait — was it?

A collection of 25 1900 Lafayette silver dollars highlights Rago Arts' Aug. 24 auction of United States coins and paper money, and world and ancient coins.

The U.S. Mint has already offered most of its major products for 2017, but a few remain among future offerings, with two to become available in October.

The U.S. Mint reopened sales of the Enhanced Uncirculated Coin set at around 9 a.m. ET Thursday, Aug. 3.

This example is one of the best and exhibits rich gold, lavender-gray and deeper blue shades on both sides.

Donald Everhart II, the last member of the U.S. Mint’s engraving staff to officially hold the title of sculptor-engraver, retired July 31.

Birds, trees, and shorelines — those are the common design elements appearing on the 2018 America the Beautiful quarter dollars.

The artistic collaboration between Theodore Roosevelt and Augustus Saint-Gaudens began with the sculptor’s medal for the 1905 inauguration of the president.

The U.S. Mint’s 10-coin Enhanced Uncirculated Coin set apparently sold out at the Mint website in a matter of minutes on Aug. 1.

Former Coin World editor Beth Deisher received the 2017 PNG Lifetime Achievement Award from the Professional Numismatists Guild on July 31.

Flaunting virtually flawless fields, frosty luster and just a hint of champagne toning, it topped $88,000.