The most-read articles of the past week included those about the Proof 2020-W Jefferson 5-cent coin, a fast sellout of a coin offered by the Swissmint, and a celebration at the old Carson City Mint.

Jeff, recently returned from Germany where he was attending the World Money Fair, presents an interview with Coin World contributor Sebastian Wieschowski.

It may be 2020, but the United States Mint still has one 2019 coin to offer for the first time — the Reverse Proof 2019-S American Innovation dollar for Georgia.

At $32,400, an unlisted triple-signature Bahamas $50 note from 1965 more than doubled its $15,000 high estimate at the Stack’s Bowers Galleries world currency auction on Jan. 18.

Collectors who appreciate rarity and beauty might be drawn to the featured 1817 crown issued for George III depicting William Wyon’s beautiful Three Graces reverse.

Does this sound familiar? A mint offers a coin with novel features and an extremely low mintage, a formula that ensures a fast sellout and rising secondary market prices. It's not the story you think though.

The theme for the American Numismatic Association’s 97th Annual National Coin Week April 19 to 25 is “Remarkable Women: Catalysts of Change.”

The finest known 1855 Kellogg & Co. $50 pioneer gold coin has been sold in a private transaction for a reported $1 million by Seth Chandler, owner of Witter Coin Co. in San Francisco.

An 1893 gold £5 coin issued under Victoria graded Proof 65 Ultra Cameo by NGC sold for $72,000 in Heritage’s recent New York auction.

The Proof 2020-W Jefferson 5-cent coin planned as a premium for buyers of the 2020-S Proof set will be packaged better than the Proof 2019-W Lincoln cent to prevent damage to the coin, according to U.S. Mint officials.