A forthcoming book by professional numismatist John Dannreuther is expected to contain previously unknown evidence suggesting the 1913 Liberty Head 5-cent coin was once destined for circulation.

Upcoming sale of the Proof 2021-W American Buffalo, continued interest in the common 1975 Roosevelt dime being misrepresented, and Mint product prices got reader attention this week.

Final designs of a new £50 note featuring Alan Turing representing the field of science are unveiled, for issue in June, after a development process that began in 2018 and included six weeks of public input.

Clever counterfeiters tried to pass off their work as decorations and novelties, but authorities in Bulgaria are having none of that, as they arrested two suspects for producing fake notes at a university printery.

The only privately held 1822 Capped Bust gold $5 half eagle sold for $8.4 million March 25 in a Stack’s Bowers Galleries auction, and a 1797 Draped Bust Small Eagle half dollar sold for $1.6 million.

Spain continues its annual circulating commemorative €2 coin series honoring its UNESCO World Heritage List sites with a coin depicting the Old Town of Toledo, the capital of the Visigothic empire.

Collectors will have a choice with the Royal Mint's creations celebrating the 140th anniversary of Royal Albert Hall, including that mint's first domed coins, gold and silver £5 commemoratives.

Some members of Congress chose to oppose or abstain from voting on legislation proposing gold medals for Capitol police agencies who experienced the Jan. 6 protest, drawing wide media attention.

Reverse designs considered by the Commission of Fine Arts for 2022 American Innovation dollars represent Kentucky, Rhode Island, Tennessee and Vermont, and several designs were picked as possibilities.

The Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee's design recommendations March 24 for the 2022 American Innovation dollar coin reverses differ completely from the CFA's picks the week before.

The eight coins featured in the Gerald R. Forsythe Collection of Proof Indian Head gold $10 eagles will be a featured attraction at Legend's Regency Auction 44 in Las Vegas on April 21.

Jeff and Larry marvel at a world record gold coins and learn the nuances of detecting a fake coin slab (Beware - they’re out there).

Only eight Peace dollars in the entire series are designated Prooflike at NGC; of the three 1926-S examples, the MS-65 Prooflike coin offered at a January Heritage auction is finest, realizing $25,200.

The Professional Numismatists Guild creates a new event, PNG50, in response to recent news that an ANA Dealer Day is beginning the World's Fair of Money, rather than a traditional PNG Day.

Anticipation of 2021 coins celebrating the centennial of the first Peace dollar drives increased interest in the 1921 coin, with a PCGS MS-66 example realizing $12,000 in a Jan. 22 Heritage auction.

Congress has been authorizing congressional gold medals at an increased rate in recent years, but is it approving too many? Congressional leaders should establish new ground rules.

The April 22 to 26 Heritage auctions in Dallas, originally planned for the now-canceled CSNS convention, feature items from the collections of Bob R. Simpson and Donald G. Partrick.

This unusually appealing MS-64+ 1928 Peace dollar with a CAC sticker, as close as you can get to a "gem" grade, drew bidding in the GreatCollections Feb. 14 sale that ended well above an average price.

The Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee and the Commission of Fine Arts agree on design choices of the recipient museum for use on the congressional gold medal to honor Merchant Mariners.

No mintage or household order limits will be placed on the Proof 2021-W American Buffalo gold $50 coin, which will be struck to order and offered beginning May 13 at a price yet to be determined.