Efforts are underway to limit the ability of the Federal Reserve banks to issue central bank digital currency, with a bill introduced in the U.S. Senate in March seeking to thwart its development.

The third installment of Heritage Auctions' sales of the Harry W. Bass Jr. Core Collection, long on display at the ANA's Money Museum, includes some early U.S. Proof gold coins and takes place May 4.

Readers will note something different in the print and digital editions of our May monthly issue — the inclusion of a new publication with an old title and a reduction in the page count in the U.S. coins valuing section.

Dwight Manley acquired one of only six known copies of a book by Thomas Jefferson from 1790 to establish standards for weights, measures and coins and donated the work to the ANA Library.

U.S. Mint June releases include a 2023-W American Eagle gold $50 coin, bulk offers of Eleanor Roosevelt quarter dollars and American Innovation, Indiana dollars, and the 2023-S 10-coin Proof set.

Americans who volunteered for service supporting Canada or Britain prior to the U.S. declaration of war in World War II may be recognized with a congressional gold medal under recent legislation.

A 1909-O Indian Head gold $5 half eagle from the low mintage in the final year of operations of the New Orleans Mint, graded PCGS Mint State 62 with a green CAC sticker, sold for $45,600.

Bidders in the April Legend Rare Coin Auctions' Regency 58 sale will have a chance to bid on some top quality silver dollars, including some that graced notable collections of the past.

Billie Jean King may be best known for her exploits on a tennis court but the athlete was an active advocate to break down gender barriers and pivotal in the passage of Title IX federal law.

Identical prices of $55,200 were realized for a pair of Carson City Mint double eagles, including an example of the 1871-CC coin, considered the second rarest after the 1870 issue.

A star of the show at the Stack's Bowers Galleries sale of the Fairmont Collection was an 1866-S Coronet, No Motto gold $20 double eagle that brought $114,000.

The American Numismatic Association has named veteran educator Christian Strayhorn as the organization's newest education director with an eye on developing additional learning opportunity for members.

As I write this, the American Numismatic Association is preparing for this year’s National Coin Week, an annual celebration of collecting all things numismatic, scheduled for April 16 through 22.

Anticipation is building for the Central States Numismatic Society convention, which promises to be the biggest in CSNS history, with attractions including a “Rarities from 1796” display.

The first known example of a 2022-P American Women, Dr. Sally Ride quarter dollar struck on a 5-cent planchet is certified by NGC and is being offered for sale by GreatCollections in April.

Collectors have their first look at a struck Proof 2023-W American Liberty, High Relief 1-ounce .9999 fine gold $100 coin, whose design also will appear on a subsequent 2023-P silver medal.

One got the sense when going through the Millholland Collection, offered at auction by Stack’s Bowers Galleries in March, that it was the product of a collector who enjoyed his coins.

Among the beautifully toned Proof Morgan dollars in the Millholland Collection offered March 21 was a PCGS Proof 67+ 1882 coin that realized $24,000 and a lovely Proof 67 1891 dollar that brought $22,800.

American Numismatic Association members can learn about candidates for the ANA 2023–2025 board of governors at the live Candidate Forum, April 12, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Mountain Daylight Time.

U.S. half cent specialist Ed Fuhrman has published his fifth reference dedicated to collecting half cents, this latest work a guide to grading these coins using Early American Coppers grading criteria.