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Dec 20, 2025, 08:00 AM
Senate proposal calls for audit of nation’s gold
by Paul GilkesIn a follow up to a bill that was proposed over the summer, the U.S. Senate will now consider what it would take to provide for a regular audit of the nation's gold supply.Dec 19, 2025, 17:00 PM1980 Olympic hockey team earns another gold medal
by Larry JewettCongressional gold medals will be distributed in honor of the 1980 USA men's Olympic hockey team which won the gold medal in the competition.Dec 19, 2025, 08:10 AMSenate approves Hollis nomination as U.S. Mint Director
by Larry JewettPaul Hollis will become the 41st director of the United States after the U.S. Senate confirmed his nomination on December 18, five months after President Trump proposed Hollis for the position.Dec 12, 2025, 09:21 AMFinal set of privy-marked Lincoln cents sells for $800,000
by Larry JewettThe sale of the three-coin sets that included the final Lincoln cents made for circulation as well as a special gold cent concluded on Dec. 11 with the final lot selling for $800,000.Dec 10, 2025, 07:49 AMCCAC views design proposals for Chisholm medal
by Paul GilkesA congressional gold medal honoring the first African American woman elected to Congress and signed into law a year ago is in design stage and being reviewed by the CCAC.Dec 10, 2025, 07:41 AMFirst 2026 products from the U.S. Mint revealed
by Paul GilkesThe product release schedule for 2026 will start with four different issues that include annual releases in several series that have been available in previous years.Dec 9, 2025, 17:29 PM1804 dollar reaches $6 million from Stack Collection sale
by Larry JewettThe first part of the Stack's Bowers Galleries sale of the James A. Stack Sr. Collection saw the Class III 1804 dollar bring $6 million with the buyer's premium.Dec 4, 2025, 13:18 PMNCBA warns membership of fraudulent activity
by Coin World StaffThe National Coin &Bullion Association is warning members about fraudulent activity that is causing some members to unwittingly provide access to financial information.Dec 3, 2025, 08:52 AMAmerican Numismatic Society plans future move to Toledo
by Larry JewettThe American Numismatic Society has announced a decision regarding relocation from New York City as the organization will be going to a spot on the campus of the Toledo Museum of Art.Nov 25, 2025, 07:55 AMStack's Bowers Galleries acquires Long Beach Expo
by Larry JewettStack's Bowers Galleries has acquired the Long Beach Expo from Collectors Universe and is planning to hold the first event at the California venue in February 2026.Nov 19, 2025, 07:47 AMFirst day sales for Wonder Woman products sluggish
by Paul GilkesRising metal prices may have had a direct impact on the slow sales reported for the Proof gold 2025-W Wonder Woman Comic Art $50 coin with silver medal sales down as well.Nov 19, 2025, 07:36 AMMint Director nominee Hollis appears at hearing
by Paul GilkesLouisiana collector Paul Hollis faced a congressional committee in the next step toward his potential confirmation to be the 41st director of the United States Mint.Nov 18, 2025, 12:38 PMLast circulating cents to be sold in Dec. 11 auction
by Coin World StaffThe final circulation cents minted on November 12 in Philadelphia will be among the special numismatic items being sold by Stack's Bowers Galleries on December 11.Nov 13, 2025, 12:26 PMFinal cent for circulation struck at Philadelphia Mint
by Larry JewettU.S. Treasurer Brandon Beach led a ceremonial striking ceremony at the Philadelphia Mint to mark the end of circulation of the one-cent coin after over 230 years.Nov 12, 2025, 17:21 PMWitter Coin set to make debut on eBay Live
by Coin World StaffWitter Coin will make its debut on eBay Live on November 14 with a special 10-hour livestream with quality numismatic items being offered.Nov 11, 2025, 08:15 AMKnow Your Money: Radar Notes
by Kevin HarperThere are many different special serial numbers on U.S. currency that have provided an opportunity for collectors. One of the most desired notes is the radar where the numbers read the same forward and backward.Nov 11, 2025, 07:40 AMAnimals of Africa prevalent in Heritage world sale
by Kevin HarperHeritage Auctions recently held a world paper money auction that featured numerous desired notes from across the globe, led by an Egyptian note from 1899 that set an auction record.Nov 10, 2025, 07:00 AMMonday Morning Brief for Nov. 10, 2025: Looking for positives
by Larry JewettThe dismissal of the entire panel of the Commission of Fine Arts was a bit of a surprise and led to questions about processes for getting design approvals going into the semiquincentennial.Nov 2, 2025, 22:00 PMLicaretz wins Grand Prix award at medalists conference
by Coin World StaffAmerican Jim Licaretz has earned the Grand Prix medal the XXXVIII FIDEM MÜNICH 2025 (Fédération Internationale de la Médaille d’Art), only the second American to win the award.Oct 29, 2025, 17:00 PMTrump dismisses all Commission of Fine Arts members
by Paul GilkesPresident Donald Trump has removed all members of the Commission of Fine Arts, an agency that has the responsibility of making recommendations to the Treasury secretary on coin and medal designs.



















