This finest PCGS-certified 1955 Lincoln, Doubled Die Obverse cent graded MS-65+ red with a green CAC sticker set a record, bringing $124,875 at a March 1 online auction.

In the shadow of COVID-19, parallels are widely being drawn to the 1918 Spanish Flu, so Jeff and Chris decide to investigate the impact of that early twentieth-century pandemic on the hobby. They also interview Emily Damstra, a natural science illustrator responsible for a number of Canadian and American coins.

A uniquely edge-engraved gold medal awarded by the Institute of Civil Engineers around 1921 is offered in Dix Noonan Webb’s April 8 auction in London.

As I write this column on March 19, my thoughts are filled with two subjects: the beginning of our 60th anniversary coverage and a worsening world pandemic.

On a Friedberg 227 $1 Series 1899 Black Eagle silver certificate, under the engraved signature of Charles H. Treat, are the words “Treasurer of the United State,” an apparent engraving error.

During the coronavirus outbreak, South Koreans are finding that DIY efforts to decontaminate their bank notes risk fires.

The U.S. Mint has canceled the April 7 official launch ceremony for the 2020 Weir Farm National Historic Site quarter dollar, following an order by Connecticut's governor.

Not surprisingly, most of the most-read articles of the past week deal with the impact of the pandemic on the numismatic community, including multiple show cancellations.

Impressive Proof error coins in an April auction by Heritage include Kennedy half dollars and a Jefferson 5-cent coin struck on a wrong planchet.

The sales launch for the 2020 Basketball Hall of Fame commemorative coins is delayed to April 9, after the original launch event was canceled because of the pandemic concerns.