Coin Collecting News & Notes

NCBA Awards Scholarships

March 22, 2026

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The National Coin & Bullion Association has awarded scholarships for the ANA’s Summer Seminar to Andrew Kriter and Nathaniel Hafran.

NCBA Awards Scholarships

Echoes of 1776 on the 2026 Dime

March 21, 2026

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The olive branch—long a symbol of peace—has been removed from the eagle’s talons on the reverse of the one-year-only 2026 dime.

Echoes of 1776 on the 2026 Dime

Trump Gold Coin Approved

March 20, 2026

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The U.S. Mint will strike gold commemorative coins bearing President Donald Trump’s portrait to coincide with America’s 250th anniversary.

Trump Gold Coin Approved

Eureka!

March 19, 2026

2 min read

Investors can now own a share of the legendary 64-pound gold Eureka Bar recovered from the shipwreck of the SS Central America.

Eureka!

Silver Dollar Site

March 18, 2026

1 min read

Founded in 2022, the Institute for Silver Dollar Education and Research has officially launched its website, packed with information.

Silver Dollar Site

Miss Liberty’s Comeback

March 17, 2026

1 min read

Liberty returns to the half dollar after a nearly 80-year absence with a special one-year-only 250th anniversary design.

Miss Liberty’s Comeback

Auction Star

March 16, 2026

1 min read

Stack's Bowers Galleries recently sold a well-preserved, first-generation small-size 1928E $2 star note with a short-lived signature pairing.

Auction Star

Notable News (March 10-16, 2026)

March 16, 2026

1 min read

This week’s headlines include Philadelphia Mint renovations, a freed treasure hunter, a missing olive branch, and a Phoenician coin.

Notable News (March 10-16, 2026)

Numismatic Monopoly

March 16, 2026

1 min read

The New Zealand Mint produced a numismatic edition of Monopoly, with squares featuring the ANA and the ANA's World's Fair of Money®.

Numismatic Monopoly

Become a Numismatic Scholar

March 15, 2026

5 min read

The ANA’s Numismatic Diploma Program has been redesigned and is now available online through Google Classroom.

Become a Numismatic Scholar

Cheerio, Churchill

March 14, 2026

2 min read

The Bank of England will replace historical figures with native wildlife on its next series of issues and invites public input.

Cheerio, Churchill

More Exciting than Gold

March 13, 2026

1 min read

A metal detectorist uncovered a mid-19th-century Japanese coin while searching an Australian gold rush campsite.

More Exciting than Gold