Two themes led last week’s most-read articles: 2020-W Jefferson 5-cent coins and America the Beautiful quarter dollars, and privy marks.

An engraved halfpenny created for a Moses Robus apparently circa 1776 is being offered at auction Feb. 1 in London.

Chief Numismatist at Witter Coin, Seth Chandler, discusses the opening of their new coin shop in San Francisco.

The Florida United Numismatists auctions held in the first weeks of January both replenish dealer inventories and serve as a gauge of the rare coin market. Top quality coins were in demand at the 2020 auctions.

Douglas F. Bird’s “secret” collection of early U.S. large cents — which showed the collector’s demand for quality — will highlight Ira & Larry Goldberg’s Feb. 16 Pre-Long Beach Auction.

Welcome to the 2020 edition of Coin World’s Dealer Directory. Within these pages you will find listings for hundreds of dealers from around the country and the globe, offering an limitless array of numismatic material for sale.

The 2020 convention circuit got off to a start Jan. 9 to 12 with the bellwether Florida United Numismatists Convention in Orlando.

Rick Snow, founder of Eagle Eye Rare Coins, discusses what to look for when searching for varieties.

Layered toning enhances this O-102 Proof 64 1826 Capped Bust half dollar, the finest of three known of this die marriage, which sold for $50,400 on Nov. 15.

Here is the first look at a 2020-W America the Beautiful quarter dollar bearing a privy mark celebrating the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II.