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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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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 -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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 -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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." -
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. -
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 -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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.