One of the highlights of Stack’s Bowers Galleries auctions at the Whitman Coin and Collectibles Expo is a 1795 Capped Bust, Small Eagle half eagle.

Laura Gardin executed her 1913 Better Babies medal before she married James Earle Fraser. She was a skilled and accomplished sculptor in her own right.

In Coin World's Nov. 13, 2017, issue, columnists identify rarities among the smallest American Eagles and explain an obsession to search for surprise coins.

Two members of Congress have asked the U.S. Mint and the Secret Service to become more aggressive combating counterfeits.

Former coin dealer William Dominick was sentenced to 15 months in federal prison for income tax evasion involving U.S. Mint product sales.

Bitcoin value has soared (and fallen) over the last 12 months. As of Oct. 27 it sits at $5,710 per unit. Its perceived value prompts more access for BTC users.

Stack’s Bowers’ Nov. 9 Baltimore Rarities Night auction will feature a number of noteworthy consignments, including high-quality early silver dollars.

With little discussion, the CCAC, meeting Oct. 25, approved proposed designs for a congressional gold medal authorized to recognize former U.S. Sen. Bob Dole.

Also this week, we reported on controversial design elements that appear on a new paper note in Russia that Ukraine finds objectionable.

Proposed designs for a congressional gold medal to recognize former U.S. Sen. Bob Dole were reviewed Oct. 25 by the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee.

The Filipino Veterans of World War II congressional gold medal was presented Oct. 25 in ceremonies in Emancipation Hall at the Capitol Visitor Center.

David J. Ryder appeared Oct. 24 before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee on his nomination become the U.S. Mint director.

In 2018 for the first time since the Proof American Eagle platinum coin was introduced in June 1997, both sides will bear completely new designs.

To sell a small hoard of 1900-O/CC Morgan silver dollars, advertising their existence as a fresh group can attract buyers and draw attention to the variety.

The charming carving, graded as Superior quality using the designations utilized by the Original Hobo Nickel Society, sold for $1,762.50.

Approved designs for the 2018 Breast Cancer Awareness commemorative coins were unveiled Oct. 23.

Buying a “problem coin” can be a bit of a balancing act, but astute collectors can find bargains when they weigh the drawbacks and merits of a coin.

The U.S. Mint’s artists have received instructions for preparing designs for the final six quarter dollars in the America the Beautiful coin series.

Two bas-relief plaster sculptures by John Mercanti will highlight the PAN Benefit Auction on Oct. 26, during the association’s yearly banquet in Pittsburgh.

Heritage offers an intriguing 1792 Silver Center cent pattern, just discovered to actually have an iron center plug.

A six-person jury met Oct. 20 to endorse an obverse design for the four curved coins that will mark the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing.

Much in the way that the paintings by unknown Old Master artists are grouped according to similarities, hobo nickels enjoy such detailed study.

The first 2018 America the Beautiful quarter dollar will enter circulation through the Federal Reserve Feb. 5: Michigan's Pictured Rocks National Seashore coin.

The Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee was to recommend a design for the obverse for the four 2019 Apollo 11 50th Anniversary commemorative coins Oct. 18.

First-day sales Oct. 19 from the U.S. Mint for the 2017 American Liberty Four-Medal set reached approximately one-third of the maximum edition limit available.