Items dealing with large cents, including correspondence between early researchers, led interest in an old-fashioned Charles David mail-bid auction of numismatic literature and ephemera.

The one-year anniversary of the final day of the royal coronation ceremony for King Rama X is the subject of a pair of commemorative bank notes released in Thailand.

Regency Auction 42 in Las Vegas Dec. 3 was the final auction of the year for Legend Rare Coin Auctions, with a wide variety of high interest items, and the opening item set the stage for a great sale.

Potential sweeping changes to U.S. coin programs impacting coins from 2022 to 2030 still await U.S. Senate action, after H.R. 1923 passed in the House in September.

The latest update on the sales of bullion coins by the U.S. Mint for the year is shows sales well ahead of 2019, as November 2020 was the strongest sales month of the year, so far.

Nearly 70 percent of the available Limited Edition Silver Proof sets for 2020 were sold on the first day of offering, with the eight coins in the set combining for 2.75 troy ounces of silver.

Bronze duplicates of the Congressional gold medal awarded to Chinese-American veterans of World War II in a December ceremony are available for collectors; prices go up Jan. 1.

The U.S. Mint's past and future product offerings as well as auction activity for rare and unique coins drew the most interest among readers of this week's Coin World's online articles.

The American Numismatic Society presented the 2020 J. Sanford Saltus Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Art of the Medal to German artist Anna Franziska Schwarzbach.

Standard reference "Coins of England and the United Kingdom," the 2021 edition, in both the "Pre-Decimal Issues" and "Decimal Issues" volumes, may be pre-ordered now for January shipping.

In preparing to host an economic summit, Saudi Arabia issued a 20-riyal note to commemorate the occasion, but the note created controversy because of a map, and now it may be withdrawn from circulation.

Certain denominations of bank notes in Canada will no longer be considered legal tender after Jan. 1, 2021. The affected denominations have not been produced for over 20 years.

Jeff and Chris interview Peter J. Symes, a world paper money researcher and author. They also discuss the release of commemorative coins marking the 400th anniversary of the Mayflower landing and Jeff talks about the provenance of two books in his library.

The finest known 1897 silver 50-cent pattern for Hunan from the Heaton Mint topped its high estimate in the late November Champion auction, setting a price record for a Chinese half dollar.

The Coin Metal Modification Authorization and Cost Savings Act of 2020, which would allow the Mint some discretion in choosing circulating coinage metals, passes in the U.S. House by a wide margin.

The Bureau of Engraving and Printing is mandated to make an annual contribution to the Smithsonian Institution's National Numismatic Collection and the latest offerings are being gathered.

A truly horrible year is coming to an end and a new year is about to begin. While early 2021 numismatic conventions are being canceled, vaccine news offers a glimmer of hope for the year.

A coin for the newest rock musician to be honored in the Royal Mint’s ‘Music Legends’ collection was sent soaring into the middle range of the atmosphere attached to a balloon.

Delivery services are currently avoiding direct contact with customers, so the U.S. Mint cannot guarantee the "signature required" delivery option and is withdrawing that option for shipments, for now.

After a public exhibition at the Atlantic Gallery in New York City, “Icons of Inspiration” by former U.S. Mint Artistic Infusion Program designer Joel Iskowitz will live on indefinitely in cyberspace.