Although an 1806 Mint document claims 321 silver dollar were made in 1805, no such coins are known today. It took a later book to explain the reference.

Readers were interested in learning new details about the 2018-S Silver Reverse Proof set and what two “illegal” coins a British dealer says he once saw.

SS Central America reveals continue with a hoard of high-quality California small-denomination gold coins, many of them in Prooflike.

Starring in Legend's Regency 27 auction in Las Vegas in July are are two silver coins with unusual New Orleans “O” Mint marks, one flattened and one very tiny.

The numismatic community is mobilizing to overturn or, at the least, minimize the effects of a June 21 U.S. Supreme Court ruling.

Legislation authorizing a new 14-year, 56-coin dollar coin program with designs celebrating American innovation awaits President Trump’s signature.

The newly discovered fourth identified example of 1854-S Coronet, No Motto gold $5 half eagle will cross the auction block Aug. 16.

Three CFA members reviewed 2020 and 2021 America the Beautiful design proposals June 21, but the full panel will reconvene for formal votes in July.

PCGS graded this coin, with its thickly frosted devices and deeply reflective fields, no marks or hairlines, before Cameo or Deep Cameo descriptions were used.

A Proof 1877 Indian Head cent with full Mint red color is rare, and Proof strikes enjoy extra demand because the circulation strike 1877 cent is also rare.

An 1894 Morgan dollar graded Proof 68 Cameo is nearly flawless, with exceptional toning that offsets the cameo devices.

While speaking at a coin club meeting in Dayton, Ohio, the author heard concerns from club members wondering about the hobby's future.

Coins struck by dual misaligned dies and coins with adjustment marks are among the topics discussed in columns in the July 9 Coin World.

Professional numismatist Julian Leidman says he never had any reservations about selling, nearly four decades ago, a 1933 Saint-Gaudens double eagle.

A coin U.S. government officials would likely seek to confiscate if any surfaced — the 1964-D Peace dollar — was reportedly seen in a Swiss shop 40 years ago.

Four Proof 1895 Morgan dollars are among the highlights as Heritage Auctions hosts the official auctions of the summer Florida United Numismatists convention.

The Medal Collectors of America and the Massachusetts Historical Society will host a Nov. 10 conference titled “Art and Memory: The Role of Medals” in Boston.

The 2018-S San Francisco Mint Silver Reverse Proof set to go on sale July 23 from the U.S. Mint is limited to 200,000 sets at $54.95 per set.

The 1913 Liberty Head 5-cent coin once owned by George O. Walton and his heirs has traded hands privately for a price between $3 million and $4 million.

On July 2, 1979, a new kind of dollar coin was issued by the Mint, which had high expectations for it. The Anthony dollar, however, did not live up to them.

Members of the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee were not quite certain of the cause, but they were elated with the effects.

It was Eric Newman’s favorite coin, and George Washington may have carried it in his pocket. It heads to auction for the first time since the 19th century.

The Mickley-Hawn-Queller 1804 Draped Bust dollar sold for $2.64 million at Heritage’s Long Beach auction, less than the $3.87 million it brought in 2013.

Some of the U.S. Mint’s greatest treasures, its “heritage assets,” are slowly coming out of the vaults and into the open for collectors to marvel over.

A hoard of 16,000 Morgan dollars headed to market drew a lot of attention this past week. So did an article about redesigning U.S. paper money.

The U.S. Mint’s official launch ceremony for the 2018 Cumberland Island National Seashore quarter dollar is scheduled for Aug. 30

The newest America the Beautiful set goes on sale on June 19, offering collectors three versions of the Voyageurs National Park quarter dollar.

Dutch artist Geer Steyn is the 57th recipient of the American Numismatic Society’s J. Sanford Saltus Award for excellence in medallic art.

Early American History Auctions offers one of the seven purportedly known examples of this PATER PATRIAE design George Washington presidential inaugural button.

Adolph A. Weinman, designer of two of the most beautiful U.S. coins, was a designer of medals, including a medal for the National Institute of Arts and Letters.

Images from the book Illegal Tender and of a 1933 Saint-Gaudens gold $20 double eagle surrendered to the U.S. Mint depict the same coin.

The author frequently finds coins on the pavement of parking lots. What does this say about some people who consider coins valueless and disposable?

The American Numismatic Association has substituted an alternate design for the reverse of its 2018 convention medal.

The surprising revelation that Mint had possession of another 1933 double eagle not surprisingly held readers’ attention. So did Morgan dollars.

A hoard of 16,000 Morgan dollars stored in canvas bags in a New York City bank vault since their purchase in 1964 will be placed on the market soon.

Some first-time issues are among the numismatic products on the summer release schedule the Mint provided on June 4.

Most 1895-O Morgan dollars were poorly struck. An MS-65 example sold in a recent auction is one of the finest ones known.

An MS-64 1896-O Morgan dollar in the Stone Collection soared past its estimates of $20,000 to $30,000 to sell for $68,750 in Sotheby’s May 21 auction.

The MS-66 1897-O Morgan dollar with a CAC green sticker soared past its conservative $50,000 to $80,000 estimate to sell for $262,500.

We expected another new chapter in the saga of the 1933 double eagles, but not so soon after the last chapter was written.

The CCAC will review proposed designs June 12 for the reverses of the final six America the Beautiful quarter dollars in the 12-year series.

One variety of 1848 Coronet cent is always counterfeit. It sells for thousands of dollars while genuine 1848 cents can be bought for $24.

The PCGS graded coin in Legend’s Regency XXVI auction May 17 featured toning in blue, magenta, violet and champagne, and brought $17,037.50.

A leading collection of Coronet gold $20 double eagles will anchor Stack’s Bowers Galleries’ upcoming June 21 to 26 auctions.

News of a collection of top-grade Morgan dollars attracted the most readers. Also this week, an intriguing 1966 note is featured in a June Lyn Knight sale.

Private fundraising continues toward amassing the $46 million necessary to construct the World War I Memorial in Pershing Park in Washington, D.C.