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  • 1715-treasure-fleet
    Jul 31, 2015, 10:25 AM

    Recovered 1715 Treasure Fleet gold value pegged at $1 million

    More than 50 gold coins and 40 feet of gold chain have been pulled up from the site of the 1715 Treasure Fleet shipwrecks off the coast of Florida.

  • lead-image-readers-ask-russian-wire-money
    Jul 28, 2015, 14:42 PM

    Wire money of Russia is very small

    Tiny silver slivers that are crudely struck turns out to be Russian wire money.

  • Jul 28, 2015, 10:47 AM

    1715 Treasure Fleet gold recovered off Florida coast

    Gold estimated at worth $1 million was recently brought up from the site of the 1715 Treasure Fleet shipwrecks off the Florida coast, according to CBS News.

  • solar_eclipse_merged
    Jul 28, 2015, 06:45 AM

    War of Spanish Succession medal graphic reminder

    The War of the Spanish Succession, 1700 to 1714, was a true world conflagration that pitted the major European powers against each other.

  • lead-image-battle-of-paris-medal
    Jul 27, 2015, 10:49 AM

    Napoleonic medal for defeat in Paris realizes $3,044 in auction

    A silver medal marking Napoleon's capitulation at the Battle of Paris was a highlight of A.H. Baldwin & Sons Ltd.’s June 23 Military auction No. 5 in London.

  • lead-image-german-trier-silver-taler
    Jul 27, 2015, 10:41 AM

    Rare silver taler of Trier in Stack’s Bowers and Ponterio sale

    A rare, possibly unique, 1591 silver taler from Trier, Germany, is a highlight of Stack’s Bowers and Ponterio’s Aug. 12, 14 and 17 world coin auction.

  • lead-image-canada-universe-coin
    Jul 27, 2015, 10:32 AM

    Royal Canadian Mint coin has color, fine art glass, glow paint

    One of the Royal Canadian Mint’s newest collector coins is the first to combine color, glow paint and borosilicate fine-art colored glass.

  • 2015-slovakia-circ-commem-2-euro
    Jul 27, 2015, 09:30 AM

    Slovakia to honor nationalist, linguist with €2 coin

    Slovakia will honor the 200th anniversary of the birth of Ludovít Štúr with a circulating commemorative €2 coin.

  • prospero-library-image
    Jul 24, 2015, 14:28 PM

    Baldwin to offer Prospero Library in September at fixed prices

    The Prospero Library on ancient coins will be offered for sale in a fixed-price list in September.

  • kurdistan-dinar_coins
    Jul 24, 2015, 11:00 AM

    Ethnic group in Middle East issues coins for Kurdistan

    The ethnic groups of Kurds formed an entity known as Kurdistan which has issued fantasy coins.

  • schuler-tower
    Jul 24, 2015, 09:13 AM

    Ground-breaking kicks off construction at Schuler Innovation Tower

    A symbolic groundbreaking July 14 opened construction of the Schuler Innovation Tower at Göppingen, Germany. The company makes coin presses among other things

  • lead-image-german-nightingale-coin
    Jul 23, 2015, 10:20 AM

    Domestic Birds series brings birds of Germany to gold €20 coins

    Germany in 2016 will began a six-year series of gold €20 coins honoring the nation’s domestic birds.

  • 2016-germany-regensburg-unesco-gold-coin
    Jul 22, 2015, 19:13 PM

    Germany plans 2016 €100 gold coin in UNESCO World Heritage series

    The medieval-era Danube River town of Regensburg with Stadtamhof is the theme for Germany’s 2016 .9999 fine gold €100 coin in its UNESCO site series.

  • 1965-churchill-memorial-medal
    Jul 22, 2015, 15:27 PM

    Pobjoy Mint celebrates 50 years of designing coins for collectors

    The private Pobjoy Mint celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2015. The British firm was founded by Derek Pobjoy.

  • 2016-germany-red-riding-hood
    Jul 22, 2015, 13:50 PM

    Little Red Riding Hood Germany’s first €20 silver coin

    Germany’s first commemorative silver €20 coin to be offered at face value will celebrate the tale of Little Red Riding Hood.

  • encyclopedia-mexican-money-volume-2
    Jul 22, 2015, 11:11 AM

    Second part of Whitman Encyclopedia of Mexican Money available

    The second volume in the four-volume Whitman Encyclopedia of Mexican Money series is now available.

  • 1992-hutt-river-baseball-pioneers-coins
    Jul 22, 2015, 10:15 AM

    Hutt River Province among most prolific coin issuing micronations

    The Hutt River Province, if not the most prolific coin-issuing secessionist state in history, is among the top contenders.

  • sealand-rig-after-fire
    Jul 21, 2015, 11:00 AM

    Platform off coast of England serves as home to Sealand

    The most famous unrecognized state probably is Sealand, founded as a sovereign principality in 1967 in international waters off the coast of Britain.

  • 2015-quebec-festival-western-five-dollar
    Jul 21, 2015, 10:18 AM

    Quebec rodeo issues trade token struck by Royal Canadian Mint

    A rodeo and western gathering in Quebec, Canada, has issued its first collectible trade token.

  • 2015-luxembourg-2-euro
    Jul 20, 2015, 15:25 PM

    Luxembourg marks anniversary with commemorative €2 coin

    Luxembourg’s newest commemorative €2 coin marks the 125th anniversary of the House of Nassau-Weilburg, the governing family of the tiny, wealthy nation.

  • panda-america-image001
    Jul 20, 2015, 11:00 AM

    Japan Releases New High Speed Train Coins

    This five coin set depicts 5 different Shinkansen train lines on the obverse of the coins.

  • Jul 20, 2015, 10:40 AM

    Images of gold coin hoard in Germany released by museum

    Images of a gold coin hoard and its recovery in Germany were released on July 17.

  • bermanian-wedding-token-together
    Jul 20, 2015, 08:00 AM

    Kingdom of Bermania all in good fun, mind of Connecticut dealer

    The Kingdom of Bermania is all in fun, and perhaps all in the mind of Connecticut coin dealer Allen Berman.

  • triton-xiv-lot-156
    Jul 20, 2015, 07:55 AM

    Greek wreath bearer coins among most impressive: Ancients Today

    Among the impressive ancient Greek coins are silver tetradrachms struck by independent cities in the second century B.C., with reverse designs within a wreath.

  • 2015-canada-silver-100-dollars-muskox-reverse
    Jul 17, 2015, 14:29 PM

    Muskoxen charge collectors on silver $100-for-$100 coin

    The muskox is the sixth animal honored in the Royal Canadian Mint’s Wildlife in Motion series.

  • sealand-orca-coins
    Jul 17, 2015, 11:30 AM

    You won’t find any of these places on traditional maps

    Most people would be hard-pressed to find Kurdistan or Bermania on a map, because these and other similar “nations” which have issued "coins," don’t exist.

  • 2007-british_virgin-islands-5-dollar
    Jul 17, 2015, 10:11 AM

    Coins struck in unusual metals: Going Topical

    The creative use of metal, including pace-age metals, ringed-bimetallic compositions, and embedded metals, is a big part of making modern world coins.

  • 1878-belgium-20-francs-gold-coin
    Jul 16, 2015, 16:18 PM

    Metal detectorist discovers Nazi-era gold coin hoard

    A metal detectorist in Germany discovered the find of a lifetime, 217 gold coins buried likely during World War II or shortly after.

  • 1935-nz-waitaingi-crown-coin
    Jul 16, 2015, 07:30 AM

    Complicated colonial history as seen on silver crown coin

    In 1935, New Zealand honored the Waitangi treaty with one of the most famous type coins of the 20th century — the Waitangi crown.

  • part-cbr-mexico-50-centavo-1975
    Jul 14, 2015, 09:30 AM

    Diagnosis clears after study of coin: Collectors' Clearinghouse

    What at first appeared to be a centered double strike to Coin World columnist Mike Diamond was actually a different, very rare error.

  • 2015-british-virgin-islands-mount-rushmore-high-relief-coin-o
    Jul 13, 2015, 10:44 AM

    Mount Rushmore rises above coin on issue from Pobjoy Mint

    The Pobjoy Mint’s Proof 2015 .999 fine silver $10 coin celebrating Mount Rushmore has a concave reverse that features the monument in ultra-high relief.

  • john-mccrae-in-uniform-circa-1914
    Jul 13, 2015, 09:20 AM

    Canada plans circulating 25-cent, $2 coins honoring ‘In Flanders Fields’ author

    Canada plans circulating 25-cent, $2 coins honoring ‘In Flanders Fields’ author

  • lot-355-bombay-mint-opening-bronze-medal
    Jul 13, 2015, 09:16 AM

    Rare bronze medal marking Bombay Mint opening highlights auction

    When India’s Bombay Mint opened in 1828, a medal was issued to celebrate.

  • lot-430-silver-denarius-sabina
    Jul 13, 2015, 09:15 AM

    Ancient Roman coins featuring women common, affordable

    A Roman coin sold in Schulman B.V.'s July 3 auction is proof that ancient Roman coins, even showing woman, are affordable and available.

  • 2015-gadoury-red-book
    Jul 10, 2015, 16:04 PM

    France’s ‘Red Book’ available from U.S. distributor

    Publisher Gadoury has just released the 22nd edition of Monnaies Françaises, a hardcover book exploring French coins from 1789 to 2015.

  • 2015-niue-2-dollars-ten-commandments-coin
    Jul 10, 2015, 12:03 PM

    APMEX releases fourth issue in exclusive Biblical silver series

    The Scottsdale Mint showcases the Ten Commandments as the fourth 2015 silver coin released in the company's Biblical silver coin series.

  • Jul 9, 2015, 15:05 PM

    South Sudan issues its first set of coins: Coin World Buzz

    Coin World provides a quick look at what's happening in the world of numismatics.

  • 2015-hungary-2000-forint-szilvay-bu-coin
    Jul 9, 2015, 11:18 AM

    Hungarian commemorative coin program is ‘on fire’

    The 10th issue in a series honoring Hungarian inventors celebrates the birth anniversary of a man who improved firefighting technology in Hungary.

  • 2015-star-trek-deep-space-nine-silver-proof-coin
    Jul 8, 2015, 14:31 PM

    Perth Mint coins explores 'Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'

    Two new coins from the Perth Mint feature the television program "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine."

  • 2015-prince-george-birthday-silver-proof-coin
    Jul 8, 2015, 13:19 PM

    Royal Mint celebrates Prince George’s second birthday with £5 coin

    The Royal Mint has struck a special edition United Kingdom Proof .925 fine silver £5 coin to mark the second birthday of Prince George of Cambridge on July 22.

  • 150th-anniversary-alices-adventures-in-wonderland-clock-silver-2oz-coin
    Jul 8, 2015, 10:09 AM

    Perth Mint releases silver Alice in Wonderland coins

    The Perth Mint is celebrating the 150th anniversary of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland with two new .999 silver coins.

  • Jul 7, 2015, 10:16 AM

    Silver coins were stored in Parthenon: Coin World Buzz

    There're plenty of interesting bits today in the world of numismatics

  • 2015-belgium-year-of-development-2-euro
    Jul 7, 2015, 09:02 AM

    Belgium plans circulating €2 coin for European Year of Development

    Belgium plans to celebrate the European Year for Development in 2015 with a circulating commemorative €2 coin.

  • am-i-not-a-man-token
    Jul 6, 2015, 10:53 AM

    British anti-slavery halfpenny token in Davisson’s auction

    A famous image of a supplicant slave pleading for mercy became a famous motif of the anti-slavery movement in the United Kingdom, and the United States.

  • minot-nobel-gold-merged
    Jul 6, 2015, 09:59 AM

    George Minot Nobel Prize Medal in September 21 Bonhams auction

    Bonhams announces upcoming sale of the 1934 Nobel Prize Gold Medal for Physiology or Medicine awarded to George R. Minot in 1934.

  • zimbabwe-notes-in-basket
    Jul 2, 2015, 16:52 PM

    Central Bank of Zimbabwe demonetizing the Zimbabwean dollar

    Any bank account with a balance from $0 to $175,000,000,000,000,000 (175 quadrillion) in Zimbabwe funds will receive a flat payment of $5 in U.S. funds.

  • france-2015-circ-2-euro
    Jul 2, 2015, 11:56 AM

    France to issue circulating commemorative €2 coin in July

    France is issuing a circulating commemorative €2 coin celebrating the 225th anniversary of the Fête de la Fédération (Festival of the Federation), in July.

  • 2015-uk-princess-charlotte-christening-proof-5-pounds-silver-coin
    Jul 1, 2015, 10:00 AM

    Royal Mint reveals design of Princess Charlotte’s christening coin

    The Royal Mint has unveiled designs for a 2015 £5 coin that celebrates the christening of Princess Charlotte of Cambridge.

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