A PCGS MS-63 red and brown 1800 half cent from Pete Miller’s set, with a green CAC sticker, with considerable red remaining on both sides, sold for $12,000 at Stack’s Bowers’ March 19 Rarities Night auction.

Jeff and Chris reflect on a year recording the Coin World Podcast.

A 1796 Liberty Cap, No Pole half cent described as “Bold and Inviting,” graded Very Good 10 by PCGS, brought $66,000 at the Rarities Night sale.

The new legislative effort to authorize production of 2021 Morgan and Peace dollars will succeed only if collectors persuade members of Congress to support the measure.

A PCGS MS-63 brown 1794 Liberty Cap, Head Right, “High Relief” half cent variety, brought $72,000 as a collection of half cents led Stack’s Bowers' March 19 Rarities Night auction.

Supporters are promoting new legislation seeking a different path to 2021 Morgan and Peace dollars: silver bullion coins rather than commemorative coins.

Expect shipping delays for numismatic products from the U.S. Mint because it is implementing safety precautions against the spread of the coronavirus.

The most-read articles of the past week include those about error coins and notes headed to auction, and world reactions to the coronavirus pandemic.

This finest PCGS-certified 1955 Lincoln, Doubled Die Obverse cent graded MS-65+ red with a green CAC sticker set a record, bringing $124,875 at a March 1 online auction.

In the shadow of COVID-19, parallels are widely being drawn to the 1918 Spanish Flu, so Jeff and Chris decide to investigate the impact of that early twentieth-century pandemic on the hobby. They also interview Emily Damstra, a natural science illustrator responsible for a number of Canadian and American coins.

As I write this column on March 19, my thoughts are filled with two subjects: the beginning of our 60th anniversary coverage and a worsening world pandemic.

The U.S. Mint has canceled the April 7 official launch ceremony for the 2020 Weir Farm National Historic Site quarter dollar, following an order by Connecticut's governor.

Impressive Proof error coins in an April auction by Heritage include Kennedy half dollars and a Jefferson 5-cent coin struck on a wrong planchet.

The sales launch for the 2020 Basketball Hall of Fame commemorative coins is delayed to April 9, after the original launch event was canceled because of the pandemic concerns.

An 1893 Barber quarter dollar graded Proof 69 by Numismatic Guaranty Corp. comes close to perfection and sold for $19,213.20 in Heritage's FUN Platinum Night sale.

Jeff and Chris deal with numismatic shakeups in this week's episode. They review the first coinage of the Irish Free State as a nod to St. Patrick's Day and interview Michael Dlugosz, author of a book on British Conder tokens. COVID-19, front of mind for so many, and its effects on the hobby are discussed as well.

The spread of the coronavirus is disrupting daily routines, and now coin shows worldwide are being canceled or postponed as governments order mandatory restrictions.

In 2019 PCGS expanded its Prooflike designation, and this PCGS MS-67+ Prooflike 1894 Barber quarter dollar shows the market's appreciation, bringing $17,400 at the FUN show.

One top quality Barber quarter dollar bringing a top price at the Heritage FUN Show auctions in January was this PCGS MS-67+1897-S coin, with a green CAC sticker, that sold for $43,200.

Officials at the United States Mint and Bureau of Engraving and Printing have closed their facilities to the public in response to the coronavirus.