Robert Burns, author of the popular New Year's Eve song "Auld Lang Syne," is celebrated on coins and paper money. One £2 coin carries some of the song's lyrics.

Every Lithuanian baby born on Jan. 1, 2015, will receive special editions of their country's new euro coins.

Canada’s Father of Confederation, Sir John A. Macdonald, is being honored on a 2015 circulating commemorative $2 coin.

The Royal Mint announced Dec. 29 that Big Ben would be on its first £100 silver coin in a series of precious metal coins being issued at face value.

A rare gold mohur of Mughal Empire ruler Jahangir, issued as part of a series of Zodiac coins, highlights Stephen Album Rare Coins’ Auction 21.

The biblical account of crossing the Red Sea, as told in the book of Exodus, is showcased on a new 2-ounce silver coin struck at the Scottsdale Mint.

The 1954 auction catalog of Egyptian King Farouk was hastily made and not a reflection of deep scholarship, but the collection is important.

A 1-ounce silver medallion commemorating the first Bitcoin St. Petersburg Bowl is being sold on Stryde for $100.

An example of the circa 408 to 406 B.C. silver tetradrachm of Akragas highlights the Gemini Numismatic Auctions Jan. 11 auction.

A California collector spent 25 years building a collection of 38 coins, representing one coin from each year of the life of Jesus Christ.

The Bank of Canada is encouraging Canadian citizens to submit designs for a special polymer commemorative note to be issued in 2017.

Serbian leaders depicted on medals related to World War I are few and far between.

Genuine gold bars were removed from Ukraine Central Bank storage facility and replaced with lead bricks covered in gold paint.

Police in Hong Kong are asking for the public’s help in recovering HK$15 million that was scattered across a road after a traffic accident Dec. 24.

New 2015 Lunar Coins Now Available Celebrating the “Year of the Goat"

The Battle of Falkland Islands, on Dec. 8, 1914, is now being honored on a 2014 £2 coin issued by the Falkland Islands.

The second coin in the Perth Mint's Florida Natives Proof silver $1 series showcases the panther. The coin is being released in January at the FUN show.

British coins reveal the source of their metal, reflect economics of their time of issue, and even political messages, if you know how to unlock the codes.

A 2015 commemorative €10 coin from Germany will celebrate the millennium of Leipzig.

German artist Karl Goetz designed a 1914 medal honoring the sacrifice of soldiers serving on the war front.

British coins reveal the source of their metal, reflect economics of their time of issue, and even political messages, if you know how to unlock the codes.

British coins reveal the source of their metal, reflect economics of their time of issue, and even political messages, if you know how to unlock the codes.

British coins reveal the source of their metal, reflect economics of their time of issue, and even political messages, if you know how to unlock the codes.

Renaissance-era painter and portraiturist Lucas Cranach the Younger has been chosen to appear on a 2015 €10 commemorative coin in Germany.

Charles Dickens, who authored the famous novella A Christmas Carol, was honored in 2012 with a circulating coin in Great Britain.