• ANS Martin
    Nov 25, 2024, 09:00 AM

    ANS honors past president as executive director namesake

    by Coin World Staff
    The family of the late Sydney Martin has provided an endowment to the American Numismatic Society for the position of executive to be named in honor of the past president.

  • Flowing Hair gold dollar
    Nov 24, 2024, 09:00 AM

    Buying frenzy surrounds Flowing Hair gold dollar

    by Paul Gilkes
    The issuance of the gold dollar celebrating the 2130th anniversary of the country's first dollar led to a quick sellout and a boisterous secondary market with more excitement to come.

  • Grinch coins 2024
    Nov 23, 2024, 09:00 AM

    Grinch coins to be available in time for the holiday

    by Larry Jewett
    The first coins bearing the characters created by children's book author Dr. Seuss will go on sale through Rare Collectibles TV in time for holiday purchases.

  • America
    Nov 22, 2024, 12:00 PM

    Working dogs to be recognized on commemorative coins

    by Larry Jewett
    Congress has passed a proposal calling for a commemorative coin program in 2027 that would feature the nation's working dogs with surcharges set aside for America's VetDogs.

  • Flowing Hair gold dollar 2024
    Nov 21, 2024, 09:55 AM

    Week's Most Read: More on Flowing Hair gold

    by Larry Jewett
    The Mint's sale of the Flowing Hair gold coin and subsequent announcement of the Stack's Bowers auction of privy-marked examples dominated the attention of readers.

  • U.S. Army bronze 1.5-inch medal
    Nov 19, 2024, 09:00 AM

    Sale date for Army bronze medal set for Dec. 5

    by Paul Gilkes
    The bronze version of the U.S. Army 1.5-inch medal will be offered by the U.S. Mint beginning December 5 to continue the ongoing program honoring the nation's military.

  • Barrage balloons
    Nov 18, 2024, 17:00 PM

    Congressional gold medal sought for WWII unit

    by Paul Gilkes
    A measure has been introduced in the House of Representatives calling for a congressional gold medal that would recognize the efforts of a unit that helped in the D-Day invasion.

  • 2024 Flowing Hair anniversary gold dollar
    Nov 18, 2024, 07:00 AM

    Monday Morning Brief for Nov. 18, 2024: Auction impact

    by Jeff Starck
    A special auction will be coming from the U.S. Mint as the only source for special Flowing Hair anniversary gold coins and it calls to question the impact it has on traditional sales channels.

  • Greatest Generation three-coin Proof set
    Nov 16, 2024, 08:00 AM

    Sales window closing on 2024 commemorative programs

    by Paul Gilkes
    Sales of the two 2024 commemorative coin programs will be wrapping up at the end of the year and there are still many options for collectors to acquire one or more of the coins.

  • Series 2021 notes
    Nov 15, 2024, 17:00 PM

    Election leaves political appointees in jeopardy

    by Paul Gilkes
    A change in the executive branch after an election means that political appointees of the now lame duck administration will likely be asked to leave and new personnel could be forthcoming.

  • Stack
    Nov 15, 2024, 12:00 PM

    Stack's Bowers to auction privy-marked Flowing Hair gold coins

    by Coin World Staff
    The United States Mint has chosen Stack's Bowers Galleries to auction the 230 privy-marked Flowing Hair 230th anniversary gold coins in a December 12 sale with no buyer's premium.

  • WitterBrick 1907 Saint-Gaudens double eagle
    Nov 15, 2024, 08:48 AM

    Mystery box find comes to GreatCollections auction

    by Larry Jewett
    A collector who invested $375 in a WitterBrick purchase ended up finding a valuable 1907 Saint-Gaudens High Relief double eagle that has been consigned to GreatCollections.

  • 2024 Flowing Hair gold coin
    Nov 14, 2024, 09:46 AM

    Week's Most Read: Flowing Hair gold coin

    by Larry Jewett
    The 230th anniversary Flowing hair silver and gold products have been commanding the bulk of the attention among visitors to coinworld.com in the past few weeks.

  • Peale gilt medal
    Nov 12, 2024, 12:00 PM

    Peale’s Philadelphia museum medalet collection

    by Steve Roach
    Len Augsburger's collection of medalets related to Charles Willson Peale's museums, collections of curiosities eventually sold to P.T. Barnum, were offered in a Stack's Bowers sale.

  • Marine Dustin Sekula
    Nov 11, 2024, 17:00 PM

    Gold medal sought posthumously for Texas Marine

    by Paul Gilkes
    A Texas Marine killed in the line of duty in Iran 20 years ago is the subject of legislation calling for the award of a future congressional gold medal.

  • Grover Cleveland silver medal
    Nov 11, 2024, 07:00 AM

    Monday Morning Brief for Nov. 11, 2024: Political impacts

    by Larry Jewett
    The presidential election of 2024 has been completed and the results yield a number of circumstances that have an effect on numismatics including the fate of government leaders.

  • 2020-P Weir Park National Historical Park quarter
    Nov 10, 2024, 17:00 PM

    Artists invited to Weir Farm National Historical Park event

    by Paul Gilkes
    Artists are invited to apply for a monthlong residency at Weir Park National Historic Site, depicted on the reverse of Connecticut's America the Beautiful quarter dollar in 2020.

  • DC Comics superheroes
    Nov 9, 2024, 17:00 PM

    CCAC meets Nov. 19 to review year-end report and proposed designs

    by Paul Gilkes
    The Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee will gather via teleconference live on YouTube to discuss matters such as designs for superhero coins and an approved congressional gold medal.

  • Author Jason Elwell
    Nov 9, 2024, 08:00 AM

    Texas numismatic author gets honorable mention

    by Coin World Staff
    The International Latino Book Awards group gives honorable mention to the work of a Texas numismatist and author who wrote about El Paso area numismatics.

  • Zitkala-Sa quarter dollars
    Nov 8, 2024, 17:00 PM

    Bags, rolls for final 2024 American Women quarter on sale

    by Paul Gilkes
    Bags and rolls of circulation finish American Women quarter dollars featuring Zitkala-Ša, the series' final subject for 2024, are on sale from the U.S. Mint, including 665,000 coins from the San Francisco Mint.

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