A New Jersey man who pleaded guilty in June 2018 to federal charges of importing and selling counterfeit U.S. coins and precious metals bars has been sentenced to 10-and-a-half years in prison.

New Jersey psychologist Dr. Nathan Sonnheim has been collecting United States coins since the age of 7. That was 74 years ago.

It still costs more than face value for the United States Mint to strike and distribute the Lincoln cent and Jefferson 5-cent coin into circulation.

Jeff and Chris interview Leonard Augsburger, the Project Coordinator of the Newman Numismatic Portal.

Coins of this issue aren't rare in a general sense, but the quality of this old-holdered NGC MS-68 1885-CC Morgan dollar challenges the finest-certified for the date (a PCGS MS-68+ example that sold for $135,125 in 2015).

GreatCollections’ auction of U.S. coins in early PCGS and NGC slabs, with coins like this 1875 Seated Liberty half dollar struck in copper, brought a lot of attention from bidders.

Bidders were excited about the fresh to the market coins in early PCGS holder at the Jan. 19 GreatCollections auction, where this PCGS MS-68 1905 Barber quarter dollar with a green CAC sticker smashed the record for the issue set in August by an MS-67 example.

The U.S. Mint will begin offering the limited-edition Uncirculated 2020-P National Park of American Samoa 3-inch 5-ounce .999 fine silver quarter dollar on Feb. 6.

The U.S. Mint published notice Jan. 28 in the Federal Register that the bureau has released its 2020 pricing grid for numismatic and commemorative gold, platinum and palladium products.

Alaska’s State Legislature has passed a resolution seeking the Treasury Department to have the U.S. Mint strike 5 million 2020 Native American dollars for release into general circulation in Alaska.

Columns exclusive to the Jan. 17 issue of “Coin World” focus on such topics as the 1886 Indian Head cent, the leading numismatic publication in January 1960, and Scrooge McDuck’s experiences as a coin investor.

Articles about salvage operations planned for a possible gold treasure, the privy-marked 2020-W quarter dollars and sales totals for a hot coin attracted the most reader interest this past week.

The staff from Twery's give some advice to new collectors.

A 1951-D Lincoln cent is rare only in very top grades, but the single PCGS MS-68 example is the sole finest known. Bidders agreed that it was special, and it brought $6,600 in Orlando Jan. 8, sold by Heritage Auctions at the FUN show.

A Florida treasure salvage company plans operations in 2020 to recover gold it says is worth more than $7 billion that the firm asserts was aboard the RMS “Republic” when it sank in 1909 south of Nantucket Island, Massachusetts.

Jeff and Chris interview Robert Levinson, an expert on early dated coins. The hosts also discuss proof sets of 1970 and demonstrate just how out of date the Coin World Trivia game is.

One of the 1969-S Lincoln, Doubled Die Obverse cents in the Heritage FUN auction in Orlando is distinctive, with a large finger print on the obverse, but for this key issue the MS-62 red and brown grade is understandable.

Max Spiegel, Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing, discusses the NGC Registry and its benefits for collectors.

A website covering the art world included two numismatic stories in its list of 11 important discoveries in art during 2019.

One of the highlights for attendees at the Early American Coppers 2020 convention April 30 to May 3 will be a visit to the Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh and the George H. Clapp Collection of U.S. large cent duplicates.