Two imperfect but rare Proof 1895 Morgan dollars sold at Baltimore Expo provide a challenge: which one would you pick?

Since the founding of “Coin World” in 1960, the publishing industry and the collecting hobby have witnessed many technological changes. More changes are coming.

The U.S. Mint is poised to issue in 2020 a gold coin and silver and bronze medals marking the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II after proposed legislation seeking a three-coin program to mark the same milestone failed congressional muster.

Circulation-quality examples of the 2020 National Park of American Samoa quarter dollar, the 51st America the Beautiful quarter dollar, will be available Feb. 3 from the U.S. Mint.

The West Point Mint will be busy producing bullion coins in three different precious metals — gold, silver and platinum — but not in a fourth metal.

Coin World is launching an exciting new service that will make coins smarter, more secure and connected. It will give coins a “voice,” by which collectors will be able to digitally authenticate a coin, trace its journey throughout the distribution network, and review pertinent information, thereby enhancing the collector experience.

The United States Mint’s sales of new 2019 numismatic products will extend into calendar year 2020 with the Jan. 7 and Feb. 11 releases, respectively, of the Reverse Proof 2019-S American Innovation dollars for New Jersey and Georgia.

Among the articles exclusive to the January 2020 issue of “Coin World” are those focusing on making the best decision when choosing between coins, an online resource for the numismatic community, and the last quarter dollar of its kind.

Orders placed beginning Jan. 30 for the Proof 2020-W American Eagle, Pursuit of Happiness platinum $100 coin will be limited to one per household for the maximum 13,000 coins available.

Some of the most-read articles of the past week featured the 2020 America the Beautiful quarter dollars and the rediscovery of a 1795 gold coin that disappeared in 2014.

Maurice A. Storck Sr., believed to be the last numismatist from the United States known to have attended the 1954 auction in Cairo of the Palace Collection assembled by deposed King Farouk I, has died.

From the Vincent Jurgaitis Collection, this MS-65 1909-O Barber half dollar is a gem survivor of the New Orleans Mint's last production of the series, and sold for $3,840 in Heritage's December U.S. Coin Signature Auction.

The profiled 1909 Barber half dollar graded Proof 68 Cameo by Professional Coin Grading Service is a stunner that "rests at the threshold of perfection," as a Heritage cataloger enthused.

U.S. Mint customers interested in sales totals for numismatic products are upset that the last time product sales were updated was more than a week before the Nov. 14 release of the Enhanced Reverse Proof 2019-S American Eagle silver dollar.

A handsome group of Barber half dollars offered at Heritage's Dec. 5 Premier Session auction in Dallas included this beautifully toned 1899-S NGC MS-67 example, among the prettiest.

Chris and Jeff talk again with Beth Deisher, a former Coin World editor, about her career in publishing and work with Amos Media, both with the Sidney Daily News and Coin World.

The U.S. Mint has issued a call for applicants with special qualifications in numismatics for appointment by Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin to a four-year term on the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee.

What do characters in a cult 1967 television program and customers of the U.S. Mint have in common? They want information.

A 1795 Capped Bust, Small Eagle gold $5 half eagle that disappeared from a FedEx shipment in 2014 resurfaced Dec. 6, 2019, offered for sale to a Memphis, Tennessee, coin shop owner.

Nine 1856-S/S Seated Liberty, Large S over Small S quarter dollars were recently authenticated and graded by PCGS from among coins salvaged in 2014 from the 1857 wreckage of the SS Central America.