Bills were passed in the House providing for coins to mark the American Legion's centennial and to recognize the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.

A pair of experimental pieces dating to the 1960s testing of compositional alternatives to the 90% silver alloy are offered in the Regency XXIII Auction.

The Washington quarter dollar struck with two reverse dies reported by an error coin dealer has been authenticated and graded by PCGS.

The United States Mint will put the Uncirculated 2017-P George Rogers Clark National Historical Park 5-ounce silver quarter dollar on sale at noon ET Dec. 5.

Also this week, the CCAC recommends its favorites among the Mint’s 64 design proposals for the five 2019 America the Beautiful quarter dollars.

Three new work groups have been established to work in areas that have risen in importance as the Anti-Counterfeiting Task Force works with law enforcement.

Several key date and high grade Morgan dollars will star in Legend Rare Coin Auctions’ Regency XXIII Auction in Philadelphia on Oct. 26.

Approved designs for the 2018 World War I American Veterans Centennial silver dollar will be announced Oct. 9.

No Cameo or Deep Cameo examples are known for this cent, making the few Proof 67 red examples the finest known.

An 1861 Confederate half dollar off the numismatic market for nearly eight decades will be auctioned in November.

We continue a new series of personal articles written by Dennis Tucker, a member of the CCAC, providing insight on the CCAC’s deliberations.

The 1945-S Walking Liberty half dollar's mintage was relatively high, more than 10 million coins, but in very top grades it is a condition rarity in the series.

CCAC member Dennis Tucker recounts the panel's deliberations over the Lowell National Historical Park quarter dollar.

Proposed designs for five 2019 America the Beautiful quarter dollars and a congressional gold medal were recommended Sept. 20 by the Commission of Fine Arts.

Also this week, we verify another two-tailed quarter find and anticipate the first ever U.S. palladium bullion coin.

Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee members expressed delight Sept. 19 at symbolic designs among proposals for the 2019 America the Beautiful quarter dollars.

Numismatists mainly agree that a purported 1894-S Barber dime reported as a new discovery Sept. 17 in the Rapid City Journal in South Dakota is a reproduction.

Mint artists submitted 64 design proposals for review in the process of choosing the reverses of the five America the Beautiful quarter dollars for 2019.

Revised proposed designs for the congressional gold medal honoring the Office of Strategic Services are being reviewed Sept. 19 and 20.

Overall the rare coin market feels healthy right now. Increased mainstream attention to gold is bringing people into local coin shops and shows.

Presentation of the congressional gold medal for the Filipino Veterans of World War II, set for Oct. 25, will be the first public view of its approved design.

What do the experts say are some of the factors in play when a product rises in value after it is sold or lingers at issue price or falls in value?

The U.S. Mint's official ceremony for the 2017 George Rogers Clark National Historical Park quarter will be held at 10 a.m. Nov. 14 in Vincennes, Indiana.

The eight-coin 2017-S Limited-Edition Silver Proof set goes on sale at noon Eastern Time Oct. 5.

Also this week, we learned the price of the American Liberty 225th Anniversary Silver Four-Medal set.

The third known example of a copper-nickel clad quarter dollar struck with two reverse dies for Washington quarter dollars has surfaced.

The Virgil M. Brand pedigree can be attached to thousands of coins, medals, and tokens in the marketplace.

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin is under investigation by his department’s Office of Inspector General over his use of a government aircraft.

Private patterns from the International Nickel Company (INCO) in a search for compositional alternatives to silver are being researched by Roger W. Burdette.

Also included in this issue, we illustrate the subtle but important difference between the past and history, with incidents related to the coin hobby.

The price for the American Liberty 225th Anniversary Silver Four-Medal set to be issued by the U.S. Mint at noon Eastern Time Oct. 19 is $199.95.

Numismatic Guaranty Corp., Sarasota, Florida, has closed operations due to Hurricane Irma.

A 1921-S Walking Liberty half dollar graded Mint State 65 by PCGS topped bidding at Bonhams’ Sept. 5 Coins and Medals sale in Los Angeles, selling for $88,920.

In 2010, Susan L. Maltby laid out options for protecting your coins when disasters occur. In light of the recent hurricanes, we'd like to refresh your memory.

U.S. Mint officials hope to res­ume before the end of 2017, with revised regulations, the Mutilated Coin Redemption Program suspended about two years ago.

CCAC members will meet Sept. 19 to review and discuss candidate designs for the 2019 quarters and the Office of Strategic Services congressional gold medal.

Will the market for the Proof 2017-S American Eagle silver dollar change dramatically when it becomes available in the 2017-S Limited Edition Silver Proof set?

Potentially available 2017-S Enhanced Uncirculated Coin sets totaled more than 35,000, as of Sept. 3, with the sales total resting at 189,816 pieces.

A Proof 1902 Coronet gold $10 eagle set two auction records in Rago Arts and Auction Center's Aug. 24 Coin and Currency sale.

Our September 18 issue also asks: which is better, pursuing a collection or owning a single coin, and how do wrong stock errors happen?

Unlike some earlier issues, the 1956 Franklin half dollar is an issue that was very well produced, with many examples showing strongly frosted devices.

A Minnesota man is charged with selling allegedly counterfeit coins in fake Numismatic Guaranty Corp. and Professional Coin Grading Service holders.

Also this week, experts identified an Indian Head gold $3 coin struck in medal turn, as market analysts anticipate a September increase in the price of silver.

Collectors will get the first glimpse of what the three 2018 Breast Cancer Awareness commemorative coins will look like sometime in October.

Approximately 350 people converged on Ellis Island Aug. 30 for the official launch ceremony for the 2017 Ellis Island National Monument quarter dollar.