The first Britannia bullion coins featuring King Charles III are in stock at the Royal Mint; they keep the same Philip Nathan Britannia, trident in hand, design for the reverse, with several visible security devices.

The RCM's transitional effigy of Queen Elizabeth II includes the dates 1952 and 2022, for use until a likeness of King Charles III is approved; the Proof 2023 silver dollar is among the first using the design.

A gold 10-aurei medallion circa A.D. 294 was an early highlight of a January sale by Classical Numismatic Group with the Diocletian object topping 2 million dollars after the buyer's fee.

APMEX sold a small number of 2022 Lady and the Tramp 1-ounce .999 fine silver $2 coins for Niue having a mirror-image of the intended design on the coin's reverse, the result of an improperly made die.

Classical Numismatic Group is conducting an auction ending Jan. 18 of 335 lots of ancient coins and weights donated by noted expert and author David Hendin and ANS Chairman Michael Beall.

The American Numismatic Society will likely move in 2028, but that’s still about the only thing that’s official this far out, even after months of rumors suggesting a decision was imminent.

The latest coin in a series dedicated to native animals of the island nation of Aruba is the third to feature a bird: the warawara is the subject of the colorized Prooflike 2022 .925 fine silver 5-florin coin.

In 18th century England, leisure pursuits included visiting gardens that required payment for access, and examples of metal admission tokens for two different Bath area gardens are offered in a January sale.

Researcher David T. Alexander is offering a 190-page softcover book well illustrated in color on the topic of medals that capture the rich history of French leader Napoleon Bonaparte.

The Croatia Mint took the road of trying to make a big impact in a small way with what could be the world's smallest gold coin devoted to the world's smallest city.

Pobjoy Mint has already issued 2022 copper-nickel and silver coins commemorating the U.S. Walking Liberty design, and now adds a Proof half-gram gold version from British Virgin Islands to the series.

Latvia, not directly involved in the war between Ukraine and Russia, supports Ukraine's quest for freedom with a Proof .999 fine silver €5 coin by a Ukrainian artist; part of sales go to charity for Ukraine.

If this is colorful — a distinctive black outer ring on the RCM's ringed-bimetallic 2022 circulating commemorative $2 coin evokes a black arm-band to mourn the death of Queen Elizabeth II.

Estonia supports the struggle of Ukraine in the war against Russia with a 2022 circulating commemorative €2 coin issued for circulation Nov. 29 (and sold in a coin card priced at €18 since the summer).

Pre-ordering is open for the 2023 Swiss shooting taler medals in silver and gold versions for the event to be held in Obwalden. Both versions have lower mintages than the 2022 issues.

The first coinage to circulate bearing the likeness of King Charles III is a 50-penny coin commemorating the life and legacy of Queen Elizabeth II on the reverse, first available in change at UK post offices.

Thieves who broke into a German museum in an overnight heist discovered Nov. 23 escaped with a hoard of 483 Celtic gold coins and other artifacts and remain at large.

Swissmint is rebranding and changing to .9999 fine silver for its commemorative coins, starting with a 2022 20-franc coin remembering singer-songwriter-lawyer “Mani” Matter.

A 2022 .999 fine silver €25 coin from Germany captures the seasonal spirit with the depiction of the Moravian star, a popular Christmas symbol in German-speaking lands.

Germany unveiled designs for its two planned circulating commemorating €2 coins for 2023, with one honoring Charlemagne and the other starting a second series honoring the German states.