"Monday Morning Brief" columns about a record-breaking Lincoln cent, efforts by collectors to change government policy and coin-related Barbie dolls caught reader attention this past week.

While lacking original mint red color, this 1877 Indian Head cent graded PCGS Proof 65 brown featured plenty of other colors, including steely silver, blue and magenta.

The American Numismatic Association has extended the deadline for applications for scholarships to attend the 2023 Summer Seminar in Colorado Springs, Colorado, to Feb. 28.

One of the highlights of the Stewart Blay collection of Lincoln cents was a 1969-S Doubled Die Obverse coin, the finest graded by PCGS, which sold for more than $600,000 in the GreatCollections sale.

For nearly 30 years, the Florida-based Highland Mint has been tasked by the National Football League to produce the "coin" used to determine the opening sequence of important football games.

Stewart Blay's Lincoln cent collection sold by GreatCollections in January included one of the highest quality 1955 Lincoln, Doubled Die Obverse examples, which sold for more than $285,000.

Legend Rare Coin Auctions' Regency 57 sale in Las Vegas Feb. 23 offers an opportunity for collectors to land several high quality key date coins from the early 20th century.

History was made on Jan. 22 when a Lincoln cent sold at auction for more than $1 million, the first time that an example of the most produced U.S. coin reached seven figures.

John Wexler, a longtime source of information on varieties for "Coin World" readers, has decided to step away from producing his monthly column and is selling his vast collection.

Graduating high school seniors who are members in good standing of the American Numismatic Association will have an opportunity get assistance in furthering their education.

Collectors are eagerly awaiting the impending release of the Proof 2023-W American Eagle platinum coin while interest runs high in a high-profile sale of quality Lincoln cents.

The Proof 2023-W American Eagle silver dollar is going to be offered as a standalone product as well as in the Congratulations set packaging when the Mint offers the coin in March.

Two coins from the 1790s that had the distinction of being first-year issues for their denominations were offered in Heritage Auctions' FUN sale of the Schwenk Family 100 Greatest Coins Collection.

A 1958 Lincoln, Doubled Die Obverse cent sold in a GreatCollections auction has become the first Lincoln cent to sell for more than a million dollars.

U.S. Mint Deputy Director Kristie McNally attended the January 2023 FUN convention in Orlando with a busy schedule that included sessions at the bourse display booth and meeting young collectors.

A collection sold by Heritage Auctions in january included 44 of the coins listed in the Whitman "100 Greatest U.S. Coins," with a 1943 Lincoln cent struck on a bronze planchet topping the offering.

The 1861-D Indian Head gold dollar is a rare find, and an example made its way to the block during the Heritage Florida United Numismatists sale in January, realizing $60,000.

Wax models from the 1850s die-making process provide an important look at the work of designer James B. Longacre, and a Feruary Heritage auction offers a chance to collect these pieces.

Coin collectors sometimes seek items that are non-numismatic but are related to the items in their core collection. For collectors of American Women quarter dollars, related collectibles include Barbie dolls.

A Texas legislator's proposal in the House calls for honoring with a congressional gold medal one of her home state's legendary figures, former president Lyndon Baines Johnson.