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  • william-wallace-ayrshire-token
    Feb 27, 2015, 10:23 AM

    Scottish token honors independence hero William Wallace

    William Wallace, the early hero of Scottish independence, is honored on a token from Ayrshire, which was believed to be his birthplace.

  • 2015-britannia-2-pound-rev
    Feb 27, 2015, 09:45 AM

    Royal Mint unveils design for Britannia's return to circulation

    Britannia is returning to circulating coinage, on a 2015 coin that will be released later this year. The Royal Mint unveiled the £2 coin image on Feb. 27.

  • Feb 27, 2015, 09:00 AM

    80 limited-edition Monopoly games in France have real euro notes

    French paper money collectors might want to check out the 80 limited editions sets of the board game Monopoly containing genuine euro notes.

  • Feb 27, 2015, 08:15 AM

    'Coin for Australia' movement in Indonesia goes viral

    Coins are taking center stage in Indonesia as a symbol of disdain for Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott.

  • bullet-train-100-yen-coins
    Feb 26, 2015, 12:30 PM

    Japan to issue first 100-yen circulating commems in 39 years

    Japan's famous high-speed "bullet" trains are the subject of the first circulating 100-yen coins in Japan since 1976.

  • 2015-swiss-shooting-taler-gold
    Feb 26, 2015, 07:33 AM

    Swiss shooting talers for 2015 mark festival in Wallis (valais)

    Silver and gold Swiss shooting taler medals are now available for the 2015 federal festival in Valais.

  • 2015-satakunta-5-euro-coin
    Feb 26, 2015, 07:00 AM

    Sports, animal coins lead Mint of Finland’s 2015 coin program

    Sports and animals are prominent for the Mint of Finland's 2015 collector coin program.

  • 2_euro_hessen-2015
    Feb 25, 2015, 16:30 PM

    Germany continues Bundeslander series with Hesse coin for 2015

    The 2015 circulating commemorative €2 coin from Germany's annual Bundeslander series honors Hesse.

  • wb_yeats_alice_boughton
    Feb 25, 2015, 10:00 AM

    Ireland to honor poet William Butler Yeats with silver coin

    Nobel Prize-winning Irish poet William Butler Yeats is slated to appear on a Proof silver €15 coin in 2015.

  • Feb 25, 2015, 08:40 AM

    Check out images of underwater Israel gold hoard: Morning Report

    The above images of the gold hoard found off the coast of Israel are by Hagai Nativ, courtesy of the Israel Antiquities Authority.

  • russia_nicholas_merged
    Feb 25, 2015, 08:25 AM

    Russians in exile issue World War I medal

    Memory of the heroic events of late 1914 was kept alive by Russians in exile near Paris after the Russian Civil War of 1918 to 1921.

  • wings-silver
    Feb 24, 2015, 10:41 AM

    World coin review service WINGS adds sticker option

    World coin review service WINGS Coins has added a silver sticker for coins designated "solid for the grade" and is seeking more partner dealers.

  • Feb 24, 2015, 08:25 AM

    ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 theme of latest curved coin

    The Royal Australian Mint is selling a domed coin to celebrate the ongoing ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 being held in Australia and New Zealand.

  • lincoln-memorial-niue-coin-reverse
    Feb 23, 2015, 16:45 PM

    President Lincoln joins Queen Elizabeth II on Niue silver dollar

    President Abraham Lincoln received a new home on Presidents Day, being placed on a Proof silver dollar from Niue.

  • seven-new-wonders-of-the-world_coin
    Feb 23, 2015, 15:45 PM

    Polish mint goes global with groundbreaking coin shape

    New coinage technology developed by the Mint of Poland allows the striking of spherical coins, changing the shape of new issues.

  • 2015-bvi-sphinx-silver-coin
    Feb 23, 2015, 14:26 PM

    Pobjoy Mint rises to new heights with Sphinx coin

    The Pobjoy Mint has issued an Ultra High Relief Proof silver $10 coin for the British Virgin Islands showing the Sphinx in Egypt.

  • Feb 23, 2015, 14:11 PM

    Spanish con-men sell forged painting, buyer pays with fake money

    Two Spanish con-men face attempted fraud charges after selling a forged painting that the buyer paid for with fake Swiss francs.

  • museum-note-display
    Feb 23, 2015, 08:00 AM

    Bank notes from design concept to production on exhibit

    Visitors to the Galt Museum & Archives in Canada can see the design process involved in producing bank notes and stamps.

  • lot-3062-south-africa-1902-veld-pond
    Feb 23, 2015, 07:45 AM

    Veld Pond from Anglo-Boer War a major South African rarity

    South Africa's gold Veld pond was struck during times of war, and is one of the rarest emergency coins from the world.

  • 1797-bank-england-half-dollar-george-iii
    Feb 21, 2015, 09:45 AM

    During coin shortage, Bank of England used money to make money

    During a severe coin shortage, the Bank of England used money to make money, counterstamping other currency to make it passable in Britain.

  • Feb 20, 2015, 17:06 PM

    The Royal Australian Mint is celebrating its 50th birthday

    It's Feb. 21 in Australia, and the Royal Australian Mint is celebrating its 50th birthday. Keep up on all the fun via the RAM's Twitter feed.

  • 2015-austria-quarternary-period-dinosaur-silver-coin
    Feb 20, 2015, 15:00 PM

    Austrian Mint’s prehistoric coin series closes with woolly mammoth

    The woolly mammoth dominates both sides of Austria's final Proof .900 fine silver €20 coin from a prehistoric "Back from the Dead" coin series.

  • 1689-sixpence-july-ha
    Feb 20, 2015, 07:45 AM

    King James II's Irish gun money was ammunition in fight for throne

    When King James II of England was deposed, he issued Irish gun money to pay for his campaign to return to the throne.

  • 2014-north-korea-horse-20-won-coin
    Feb 19, 2015, 10:17 AM

    North Korean coins available in Berlin at World Money Fair

    North Korean coins were available during the World Money Fair in Berlin, but they remain illegal to import into the United States.

  • Feb 19, 2015, 09:28 AM

    Recovery of underwater hoard of gold coins in Israel filmed

    Nearly 2,000 gold coins from the 11th century were found in an ancient harbor of Caesarea National Park.

  • year-2-silver-sela-hendin-688-ha
    Feb 19, 2015, 08:15 AM

    Emergency coins result from Bar Kochba Revolt

    Emergency coins were required during the unsuccessful Bar Kochba Revolt against Roman rulers.

  • 1705-russia-beard-kopeck
    Feb 19, 2015, 08:00 AM

    Russian beard token highlights March auction in Germany

    A circa 1705 beard token from Russia in Fritz Rudolph Künker's auction is a remnant of a time when facial hair was taxed in Russia.

  • usm-churchill-together
    Feb 19, 2015, 07:45 AM

    Post-war coin and medal issues pay tribute to Winston Churchill

    World War II armed hostilities ended in 1945, and Churchill returned to Chartwell to write, paint and even build brick walls in his gardens.

  • Feb 19, 2015, 07:30 AM

    Reserve Bank of India lifts gold importing prohibition

    The Royal Bank of India announced in a Feb. 18 notification that gold imports by Indian banks and trading houses are no longer prohibited.

  • 2015-ireland-walton-silver-15-euros
    Feb 18, 2015, 16:40 PM

    Ireland celebrates physicist on 2015 €15 commemorative coin

    Nobel laureate Ernest Walton and his groundbreaking achievements in the field of physics are the focus of Ireland's first commemorative coin of 2015.

  • 1980-portugal-medal-moving-coins
    Feb 18, 2015, 14:00 PM

    Organizational art medals designed to amaze and advertise

    Organizational art medals (from nonprofit and for-profit businesses and professional organizations) typically strive to inspire feelings of security and trust.

  • 2015-cook-islands-temple-heaven-silver-coin
    Feb 18, 2015, 13:00 PM

    ‘Four-layer’ minting technology for Cook Islands coin

    An Antique Finish 2015 Temple of Heaven .999 fine silver $20 coin is struck from "four-layer" technology to create a detailed, three-dimensional look.

  • Feb 18, 2015, 11:11 AM

    Who does the gold-coin hoard found in Israel belong to?

    Antiquities like the nearly 2,000 11th century gold coins discovered recently in the ancient harbor of Israel's Caesarea National Park belong to the state.

  • winston_churchill_gold_5-ounce-coin
    Feb 18, 2015, 09:48 AM

    Royal Mint issues 5-ounce, kilogram silver, gold coins

    The Royal Mint has issued four large pure silver and gold coins to celebrate Sir Winston Churchill.

  • cng-sale80-lot-247
    Feb 18, 2015, 08:45 AM

    Makeshift mints, material used for emergency money

    During emergencies, coins are hard to come by and never needed more. Several examples of emergency coinage are collectible today.

  • churchill-coventry-cathedral
    Feb 18, 2015, 08:30 AM

    Winston Churchill served his nation in its time of greatest need

    Churchill became British prime minister in 1940. He called England's struggle something that would be remembered as the nation's finest hour.

  • israelgold
    Feb 17, 2015, 16:09 PM

    Israel's largest-ever gold hoard discovery reported

    In all, almost 2,000 gold coins from the 11th century Fatimid period were discovered recently in Caesarea National Park.

  • 2015-andorra-euro-set-001
    Feb 17, 2015, 14:45 PM

    After delay, Andorra finally issues euro coins

    Andorra's euro coins debuted in the middle of January, with limited edition collector sets now worth multiples of their issue price a few weeks later.

  • 2015-canada-25-cent-rock-rabbit-gold-coin
    Feb 17, 2015, 11:57 AM

    Small rabbit shown on Canada’s tiny gold 25-cent coin

    The smallest member of the rabbit family, the pika (or rock rabbit) is now a topic for the Royal Canadian Mint’s series of smallest pure gold coins.

  • Feb 17, 2015, 10:42 AM

    Shop in England needs 4.6 million coins to set record

    A charity shop in England hopes to raise enough in donated coins to set the world record for the longest trail of coins, according to the Surrey Mirror.

  • churchill-hat
    Feb 17, 2015, 09:00 AM

    Numismatic collectibles of Winston Churchill in war and peace

    Though Winston Churchill became a household name during World War II, he was no political newcomer in the 1940s.

  • European-Flag
    Feb 17, 2015, 05:00 AM

    Eurozone joint program in 2015 will mark 30 years of European flag

    The European flag is the theme for a joint circulating commemorative €2 coin program in 2015.

  • 2015-latvia-eu-presidency-2-euro
    Feb 16, 2015, 11:11 AM

    Latvia releases circulating commemorative €2 coin

    Latvia’s central bank has issued a 2015 circulating commemorative €2 coin to commemorate Latvia’s turn in the presidency of the Council of the European Union.

  • easter_proclamation_of_1916
    Feb 16, 2015, 10:15 AM

    First Irish circulating commemorative €2 coin on tap for 2016

    Ireland will mark the centennial of the Easter Uprising of 1916 with its first circulating commemorative €2 coin.

  • 2015-portugal-red-cross-coin
    Feb 15, 2015, 14:05 PM

    Portugal plans to honor Red Cross, Timor anniversaries on €2 coins

    Portugal will issue €2 coins in 2015 to mark the 150th anniversary of the Red Cross, and the anniversary of contact with Timor by Portuguese explorers.

  • triton-xvi-lot-999
    Feb 15, 2015, 13:45 PM

    Crocodiles on Roman coins familiar as the emblem of Egypt

    To the Romans, the crocodile was most familiar as the emblem of Egypt, and its appearances on Roman coins were in reference to that province.

  • 2015-iom-paddington-coin
    Feb 15, 2015, 12:13 PM

    Paddington Bear goes to Isle of Man on coins

    Paddington Bear is now featured on coins from the Isle of Man struck by the Pobjoy Mint.

  • Feb 14, 2015, 07:15 AM

    Most values remain unchanged in euros

    The recent 2015 Berlin World Money Fair reflected the state of the European economy. But the coin values have not declined that much.

  • winston-and-clemmie
    Feb 13, 2015, 10:12 AM

    Winston Churchill's beginning in Oxfordshire

    Remembering Sir Winston Churchill in coins, medals and paper money.

  • german_reunification_medal
    Feb 13, 2015, 08:00 AM

    Berlin Mint issues annual silver medal during World Money Fair

    The Berlin State Mint's annual silver medal issued Jan. 29 at the World Money Fair in Berlin celebrates 25 years since German reunification.

  • Feb 12, 2015, 14:19 PM

    Royal Canadian Mint has new master, CEO

    The Royal Canadian Mint has a new master: Sandra L. Hanington, one of Canada's "top 100 most powerful women" appointed by Canada Minister of Finance Joe Oliver.

  • Feb 12, 2015, 08:15 AM

    Scam involving Bitcoin in Hong Kong costs victims millions

    A pair of lawmakers want Bitcoin banned in Hong Kong after a scam involving the virtual currency that could cost investors up to $387 million.

  • victoria-newman-with-belfast-coin
    Feb 11, 2015, 15:00 PM

    Royal Mint issues 100 special 2015 £2 coins as change

    The Royal Mint has released 100 examples of a £2 coin into circulation at the HMS Belfast gift shop to promote the precious metal versions of the coin.

  • 2015-canada-100-dollar-horse-reverse
    Feb 11, 2015, 14:22 PM

    Royal Canadian Mint issues fifth silver $100 coin in series

    The Royal Canadian Mint on Feb. 10 released its fifth silver $100 coin in the Wildlife in Motion series.

  • Feb 10, 2015, 16:25 PM

    £1.3 million Anglo-Saxon hoard revealed at British Museum [VIDEO]

    British Museum posted a video to YouTube highlighting its new exhibition of the 5,251 Anglo-Saxon coins discovered during a metal detecting rally in England.

  • wooden-medal-hungary
    Feb 10, 2015, 15:47 PM

    Hungarian Mint strikes wooden medal on coinage press

    The Hungarian Mint has struck wooden medals on coinage presses. The medals are to be used as gifts.

  • Feb 10, 2015, 14:05 PM

    You bought it: MS-63 1923 Peace dollar, Alexander the Great stater

    As part of our continued conversation with our readers, we like to ask Facebook fans to share about the numismatic acquisitions they've made recently.

  • 2015-new-zealand-color-50-cent-anzac
    Feb 10, 2015, 10:07 AM

    New Zealand to issue colorized 50-cent coin in circulation

    New Zealand is fourth nation to issue colorized coin for circulation, a 50-cent coin for the ANZAC centenary for release March 23. Vet pre-orders begin today.

  • 2015-canada-silver-20-dollar-largemouth-bass
    Feb 10, 2015, 09:01 AM

    Canada hopes to ‘hook’ collectors with sportfishing series

    The Royal Canadian Mint has launched a North American Sport Fishing series of Proof silver $20 coins, beginning with a coin for the largemouth bass.

  • 2001-un-ultime-franc-together
    Feb 10, 2015, 09:00 AM

    Years before convex/concave coins, French coin made waves

    Convex/concave coins are increasingly popular, but years before that the Monnaie de Paris introduced a wave-shaped coin.

  • circa-313-bc-gold-drachm-euboia
    Feb 10, 2015, 08:59 AM

    One of 12 gold drachms from revolt leads Gorny & Mosch March sales

    A circa 313 B.C. gold drachm from Karystos on Euboia, struck to pay forces fighting Alexander’s rival generals, highlights Gorny & Mosch’s March 9 auction.

  • Feb 5, 2015, 15:13 PM

    Captain Kirk just retweeted our post about Star Trek coins

    William Shatner shared Coin World's tweet on upcoming Star Trek coins. He wants one for himself.

  • grove-minting-2015-silver-thaler
    Feb 5, 2015, 14:02 PM

    Modern minter makes silver medal with historic design elements

    A modern minter is issuing medals featuring historic design elements.

  • britannia-to-return-to-british-circulating-coins
    Feb 5, 2015, 10:09 AM

    Britannia to return to circulating British coinage in 2015

    After a seven-year hiatus, Britannia is returning to circulating British coinage in 2015.

  • Feb 4, 2015, 10:43 AM

    China is planning coins commemorating the end of World War II

    A coin commemorating the end of World War II is planned for release by the China Gold Coin Incorporation in June.

  • 03-2015-startrek-captainkirk-silver-1oz-proof-highres_merged
    Feb 3, 2015, 14:48 PM

    Star Trek's Captain Kirk, USS Enterprise featured on new coins

    Two Tuvalu silver dollar coins commemorate Star Trek: The Original Series, portraying the USS Enterprise and Captain James T. Kirk as played by William Shatner.

  • Feb 2, 2015, 11:51 AM

    Here are a bunch of great tweets from the 2015 World Money Fair

    There was a wealth of great Twitter activity going on from the show, much of it coming from Coin World Senior World Coins Editor Jeff Starck.

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