The platypus is the subject of two new colorful 2022 precious metal commemorative coins from Niue, a Proof .999 fine silver dollar and Proof .9999 fine gold $100 coin.

A 2022 £2 coin in a series honoring Antarctic exploration shows Sir Ernest Shackleton and four of his men landing the lifeboat in which they'd sailed some 800 miles in efforts to rescue the rest of the crew.

A curious tale of imitation ancient coinage can be found with the Dacian stater that will be sold during Fritz Rudolph Künker’s Oct. 18 and 19 auction.

Gold 8-escudo coins dated 1790 are rare since the king ordered his reign's first coinage backdated to 1788, but an example appears at auction Sept. 28 with Spanish auction house Cayon.

An increase in sales of the Royal Canadian Mint's silver bullion coins and in sales of collector coins helps offset a drop in overall revenue, as gold bullion sales dip 20% and costs increase.

A 1688 medal honoring William Sancroft, Archbishop of Canterbury, and fellow dissenters was sold in auction for 150 Swiss francs.

The Hungarian Mint adds the fourth coin in a series honoring the hunting and herding dogs of the nation, with a 2022 2,000-forint coin issue spotlighting the energetic mudi.

A one-year design type for coinage for India in 1911 led to outcry, as poor engraving made an elephant resemble a repugnant pig, and examples on a couple of denominations are in an upcoming sale.

A silver medal issued in 1545 depicting Henry VIII as the head of the Church of England and Ireland will be offered during Fritz Rudolph Künker’s fall auction in late September.

The final 50-penny coin in the series honoring Winnie the Pooh by the Royal Mint will be offered in base metal, silver and gold and feature Pooh, Eeyore, Piglet and Tigger.