• 1932-d-s-lead
    May 26, 2023, 09:00 AM

    Week's Most Read: Feedback returns values

    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.

  • Jovita Idar quarter dollars
    May 25, 2023, 12:00 PM

    Jovita Idar quarters next to be released in August

    Jovita Idar quarter dollars in the American Women series go into circulation in August a day before the circulation quality coins will be offered in numismatic products from the U.S. Mint.

  • 2023-P Eleanor Roosevelt quarter dollar
    May 25, 2023, 11:19 AM

    U.S. Mint resumes quarter public launch ceremonies

    With the 2023 American Women, Eleanor Roosevelt quarter dollar launch set for June 8 in New York, the U.S. Mint is bringing back coin launch events, which were suspended during the COVID-19 pandemic.

  • 2023-S Silver Proof set
    May 25, 2023, 11:00 AM

    Silver Proof set has no limits in planned August sale

    The U.S. Mint will release the 10-coin 2023-S Silver Proof set in August, with no ordering limit or mintage limit for the product, which is available for ordering now through the subscription option.

  • Ellen Ainsworth WWII nurse
    May 22, 2023, 08:28 AM

    Congressional bills seek WWII medals for Army, Navy nurses

    Legislative action is being taken in both chambers of Congress to offer congressional gold medals to those who served in the U.S. Army Nurse Corps and U.S. Navy Nurse Corps during World War II.

  • 1932-d-s-lead
    May 22, 2023, 07:00 AM

    Monday Morning Brief for May 22, 2023: You criticized, we listened

    No one liked our cuts to the U.S. Coin Values section in our May monthly issue, so we restored them in the June issue. Other cuts in other sections became financially necessary, however.

  • 2020-american-innovation-one-dollar-coin-south-carolina-uncirculated-lead
    May 19, 2023, 09:00 AM

    Week's Most Read: Eliminate edge descriptions

    Interest remained high in the viewpoint that moving information from the obverse to the edge was a bad idea in the view of collectors, while auction results from recent sales generated attention.

  • U.S. Coast Guard bronze medal
    May 19, 2023, 08:30 AM

    Coast Guard medal is now available in a bronze version

    A bronze version of a medal previously offered in silver in support of the U.S. Coast Guard has been added to the U.S. Mint offerings of medals honoring U.S. Armed Services.

  • 2023 Morgan and Peace dollars
    May 19, 2023, 08:15 AM

    Some options close for 2023 Morgan and Peace dollars

    Subscriptions are no longer being accepted by the United States Mint for ordering the Uncirculated 2023 Morgan dollar or the Uncirculated 2023 Peace dollar, but other products remain available.

  • Yo Yo Ma Smithsonian medal
    May 18, 2023, 09:37 AM

    Smithsonian Great Americans medal awarded to cellist Yo-Yo Ma

    The 2023 recipient of the Smithsonian Institution's Great Americans medal is cellist Yo-Yo Ma, who was honored for his extraordinary impact as a musician and cultural ambassador.

  • Contemporary counterfeits of the 1770s
    May 18, 2023, 09:15 AM

    Market Analysis: Contemporary circulating counterfeits

    A couple of contemporary circulating counterfeits from the 1770s were offered in an online offering by Stack's Bowers Galleries of selections from the Sydney F. Martin Collection.

  • 1786 Shaggy Mane New Jersey copper
    May 17, 2023, 09:14 AM

    Market Analysis: 1786 ‘Shaggy Mane’ New Jersey copper

    A 1786 New Jersey Copper of the "No Coulter" variety and featuring a "Shaggy Mane" on the horse was offered by Stack's Bowers Galleries in an online selection from the Sydney F. Martin Collection.

  • Saint-Gaudens art
    May 17, 2023, 09:00 AM

    Saint-Gaudens art with coinage links offered by Sotheby’s

    The Wolf Family Collection offered in April by Sotheby's included works of sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens, including his full-standing figure of Victory, with resemblances to his coin designs.

  • ANA medal
    May 16, 2023, 10:22 AM

    Educational forums offered before ANA World’s Fair of Money

    Early arrivals for the 2023 World's Fair of Money in Pittsburgh can take advantage of special education programs on grading and counterfeit detection being offered by the American Numismatic Association.

  • 1652 St. Patrick Farthing
    May 16, 2023, 10:00 AM

    Market Analysis: 17th century St. Patrick farthing

    The April 11 Collector’s Choice Online Auction session of the Stack's Bowers Galleries sales of the collection of Sydney F. Martin included a 17th century St. Patrick farthing that sold for $5,280.

  • 1829 Capped Bust, Large Date, Large Diameter half eagle
    May 13, 2023, 10:04 AM

    Proof 1829 $5 coin tops third Bass sale by Heritage

    Thirty record prices were realized during Heritage Auctions' third sale of selections from the Harry W. Bass Jr. Core Collection, with top quality gold rarities attracting spirited bidding.

  • Arnold Palmer bronze medal
    May 13, 2023, 09:36 AM

    Arnold Palmer may be honored with 2029 commemorative coinage

    A measure has been offered early to set the ball in motion for a commemorative coin program to hononr golfer and humanitarian Arnold Palmer with the program underway in 2029.

  • NASCAR commemorative coin proposal
    May 13, 2023, 08:26 AM

    NASCAR silver dollar for 2023 sought by new bipartisan bill

    An idea floated by the National Coin & Bullion Association for a commemorative coin program honoring NASCAR's 75th anniversary has taken form in a legislative proposal in the House.

  • Ulysses S. Grant silver medal
    May 12, 2023, 09:47 AM

    Ulysses S. Grant silver medal subscriptions begin

    Collectors may currently enroll in the U.S. Mint’s subscription program to secure the Matte Finish Ulysses S. Grant Presidential silver medal when it is issued for sale sometime this fall.

  • 2020-american-innovation-one-dollar-coin-south-carolina-uncirculated-lead
    May 12, 2023, 09:00 AM

    Week's Most Read: No more edge inscriptions

    Readers found high interest in elements of coin designs that may not have worked and need to be reconsidered, while the numismatic build-up to the May 6 coronation of King Charles III remained in the news.