Bank of Poland coin offerings don't shy away from tragic events, as 2020 gold and silver coins mark 10 years since the Smolensk plane crash killed 96 people, including the top government officials.

Stargazing is a worldwide, ancient practice, as civilizations long used celestial guides to navigate and create calendars; Australia celebrates this with a 2020 half-ounce silver Emu in the Sky coin.

Penguins are a popular subject among Pobjoy Mint offerings, with four 2020 coins added to the waddle, the new series in the name of South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands.

The numismatic world responds to the COVID-19 pandemic by developing products that wil serve as remembrances of a time that floored the world.

A bronze medal for nursing pioneer Florence Nightingale from the time of the Crimean War tripled its presale estimate when offered for sale in June's Stephen Album auction.

Silver bullion coins in the 2020 Chatham Island Crested Penguin program struck in the name of New Zealand but from a Polish manufacturer will eventually be available to U.S. collectors.

A high grade silver medal from 1900 will be in a July sale in Hong Kong; the theme of the medal is the Battle of Taku, during the Boxer Rebellion.

2020 bullion coins for Barbados that celebrate the seahorse are offered by American Precious Metal Exchange in silver and gold one-ounce varieties.

A medal that was struck to commemorate the Treaty of Westphalia and the end of the Thirty Years War almost 400 years ago will be offered at an upcoming auction in Switzerland.

Two versions of silver bullion coins are being produced to once again pay tribute to the 1985 movie Back to the Future with the latest offerings in $1 and $2 denominations.

A three-coin set from Netherlands includes coins of Canada and the United Kingdom as well, each marking the end of World War II 75 years ago.

The battle of Thermopylae 2,500 years ago was a significant event in history and is honored with a 2020 circulating commemorative €2 coin from Greece.

Irish tokens highlighted a May Dix Noonan Webb auction, with two pieces from different centuries setting records, attracting winning bids at multiples of their estimates.

After two months of inactivity due to global pandemic restrictions, the Royal Canadian Mint is back in production of numismatic coins, just in time to boost lagging sales.

The troubled Apollo 13 lunar mission has its own commemorative coin, a Proof .999 fine silver crown issued by Ascension Island, designed and developed by the Pobjoy Mint.

The Vatican City is the latest to offer a coin honoring the birth centennial of Pope John Paul II, after his native Poland issued three coins earlier in May.

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.

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.