The global pandemic of the last two years has forced many numismatic auction houses to change how they conduct their sales, with a dealer acknowledging both the pros and cons of those changes.

The Israel Antiquities Authority recently found two different shipwrecks off the coast of Israel, near ancient Caesarea, from widely differing eras of antiquity, recovering coins and other personal belongings.

Silver dollars were among the top lots in the recent Heritage U.S. Coins Signature Auction, where a 1934-S Peace dollar graded 66+ by PCGS with a green CAC sticker realized $63,000.

With no appointee filling the U.S. treasurer's office, no treasurer signature is available, and no new note series will be issued until that problem is resolved.

Four months after its initial offering, the Proof 2021-S American Eagle, Reverse of 2021 silver dollar went back on sale, after order reconciliation and cancellations made stock available.

A limited number of privy-marked silver dollars will be offered in a 2022 program and interest ran high about an upcoming currency lot in the FUN sale that is seldom seen at auction.

The museum at the site of the Battle of Monocacy has acquired a second dog tag from a Pennsylvania Volunteer soldier who was part of the Civil War and has added it to the collection.

Removal of the pedestal for a Robert E. Lee statue in Richmond, Virginia, uncovered a pair of boxes placed during the monument's construction, containing artifacts, including coins, from the 1800s.

The U.S. Mint revealed its 2022 pricing grid for numismatic items containing precious metals, and Mint customers will be paying more, thanks, in part, to higher spot prices.

Great pattern coins from the Bob Simpson Collection in Heritage's FUN sale include several 1874 examples of manufacturer Dana Bickford's attempt at a coin assuming stable international exchange rates.