Chief Numismatist at Witter Coin, Seth Chandler, discusses what they have done to be keep successful, and even expand in a somewhat down market. He also discusses the strong interest in the hobby he is seeing from the young collectors and what we can do to feed that interest.

An 1870s-era Seated Liberty half dollar struck on a quarter dollar planchet is an unusual wrong planchet error appearing in a GreatCollections auction.

Paper money from two countries, India and the Philippines, took the top spots at the Stack’s Bowers Galleries auction of world paper money on Aug. 14 in Rosemont, Illinois.

Stack’s Bowers Founder, Q. David Bowers discusses what has kept his interest in the hobby for 67 years, advice for new collectors and how to pass numismatic knowledge to younger generations.

The U.S. Mint has established pricing for numismatic products that include intaglio prints from the Bureau of Engraving and Printing to be issued in two commemorative coin programs.

New Kenyan notes are strikingly different from their predecessors because the law prohibits notes and coins from bearing the portrait of any individual. However, an activist has sued the bank for violating the law.

American David Daniel “Mickey” Marcus appears on a new medal from the American Israel Numismatic Association. Marcus was a hero of Israel’s War of Independence.

The 41-coin Anthony J. Taraszka Collection of 1795 to 1804 Capped Bust gold $10 eagles auction on Aug. 15 featured at $630,000, this MS-63 1795 Capped Bust, Small Eagle $10 eagle.

An exhibit of 11 Holey dollars and 11 Dumps is on view at the Royal Australian Mint in Canberra.

Jeff and Chris interview Dennis Tucker, publisher at Whitman Publishing and numismatic representative on the Citizens' Coinage Advisory Council.

An 1844-O Coronet gold $10 eagle is tough to find in Mint State grades, and an appealing New Orleans Mint NGC MS-60 example brought $9,300 in July at Heritage's Summer FUN auction in Orlando.

U.S. Mint officials are considering what to do with the quarter dollar denomination after 2021. A lot of collectors are saying they are tired of multiple designs for the coin.

Canada’s most famous coin, the 1911 silver dollar, was sold Aug. 15 for $552,000, including a 20 percent buyer’s fee.

About Uncirculated and Mint State are difficult to differentiate in the Capped Bust gold series, but coins in older third-party grading service holders, untouched for years, are popular.

The 2019-P American Liberty, High Relief silver medal is outselling the American Liberty, High Relief gold $100 coin bearing the same designs by a 3 to 1 margin.

A rare gold stater of the Celtic Parisii tribe is one of many rarities of French coinage to be on exhibit from the Tyrant Collection at the September Long Beach Coin & Collectibles Expo.

Coinage legislation is being pursued in anticipation of the 2028 Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles and to also recognize the Paralympics athletes, U.S. Mint Director David J. Ryder told Coin World Aug. 13.

Having a mentor and the latest technology to deliver numismatic education are key components in keeping the numismatic hobby alive. That was the consensus of a panel of hobby experts Aug. 13 in Rosemont, Illinois.

Columns appearing in the latest issue of Coin World include those about a fake 1892-S Morgan dollar, the 1903 Louisiana Purchase gold dollars, and some really bad coins pulled from rolls.

The most-read articles this week included those about the possibility of circulating commemorative coins in 2026 and the unveiling of designs for the next dollar coins and quarter dollars.