Jeff and Chris have a well-known guest, LeRoy Van Allen, on the podcast this week. Van Allen is one half of the numismatic duo responsible for creating the identification system for Morgan and Peace Dollar varieties.

A modern restrike of a classic 1687 medal for an earlier shipwreck has sold at auction.

The National Bank of Ukraine is completing the five-year upgrading of its currency system with the scheduled release of a new 50-hryvnia note on Dec. 20 and a 200-hryvnia bill on Feb. 25.

Belgium’s practice of rounding cash purchases to the nearest increment of 5, further decreasing use of 1- and 2-cent coins, is now mandatory, more than five years after a soft implementation of the practice began.

Sometimes when a collection enters the marketplace, one of its coins will be resold a few times in rapid succession after being off the market for decades, as happened with this 1806 Draped Bust half dollar, with positive results.

Honesty and generosity by collectors, a dealer and several hobby organizations brighten the hobby during a period in which a lot of people have been really angry.

Secondary market prices for the Enhanced Reverse Proof 2019-S American Eagle silver dollar continue to climb, with at least one coin selling for more than 212 times its original issue price.

Price differences between the two subtypes of 1866-S Coronet double eagle, the discovery of an error Peace dollar at a bargain price, and extreme examples of push doubling on coins are the topics of columns in the latest issue of “Coin World.”

News about the Enhanced Reverse Proof American Eagle silver dollar and prison sentences for a group of UK treasure hunters topped the news last week.

Often when a coin returns to auction quickly it's not obvious why, but comparing results can be interesting, as with the ex-Pogue PCGS VF-25 1810 Capped Bust gold $5 half eagle, which saw a nice bounce in value in its 2018 return to auction.