The excitement is building around the creation of modern versions of the Morgan and Peace dollars to celebrate the centennial of the design switch with the quarter dollar changes also drawing readers.

Jeff and Larry take a look at the new reverse design of the quarter that will be coming later in the year. Keeping the colonial theme, the discussion moves to commemoratives and the world as we knew it in 2007 with news and interesting topics of the day.

When changes happen, errors happen as well, as evidenced by the 1964 Kennedy half dollar that ended up being struck on a planchet intended for a 1965 quarter dollar.

A Brooklyn-based website recently brought attention to a satirical note from the Panic of 1837 that lampooned Andrew Jackson for his role in the Panic, a seven-year recession in the United States.

In H.G. Wells' classic alien invasion novel "The War of the Worlds," Martians lay waste to Great Britain with giant Tripods. So why does the Royal Mint's new coin show the war machine with four legs?

The Royal Mint acknowledges five anniversaries in 2021 with commemorative coins, with coins offered in multiple versions, some offered only in sets available now; more releases are anticipated.

In a fruitful trip to an ATM, an Ohio student discovered an error note with a banana sticker overprinted, and after its 15-year absence from the market, Heritage Auctions offers the note Jan. 22.

Coins are fertile ground for learning history, as found in the Jan. 19 and 20 Classic Numismatic Group auction of the Peter J. Merani Collection of ancient Roman and papal coins and medals.

The only known 1974-D aluminum cent will be brought forth from the U.S. Mint's vault for display in the Denver Mint's public galleries, viewable when public tours resume at some as yet unknown time.

Smart bank notes could replace traditional notes as an interim currency, as digital currency builds momentum toward official acceptability.