Numismatic product sales from the U.S. Mint kick off Jan. 5 with the 2021 Birth set and 2021 Happy Birthday set, and on Jan. 7 with the Proof 2021-W American Eagle silver dollar and Congratulations set.

Excitement is building over the possibility of seeing Morgan and Peace dollar designs returning in 2021, while Mint other products and a high-grade half dollar pique reader interest.

The United States Mint picked up production in 2020 to battle a circulating coin shortage brought on by the COVBID-19 pandemic with production figures showing a 16 percent increase in products.

The ANA Board of Governors assessed trends regarding COVID-19 and government regulations and decided to cancel the National Money Show in Phoenix that was scheduled for early March.

A 200-riyal note will be included in the latest release of bank notes in Qatar and the new notes will replace the current series, which can be converted for the next three months.

The Circulating Collectible Coinage Redesign Act of 2020 received Senate passage but there was an amendment to it, meaning the bill has to be reviewed and approved again by the House of Representatives.

Approved obverse and reverse designs for the 2021 Christa McAuliffe commemorative silver dollar were published by the U.S. Mint, but the coin release date is not yet available.

Jeff and Chris interview Joel Orosz, coauthor of The Secret History of the First U.S. Mint, discuss legislation creating 2021 dollar coins, and review an issue of Coin World from 2011, the year Orosz's and Leonard Augsburger's book was published. Jeff shares what he's reading, and Chris whiffs a trivia question.

The Central Bank of Nigeria is the target of a human rights lawyer suing for removal of the Arabic script for the Hausa language identity of denominations on several older notes in circulation.

A commemorative bank note with no assigned value will be used to pay honor to the first astronaut of independent Ukraine, who travelled to space aboard the U.S. space shuttle Columbia.