The lead item in the Heritage sale of the B&D Sanders Collection of Pre-1800 U.S. Type Coins was a 1798 Capped Bust, Wide Date, Five Berries $2.50 quarter eagle bringing $72,000.

Are acts of everyday heroism, such as tackling a gunman in a church or fighting a wildfire, actions suitable to be honored with a congressional gold medal? Members of Congress think so.

Legislation seeks a gold medal to honor a man who was shot and killed while protecting others and stopping a mass shooting at a California church in 2022.

Damage to a 1792 Flowing Hair half disme prevented the coin from getting a grade from PCGS but it didn't stop interested buyers, as Heritage Auctions sold the coin in May for $69,000.

The June Showcase Auction by Stack's Bowers Galleries includes desirable coins such as an 1879 Flowing Hair Stella $4 pattern June 13, with the next night's offering including physical cryptocurrency.

Celebrations in Hawai'i in early May on the launch of the Edith Kanaka'ole American Women quarter dollar included U.S. Mint officials speaking and those in attendance receiving the new coin.

Rolls and bags of the American Innovation dollar designed to honor the state of Mississippi and its role in the first human lung transplant will be offered by the Mint beginning Aug. 28.

Holiday ornaments featuring the five 2023-P American Women quarter dollars with an Uncirculated Mint set finish will be offered by the United States Mint beginning in late August.

Legislation calls for awarding a congressional gold medal for a group of several thousand personnel trained at a Maryland site to provide service in military intelligence during World War II.

Because a single pair of dies struck all 1861-O gold $20 double eagles, it is unknown which of the three authorites that took turns controlling New Orleans' Mint that year struck any particular coin.

A bill similar to a March proposal in the U.S. Senate is now before the House of Representatives, calling for a 2025 commemorative coin program to recognize the U.S. Foreign Service.

The June 10 sale by Kolbe & Fanning will include unpublished inventories kept by notable collectors such as J.M. Clapp and his family and Waldo C. Newcomer that offer insight into the treasures.

Collectors are interested in the cents reportedly produced as a prototype for Confederate States of America coinage, and some seen today are restrikes, like the one sold May 3 for $102,000 by Heritage.

A bronze medal honoring the United States Navy becomes available Aug. 8 with designs matching the 2.5-ounce silver version that sold out in March; a 1-ounce silver version becomes available in July.

The design for the 2023 American Women quarter dollar honoring Jovita Idar is unlike any design used previously on a U.S. coin. Will collectors love it, hate it or be indifferent to its appearance?

The 77th edition of the "Guide Book of United States Coins," known in the hobby as the "Red Book," is available for purchase in several versions, with updated research and even more pictures.

The highest grade certified example of an 1870-CC Coronet $10 eagle, long held by a Canadian family, has surfaced and will be offered in an August auction by Stack's Bowers Galleries.

An example of the rare LM-5 die marriage of the 1833 Capped Bust half dime that surfaced in 2005 is now authenticated and encapsulated by PCGS, the 10th example certified.

Heritage Auctions offered an 1861-D Indian Head gold dollar considered to be the rarest issue from the Dahlonega Mint and the coin sold for $31,200 during a Platinum Night session.

Readers who had objected to changes in the monthly issues of Coin World saw the benefit of expressing their views with the announcement of the return of values while high interest remained in 2023 Morgan and Peace dollars.