Columns found only in the June 17 issue of “Coin World” look at 1916-S dimes, death from cleaning coins, and counterfeiter biographies.

The cost to produce and distribute all four denominations of U.S. circulating coins rose during Fiscal Year 2018, continuing a years-long trend.

The U.S. Mint is providing corrected replacement sleeves for product packaging for an Apollo 11 half dollar set that contained a factual error.

Customers are reporting missing coins or multiple examples of the same coin in the Philadelphia Mint portion of the 2019 Uncirculated Mint set.

The Uncirculated 2019-W American Eagle silver dollar goes on sale May 29 by U.S. Mint, with the gold version available June 13.

An 1879-CC /CC Morgan dollar is known also, misleadingly, as the “Capped Die” variety. This example graded PCGS MS-65+ brought $49,937.50.

Chris and Jeff discuss the removal of Harriet Tubman from the 2020 $20 note, explore the French “Sower” motif and talk with Kenneth Bressett from the Red Book.

This lustrous 1889-CC Morgan dollar, a stunner graded PCGS Mint State 64 with a green CAC sticker, sold for $141,000 at Legend’s Regency auction on May 15.

A commemorative silver dollar may be issued in 2020 to celebrate the centennial anniversary of the 19th Amendment, if new legislation becomes law.

The United States Mint and Royal Canadian Mint are joining forces to issue a Pride of Two Nations Limited-Edition Two-Coin set

Two PCGS Specimen 67 1964 Special Mint Set Kennedy half dollars smashed the 2016 record recently in actions by Heritage and GreatCollections.

Sales for the 2019 American Legion 100th Anniversary Coin and Medal set have reached 7,025 of the maximum 10,000 sets available.

A bill introduced to Congress would, if enacted, create a commemorative silver dollar to honor the centennial of women’s suffrage in the United States.

Articles about a 1959-D cent with the wrong reverse and re-suspension of the U.S. Mint’s Mutilated Coin Redemption top our ‘Most Read’ list.

Columns in the latest ‘Coin World’ feature Matte Finish 5-cent coins from the 1990s, a fake 1915 gold coin and an unusual dime planchet error.

An 1893-CC Morgan dollar graded PCGS MS-65 with a green CAC sticker was the top dollar at Legend’s Regency 32 auction in New Orleans May 15 and 16.

Legislation introduced in the 116th Congress would present a congressional gold medal to the WWII-era counterintelligence unit called the “Ghost Army.”

This 400th anniversary commemorative of the expedition of Cabeza de Vaca graded PCGS MS-67 in an old holder with a green CAC sticker is among the top examples.

Jeff and Chris talk about efforts to redesign America’s bullion coinage and interview Heritage Auction's Mark Borckardt.

A 1959-D Lincoln cent with the Wheat reverse, which grading services won’t authenticate, is headed to auction on June 2.

You might think that a Star Wars action figure and a gold dime would have little in common, but collectors are collectors when it comes to rare items.

The U.S. Mint suspends (again) its Mutilated Coin Redemption Program, this time to implement additional safeguards against possible fraud.

The Uncirculated 2019-P War in the Pacific National Historical Park 5-ounce silver coin goes on sale June 6 from the U.S. Mint.

Reverse Proof 2019-W Lincoln cents and possible design changes to the American Eagle gold and silver bullion coins attracted reader attention last week.

In addition to the financial cost relative to the coin's face value, the process involved in producing Lincoln cents emits large amounts of greenhouse gases.

One of the finest certified 1926 Sesquicentennial half dollars, graded MS-66+ with an NGC star and a green CAC sticker, sold for $19,200 in a Heritage auction.

The unusually attractive 1923-S Monroe Doctrine Centennial half dollar, featuring multicolored hues, sold for $18,000 in a Bonhams auction earlier in 2019.

The last of three 2019-W Lincoln cents being issued by the U.S. Mint will be released May 14 when the 2019 Uncirculated Mint set goes on sale.

Jeff and Chris talk to Jack Young, a major figure in the fight against counterfeit rare coins.

Should the United States Mint change the designs of the American Eagle gold and silver coins? It is under consideration by Mint officials.

A two-coin set containing coins from the U.S. Mint and Royal Australian Mint to honor the 1969 Moon landing by astronauts is now available from the RAM.

Some 700 people converged on the War in the Pacific National Historical Park in Guam for the ceremonial launch May 3 of the park’s quarter dollar.

Several Indian Head cents that document the U.S. Mint’s experimentation with the cent’s composition are among the highlights of the May 23 to 26 auctions.

The gold $3 series is expensive, with low mintages, sometimes only a few Proof strikes, such as in 1876, so this lightly worn example offers a relative bargain.

The 2019 American Legion 100th Anniversary Proof Silver Dollar and Medal set goes on sale at noon Eastern Time May 20 from the United States Mint

News articles about Reverse Proof 2019-W Lincoln cent problems and a decision to strike no more 2019 platinum bullion coins captured reader attention this week.

An 1858 Indian Head gold $3 piece, NGC AU-58 Prooflike with green CAC sticker survives a low mintage of 2,133 pieces and sold for $9,200 at the April CSNS show.

An AU-55 1854-D Indian Head gold $3 coin, from the only $3 issue struck at the Dahlonega Mint, realized $43,200 in a recent Heritage auction.

Jeff and Chris reflect on the EAC convention in Dayton, Ohio, and interview Alan Stahl, the curator of the numismatic collection at Princeton University.

The U.S. Mint is the victim of its own success. With high-quality coins the norm, sub-par pieces tend to upset collectors, who want the best.

Up to 150 1999-P Delaware quarter dollars were struck with specially prepared dies and planchets during a ceremonial first-strike event Dec. 7, 1998.

Collectors are beginning to receive their Reverse Proof 2019-W Lincoln cents, and some owners are finding toning on their coins.

The U.S. Mint’s official launch ceremony April 30 for the 2019 American Memorial Park quarter dollar drew a crowd of 1,200 people.

News about the Reverse Proof 2019-W Lincoln cent, 2019-W America the Beautiful quarter dollars, and a century-old Winged Liberty Head dime topped the lists.

Needed for registry sets and Proof type coin collections, this 1942 NGC Proof 69 Winged Liberty Head dime sold for $12,000 in Heritage’s FUN auction Jan. 10.

Spectacular toning graces obverse and reverse of a PCGS MS-69 full bands 1939-D Winged Liberty Head dime that realized $4,920 at Heritage’s Jan. 11 FUN auction.