Two years ago, about ready to give up for the day, a metal detectorist chanced upon a rare silver penny; it sold in April to a UK collector for far beyond its estimated price.

Playtime during COVID-19 isolation led two young boys in France to a discovery that will be sold at auction in June and could bring the family a swimming pool.

The Royal Canadian Numismatic Association has canceled the 2020 convention planned for Halifax, but will still issue the 2020 medal, with quantity based on demand.

Jeff and Chris interview Jeff Shevlin, an expert on "so-called dollars," an important category of American exonumia. The two also investigate Federal Reserve Notes with some strange connections to the Kennedy Assassination, while Chris changes things up by asking Jeff the trivia question.

New $10 and $20 notes begin circulating in Zimbabwean currency in May and June, with updated security features, though the printer of the bills remains a mystery.

The Mint will issue a Proof 2020-W End of World War II 75th Anniversary American Eagle silver dollar, the sixth for the series this year. Is the Mint issuing too many in the series?

A trio of coins will serve to mark the centennial of the birth of the first man born in Poland to rise to the rank of Pope within the Catholic Church. Coins will be gold and silver.

Japan's 10,000-yen note set for 2024 will be printed on paper made from mitsumata bark, 90 percent of which is imported, renewing interest from Japan's farmers in growing the shrub.

An MS-65 1921-S 5-cent coin with a major obverse die break sold for $6,756.25 in May, below Legend's estimate but above the $5,640 a similarly graded example brought in April.

Profits from the sale of a new 1-ounce silver coin from St. Helena will be given to Britain's National Health Service in recognition of the health heroes fighting the global pandemic.