Stack’s Bowers Galleries’ Nov. 15, 2019, auction of the Robert M. Martin Collection offered this Small Planchet 1652 Pine Tree shilling graded PCGS EF-45, a perfect selection for a type collector.

Jeff and Chris speak with David Hendin, an expert in Ancient Jewish and Biblical coinage. They discuss Hendin's experience in publishing, his archaeological work, and his research on Biblical coinage.

For collectors drawn to Colonial American coins' handmade nature, the Robert M. Martin Collection of silver coins of the Massachusetts Bay Colony offered rich diversity at the Stack’s Bowers Galleries’ Nov. 15, 2019, auction in Baltimore.

Australia is issuing a colorful 2020 $2 coin to commemorate the 2020 International Cricket Council Women’s T20 World Cup in Australia.

Estonia honors the bicentennial of the sighting of Antarctica with a 2020 circulating commemorative €2 coin.

The coronavirus, which as of Feb. 21 had resulted in more than 2,200 human deaths and over 76,600 illnesses from the disease, is also taking a toll on bank notes in China.

Collectors of ancient coins are right to be disappointed and concerned with the resolution of the years-long effort by the Ancient Coin Collectors Guild to test government regulations aimed at preventing the importation of ancient coins from certain countries.

The U.S. Mint will be using an outside contractor for applying color to the colorized versions of the 2020 Basketball Hall of Fame silver dollar and copper-nickel clad half dollar.

At Kagin’s Inc.’s auction at the ANA National Money Show Feb. 27 to 29 in Atlanta, winning bidders have the option, for any lots graded by PCGS and NGC, of adding Coin World’s SmartTrack DNA tagging.

The 2020-W Reverse Proof 5-cent coin becomes available April 17, when sales begin for the 2020-S Silver Proof set, which the 2020-W 5-cent coins will accompany as a premium.