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Jun 8, 2023, 09:21 AM
Latvia issues circulating commemorative €2 for Ukraine
A circulating commemorative €2 coin featuring the sunflower as a symbol of peace and freedom has been issued by Latvia to raise funds to assist the war-torn nation of Ukraine. -
Jun 7, 2023, 09:43 AM
Pobjoy Mint issues penguin bullion with king’s image
Pobjoy Mint has issued a 1-ounce .999 fine silver bullion coin for British Antarctic Territories, the first bullion coin offered by the company with the effigy of King Charles III. -
Jun 6, 2023, 10:14 AM
Switzerland issues silver 20-franc shooting commem
Swissmint begins celebrating the bicentennial of the Swiss Shooting Sports Federation a year early with a silver 20-franc coin in 2023 and plans a gold coin for the anniversary year of 2024. -
Jun 2, 2023, 09:16 AM
Ancient gold coin sets price record in May sale
A gold stater of Panticapaeum, in Eastern Crimea, that sold at a Swiss auction May 18 for the equivalent of over $6 million U.S. established an apparent new price record for an ancient coin at auction. -
May 31, 2023, 09:26 AM
Niue releases silver, gold coins for two coronations
Gold and silver coins of two designs from Niue honor coronations past and present and include many symbolic elements associated with the ceremonies, some decorated with gems. -
May 24, 2023, 08:37 AM
British Antarctic Territory 50-penny coin honors moon
The surface of the moon is depicted on the reverse of seven-sided 50-penny Frosted Diamond copper-nickel and Proof .925 fine silver coins being released by Pobjoy Mint. -
May 23, 2023, 08:45 AM
Two island nations honor tiger shark on silver, gold coins
The fierce and feared denizen of the deep known as the tiger shark is being showcased on gold and silver coins from island nations of Tuvalu and Niue. -
May 15, 2023, 09:33 AM
Modern wildman taler from Africa issued as 5-ounce tribute
A new noncirculating legal tender Proof silver 5,000-franc coin from Cameroon honors the imagery of the Wildman taler with a modern interpretation, in high relief and with a limited mintage. -
May 15, 2023, 08:45 AM
Inscribed Pavilion dollar of 1921 tops Album May auction
A Chinese 1921 Pavilion "dollar" hand-engraved with an honoree recipient's name is only the tenth example of one of these intriguing pieces to appear at auction and is featured in Stephen Album's May sale. -
May 6, 2023, 10:12 AM
ANS seeks speakers for September 2023 conference
The American Numismatic Society's Coinage of the Americas Conference is in September and the ANS currently seeks speakers for the event to present topics on the conference theme. -
May 5, 2023, 16:00 PM
British coronation coins from Royal Mint prove popular
The Royal Mint released its suite of coins marking the May 6 coronation of King Charles III in a wide range of denominations, metals and sizes, which are attracting a buying population. -
May 1, 2023, 09:00 AM
Malta to issue an annual Golden Eagle silver bullion coin
Malta plans to release a bullion coin in the third quarter of 2023, the Golden Eagle 1-ounce .9999 fine silver €5 coin, which it says will become an annual issue with the same designs. -
Apr 30, 2023, 11:01 AM
Croatia features necktie on first euro commemorative coins
Croatia on April 18 issued its first two euro-denominated commemorative coins, less than four months after adopting the euro currency, and they celebrate a local contribution to men's clothing. -
Apr 27, 2023, 15:20 PM
Market Analysis: Kimon signed Syracuse decadrachm
A recently offered signed Kimon silver decadrachm circa 405 B.C. from Syracuse in ancient Greece is a beautiful coin reflecting high quality workmanship of the dies and has a well-documented pedigree. -
Apr 27, 2023, 08:45 AM
Royal Mint closes Harry Potter series with Hogwarts coin
The last of a series of popular Harry Potter coins issued by the Royal Mint to celebrate 25 years since the publication of the original installment will feature the hallowed Hogwarts. -
Apr 26, 2023, 15:15 PM
Market Analysis: Archaic Greek art in coin form
A silver stater, or nomos, issued around 520 B.C. depicting a nude Apollo in "refined Archaic form" is the very example depicted in a 1958 book and was offered in a Jan. 9 Heritage auction. -
Apr 26, 2023, 10:00 AM
Ides of March coin from Hunt collection comes to auction
Heritage Auctions will offer during its May 3 sale a silver EID MAR coin that was once part of the Nelson Bunker Hunt Collection and was last offered in 2011. -
Apr 25, 2023, 08:00 AM
Fourrée of EID MAR silver denarius in CNG May 23–24 auction
A plated contemporary counterfeit EID MAR denarius coin is back on the market, offered during the Classical Numismatic Group auction in late May. -
Apr 22, 2023, 15:04 PM
Market Analysis: Sales history adds to gold aureus value
Long-documented histories hold appeal when ancient coins come up for auction, as bidders know the item, such as this circa A.D. 193 gold aureus of Pertinax, is genuine with legal past ownership. -
Apr 20, 2023, 09:29 AM
Pobjoy continues Mask series with leopard dollar coin
The fourth in a series of 2023 dollar coins minted from virenium by the Pobjoy Mint on behalf of Sierra Leone features a leopard face crafted in a mask form on the reverse of the coin.
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