Columns exclusive to the latest issue of “Coin World” cover such subjects as struck fragment errors, a medal designed by the creator of the Morgan dollar, and Russian money both “Terrible and Great.”

Last week’s most-read articles including a preview of a column about a lesser known doubled die variety of 1955 Lincoln cent and the first part of our analysis of the Top 10 Stories of 2019.

The five-coin 2020-S America the Beautiful Silver Quarters Proof set will be offered Feb. 20 by the U.S. Mint at $42.50, $5.55 more than was charged for the 2019-S set.

This 1907-S Philippines peso graded PCGS MS-66 is among the finest-known. The condition rarity brought $15,600 at Stack’s Bowers’ offering of the Pasig River Collection this past summer.

Jeff and Chris reflect on the painful legacies of some deeply problematic numismatists in the first episode of 2020.

A 1903 Philippines peso struck 10 percent off center sold for $2,640 in a 2019 Stack’s Bowers Galleries auction.

The Royal Mint has announced five circulating commemorative United Kingdom coins for 2020. These honor the Mayflower, Victory in Europe Day, Dame Agatha Christie, the Olympics and George III.

Of the 2,558 Proof pesos struck at the Philadelphia Mint in 1903, this PCGS Proof 66 example is especially attractive and sold for $3,840 at the ANA World's Money Fair in August 2019.

A diverse quintet of 20th century world bank notes are expected to surpass $25,000 each at the Stack’s Bowers Galleries world currency auction in New York City on Jan. 18.

We have begun our annual recap of the past year, looking at what we consider the Top 10 Stories of 2019.

An early example of the Joachimstaler silver coin (that would influence the word dollar) appears in a Jan. 30 Fritz Rudolph Künker auction in Berlin.

Collectors planning to buy the standard 10-coin 2020-S Proof set when it goes on sale Feb. 27 from the U.S. Mint will be paying $4.05 more than they did for the 2019-S set.

A ringed-bimetallic 20-piso coin has been issued in the Philippines to replace a bank note of the same denomination.

The Central Bank of Myanmar introduced a 1,000-kyat note on Jan. 4, featuring Bogyoke Aung San, founder of the nation.

At least one option of the 2019 Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Program was a hit with collectors, with the 2019 Apollo 11 Half Dollar Special set being the most popular of the numismatic products offered.

A handsome 1915-S Indian Head 5-cent piece graded MS-67 with a green CAC sticker is one of four like-graded examples at PCGS with none finer. It sold for $55,812.50 on Dec. 12, 2019.

The Andrew Jackson Presidential silver medal, which will be issued by the U.S. Mint Feb. 24 as part of its ongoing series, will be priced 15 percent higher than the four Presidential silver medals issued in 2019.

Columns exclusive to the Jan. 20 issue of “Coin World” focus on such themes as “another” 1955 Lincoln, Doubled Die cent and a mystery raised about the Libertas Americana medal because of a book published 211 years ago.

We begin our look back at 2019 and the top 10 stories of the year with four special U.S. Mint coin programs, each offering one or more distinctive coins.

A preview of a column about a counterfeit gold coin, news that George H.W. Bush might get a Presidential dollar and a look at the U.S. Mint in 2020 made our most-read list this past week.