Fifty years ago, in the March 21, 1973, issue of "Coin World," the lead headline on Page 1 had some exciting news: “Treasury Seeks Congressional Okay for U.S. Bicentennial Coin Change.”

The 550 coins in the James Allaire Milholland Collection will be offered for the first time in more than a century when Stack's Bowers puts them on the block at the Whitman Coin & Collectibles Spring Expo.

Sales of circulation-quality copper nickel clad American Women quarter dollars featuring Edith Kanaka'ole on the reverse, offered in 100-coin mini bags and sets of 40-coin rolls, launch in late March.

Interest remains high in products launching later this year and in 2024 from the U.S. Mint, as well as plans from the BEP for new notes with tactile enhancements in the years ahead.

With a household limit of five sets priced at $23 per set, the five-coin 2023-S American Women Quarters Proof set of the copper-nickel clad coins becomes available for purchase on March 21.

The Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee favored the same designs that received approval from the Commission of Fine Arts for several planned coin and medal programs.

The subject of the first 2023 American Women quarter dollar was also the highlight of a pair of February events with numismatic interest in commemoration of Black History Month.

The United States Mint is implementing a virtual waiting room at its website in an attempt to ease the customer experience and evenly regulate access to placing orders for popular products.

Heritage sold two gold coins with lots of chatter in the fields but still reflective mirrors that allowed for the PL tag from NGC, an 1896-S Coronet double eagle and a 1904-S Coronet $5 half eagle, in February sales.

A duo of 1834 Classic Head, Plain 4 gold $5 half eagles offered at Heritage on Feb. 9 were especially handsome representatives of Prooflike coins.

Designs for a congressional gold medal for Willie O’Ree — the first black hockey player to play in the National Hockey League — were recommended Feb. 16 by the Commission of Fine Arts.

The grading services' Prooflike designation to recognize Mint State coins that have clear reflections in the fields was first used on Morgan dollars, like this PCGS MS-60 Prooflike 1879-CC example.

Our coverage of a third counterfeit of a limited-edition Proof 2020-W American Eagle silver dollar surfacing drew reader attention as did an article about our "Readers Ask" column.

Proposed designs for the five 2024 American Women quarter dollars to be issued by the U.S. Mint were considered and recommendations made Feb. 16 by the Commission of Fine Arts.

A proposed design for the reverse of the 2024 American Innovation dollar for Missouri, recognizing the achievements of scientist and inventor George Washington Carver, was recommended Feb. 16 by the Commission of Fine Arts.

The United States Mint is planning to produce a gold $100 coin and a silver medal dated 2024 as part of a joint Liberty and Britannia numismatic project in conjunction with Britain’s Royal Mint.

The limited-edition 2023 Morgan and Peace silver dollars will be struck at two Mint facilities and in three different finishes, and a subscription option is open for each, with pricing tentative.

The United States Mint's and Royal Mint's joint coin program in 2024 brings competitors together, but generating a shared design makes a complicated process even more challenging.

The annual ANA Summer Seminar is one of the best bargains in numismatics, with its classes taught by the experts in the field, access to the ANA Museum and Library, and more. You should go.

A security committee of the American Numismatic Association offers recommendations to strengthen protections against theft, with implementaion of several measures beginning at the March trade show.