• 2022 BVI silver dollar Santa Maria
    World Coins Oct 13, 2022, 11 AM

    Pobjoy Mint issues bullion coins for Columbus’ ‘Santa Maria’

    A 2022 Reverse Frosted 1-ounce silver dollar offered by Pobjoy Mint on behalf of the British Virgin Islands depicts one of Christopher Columbus's 1492 sailing ships, the "Santa Maria."

  • WWI anniversary tokens
    World Coins Oct 13, 2022, 11 AM

    Italian sale features 1928 WWI anniversary fair token

    A special fair was held to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the end of fighting in World War I in Italy and souvenirs of the event are turning up in an upcoming auction.

  • 2017 Australia 20-cent wrong planchet
    World Coins Oct 9, 2022, 3 PM

    Modern Australian error available in IAG auction

    Australian error coins getting attention in an upcoming International Auction Galleries sale include a wrong planchet error, a coin with a completely different shape than expected.

  • 1953-royal-mint-queen-elizabeth-ii-penny-lead
    World Coins Oct 2, 2022, 11 AM

    PNG warns of royal pretenders, collector-only coins from beyond the commonwealth

    The Professional Numismatists Guild warns that the fastest coins to mark a major event may be unspendable collector-only issues of dubious quality and without much secondary market value.

  • 2022-queen-elizabeth-ii-charles-iii-designs-online
    World Coins Sep 30, 2022, 8 AM

    Royal Mint unveils King Charles III's coinage portrait

    The Royal Mint on Sept. 30 unveiled its portrait of King Charles III for UK coinage, to appear first on a £5 crown and 50-penny coin commemorating the life and legacy of Queen Elizabeth II.

  • 2022 San Marino 2 euro
    World Coins Sep 29, 2022, 11 AM

    San Marino marks artist Canova’s death bicentennial on coin

    Artist Antonio Canova, on the bicentennial of his death, is the subject selected for the honor of mention on a €2 coin for San Marino, which also features an image of one of his sculptures.

  • 1932 China silver dollar engraved
    World Coins Sep 29, 2022, 8 AM

    Carved Junk dollar in Stack’s Oct. 6 Hong Kong auction

    A Chinese 1932 Birds over Junk silver dollar re-engraved with dragons, Chinese symbols, and a record of the 1937 visit of a U.S. sailor and his ship, is offered in Stack's Bowers Hong Kong sale.

  • 2022 Perth Mint King Tut gold coin
    World Coins Sep 26, 2022, 8 AM

    Perth Mint marks King Tut discovery centennial on coin

    The centennial of the discovery of the tomb of Egypt's King Tutankhamun is being noted with a colorful 2022 .9999 fine gold $100 coin issued by the Perth Mint for Tuvalu.

  • Malta 3 euro coin
    World Coins Sep 25, 2022, 8 AM

    Malta issues €3 coins featuring Caravaggio work

    Malta is offering plain and colorful versions of €3 coins showcasing a painting of Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio called "Saint Jerome Writing."

  • Australian donation dollar
    World Coins Sep 24, 2022, 8 AM

    Australian dollar program helps those in need

    The Royal Australian Mint has placed six million "Donation dollars" into circulation in the past two years in a program designed to encourage offering a helping hand to those in need.

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