Upcoming sale of the Proof 2021-W American Buffalo, continued interest in the common 1975 Roosevelt dime being misrepresented, and Mint product prices got reader attention this week.

The only privately held 1822 Capped Bust gold $5 half eagle sold for $8.4 million March 25 in a Stack’s Bowers Galleries auction, and a 1797 Draped Bust Small Eagle half dollar sold for $1.6 million.

Some members of Congress chose to oppose or abstain from voting on legislation proposing gold medals for Capitol police agencies who experienced the Jan. 6 protest, drawing wide media attention.

Reverse designs considered by the Commission of Fine Arts for 2022 American Innovation dollars represent Kentucky, Rhode Island, Tennessee and Vermont, and several designs were picked as possibilities.

The Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee's design recommendations March 24 for the 2022 American Innovation dollar coin reverses differ completely from the CFA's picks the week before.

The eight coins featured in the Gerald R. Forsythe Collection of Proof Indian Head gold $10 eagles will be a featured attraction at Legend's Regency Auction 44 in Las Vegas on April 21.

Jeff and Larry marvel at a world record gold coins and learn the nuances of detecting a fake coin slab (Beware - they’re out there).

Only eight Peace dollars in the entire series are designated Prooflike at NGC; of the three 1926-S examples, the MS-65 Prooflike coin offered at a January Heritage auction is finest, realizing $25,200.

The Professional Numismatists Guild creates a new event, PNG50, in response to recent news that an ANA Dealer Day is beginning the World's Fair of Money, rather than a traditional PNG Day.

Anticipation of 2021 coins celebrating the centennial of the first Peace dollar drives increased interest in the 1921 coin, with a PCGS MS-66 example realizing $12,000 in a Jan. 22 Heritage auction.

Congress has been authorizing congressional gold medals at an increased rate in recent years, but is it approving too many? Congressional leaders should establish new ground rules.

The April 22 to 26 Heritage auctions in Dallas, originally planned for the now-canceled CSNS convention, feature items from the collections of Bob R. Simpson and Donald G. Partrick.

This unusually appealing MS-64+ 1928 Peace dollar with a CAC sticker, as close as you can get to a "gem" grade, drew bidding in the GreatCollections Feb. 14 sale that ended well above an average price.

The Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee and the Commission of Fine Arts agree on design choices of the recipient museum for use on the congressional gold medal to honor Merchant Mariners.

No mintage or household order limits will be placed on the Proof 2021-W American Buffalo gold $50 coin, which will be struck to order and offered beginning May 13 at a price yet to be determined.

The Circulating Collectible Coin Redesign Act of 2020 calls for recognition of up to 20 prominent historic American women on 2022 to 2025 quarter dollars, and the U.S. Mint requests suggestions.

A new building added to the Certified Collectibles Group campus in Florida expands the operation by more than 20,000 square feet, as the firm continues to grow and high more workers.

Readers continued high interest in the common 1975 Roosevelt dimes being offered online while also bearing the news of Mint price increases and reduction of set sizes for the same money.

Jeff and Larry discuss the recent news about the upcoming sale of the legal 1933 double eagle, guess the projected price and look back at 1996 when the coin made some big news.

Everything costs more these days, or so it seems, as inflation drives up costs for almost everything, from the food we place on our tables to the collector products of the United States Mint.