All-time finest registry set collector Jerald L. Martin's 1954 Lincoln cent, graded MS-67 red, is one of six like-graded coins at PCGS, with none finer.

The back of the packaging for the 2019 Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Half Dollar set credits the wrong engraver with the reverse of the Kennedy half dollar.

A collector has found what ANACS has authenticated as just the eighth-known example of the 1798 Draped Bust cent, Sheldon NC-2 variety.

This attractively toned 1917 Bared Breast example graded NGC MS-67 full head sold for $7,200 at Heritage’s Jan. 9 Session 1 FUN auction.

A PCGS Proof 69 1879/8 Shield 5-cent coin billed as “The Single Finest Proof in the Series” attracted an appreciative buyer at Heritage's January FUN auctions.

An expected fast sellout of the Proof 2019-P Apollo 11 50th Anniversary 5-ounce silver dollar did not occur as of midday Jan. 25.

Proof 2019-P Apollo 11 50th Anniversary 5-ounce silver dollars went into “backorder” status before 1:00 p.m. Jan. 24, but a different product sold out.

During the Great American Coin Hunt dealers will voluntarily release items from their own stocks into circulation.

Among the columns exclusive to the Feb. 11 issue of Coin World is “Coin Values Spotlight,” which this week focuses on two Lincoln, Doubled Die cents.

Readers focused this week on the 2019 Apollo 11 50th Anniversary commemorative coin program: four of the five top stories provide information on that topic.

A bill was introduced in the Senate that, if enacted, would issue a congressional gold medal to American merchant mariners who served in World War II.

An 1880 cent that was once in the collection of dealer, former ANA executive director, and toning connoisseur Larry Shepherd sold for $3,000.

A 1-ounce .999 fine silver medal depicting Thomas Jefferson goes on sale at noon Eastern Time Jan. 25 from the U.S. Mint.

Thomas J. Uram of Washington, Pennsylvania, was appointed by Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin as chairman of the CCAC.

Welcome to the 2019 edition of Coin World’s Dealer Directory. Within these pages you will find listings for hundreds of dealers from around the globe.

Here are some predictions for 2019: The Apollo 11 5-ounce silver dollar will sell out, palladium will be big, and the U.S. Mint will do something new.

Alan Weinberg’s 1793 Flowing Hair, Chain cent graded PCGS MS-64+ brown with a green CAC sticker brought $1.5 million at Heritage’s Jan. 10 FUN auction.

U.S. Mint customers will be paying $224.95 for the Proof 2019-P Apollo 11 50th Anniversary 5-ounce silver dollar when it goes on sale Jan. 24.

The legacy of U.S. silver dollars stretches from 1794 when a tiny number of Flowing Hair dollars were struck to today’s American Eagle struck by the millions.

The most-read article at this site in the past week revealed the U.S. Mint's household order limits for the Apollo 11 coins, scheduled to go on sale Jan. 24

The Mint’s FUN sales of 2019-W American Eagle silver dollars might not have occurred without the last-minute approval of Treasury Secretary Stephen T. Mnuchin.

A PCGS AU-58 1907 Saint-Gaudens, High Relief, Wire Rim double eagle bearing a green CAC sticker went unsold in a recent Legend auction.

The people who run coin shows and conventions face unenviable challenges that are increasingly difficult to overcome, and sometimes changes are not welcomed.

Bela Lyon Pratt’s design hides wear well, and PCGS AU-58 coins like this one in Legend’s auction were often sold as Mint State prior to third-party grading.

Collectors planning to place exhibits during the Central States Numismatic Society’s 80th Anniversary Convention will have to pay a $75 fee for each exhibit.

U.S. Mint officials have revealed household limits for the 2019 Apollo 11 50th Anniversary commemorative coins, which go on sale starting Jan. 24.

All modern U.S. commemorative coin programs since 1983 have included surcharges, but payouts to the beneficiaries are not guaranteed.

Recent columns focus on Indian Head cents that aren’t, different date styles on 1834 Classic Head half eagles, and the effect of copper spots on gold coins.

Five articles about U.S. coins, including one from January 2018, became the “Week's Most Read” articles this past week.

Multiple auction houses will conduct sales before and during the Long Beach Coin, Currency, Stamp and Sports Collectible Expo, and gold lots lead the headlines.

Lightly circulated 1915-S Pan-Pac gold $50 “Slugs” are unusual, and a PCGS AU-53 octagonal example was the top lot of Legend's Dec. 16 online auction.

A typical 1985-D Washington quarter dollar in MS-66 might sell for $21. An MS-67+ quarter is on a much different level pricewise; one just sold for $3,775.

Success in a coin program is not measured only in a sellout. A coin is successful if it sells out in a manner that permits everyone who wants one to buy one.

Readers report their doubled die discoveries (including a Proof 1963 Roosevelt dime) and repunched Mint mark finds in the monthly column “Varieties Notebook.”

Will any of the 2019 Apollo 11 50th Anniversary coins duplicate the success of the 2014 Baseball Hall of Fame coin program by selling out?

A 1909-D Saint-Gaudens $20 double eagle that might be the finest known highlights Legend Rare Coin Auctions’ Regency 30 Auction in Los Angeles on Jan. 27.

Although it was found in 1947, the discovery of a copper 1943 cent that has remained in the finder’s collection ever since continues to lead our most-read list.

High mintage 1968-D Washington quarter dollar were saved in 40-coin rolls as Mint marks returned, but the top few hit high prices, bringing more in for grading.

A blazing 1943 Washington quarter dollar graded MS-68 by PCGS with a green CAC sticker sold for $9,407.25 at a December GreatCollections auction.

Check out these newly released images of all four 2019 Apollo 11 50th Anniversary commemorative coins from the U.S. Mint.

What may become one of the most popular commemorative coin programs in years almost did not leave the launchpad that is the halls of Congress.