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Aug 31, 2015, 15:30 PM
39 percent of Brits say they won't be using any cash by 2025
The Telegraph reports that nearly 40 percent of the UK population believe they will not be using cash for any purchases by the year 2025. -
Aug 31, 2015, 10:00 AM
Royal Australian Mint completes currency reform for Vanuatu
A second high-profile shakeup in South Pacific currency, as abetted this summer by the Royal Australian Mint, occurred in Vanuatu. -
Aug 31, 2015, 09:45 AM
RCM ends Birds of Prey silver bullion series
The final Birds of Prey 1-ounce silver bullion $5 coin from Canada is now available. -
Aug 31, 2015, 09:30 AM
Superman flies again on Canada’s silver $20 coin
Superman flies again on Canadian coins, and this time, a lot more collectors will be able to collect him. -
Aug 29, 2015, 14:00 PM
Brooklyn medal celebrates American Bicentennial
The American Revolution Bicentennial was celebrated by a flood of commemorative medals issued by federal, state, county and local jurisdictions. -
Aug 28, 2015, 12:32 PM
1715 Spanish Fleet still resonates
This treasure could turn into one of the more prized shipwrecks in recent history -
Aug 28, 2015, 08:50 AM
Fake Russian gold lacks attention to details
An important consideration in authentication is determining if a given coin is valuable enough to attract the attention of a counterfeiter. -
Aug 27, 2015, 16:00 PM
International Association of Professional Numismatists gathers
The International Association of Professional Numismatists held its annual congress from May 28 to June 1, 2015, in New Orleans, La. -
Aug 27, 2015, 13:30 PM
Pink flamingos fill reverse of new colorful coin
A new color is appearing in the Pobjoy Mint’s colored titanium coin series. -
Aug 27, 2015, 12:00 PM
Hourglass dolphin subject of British Antarctic Territory coin
Pobjoy Mint has released a new coin on behalf of the British Antarctic Territory featuring the hourglass dolphin. -
Aug 27, 2015, 11:15 AM
Pros, cons of graded modern world coins
ach collector has to decide whether to buy a coin in its original packaging or an already graded example, or to submit an ungraded coin for grading. -
Aug 27, 2015, 10:44 AM
Museum launches campaign for Anglo-Saxon coins: Coin World Buzz
Ahead of acquiring 21 coins for display, the Bucks County Museum is moving to raise money that would be used to obtain more than 5,200 coins uncovered in 2014. -
Aug 27, 2015, 09:00 AM
Darth Vader shines in silver, gold on coins from New Zealand Mint
Darth Vader, who is a Jedi who falls to the Dark Side and one of the greatest movie villians of all time, is again appearing on new coins. -
Aug 26, 2015, 17:45 PM
Trajan’s major conquests: Ancients Today
Roman emperor Trajan used coins to celebrate his conquests across the years. -
Aug 26, 2015, 10:58 AM
Rare gold pattern, struck while George III was dying, is offered
An extremely rare Pattern £5 gold coin designed as George III lay dying in 1820 is expected to sell for £200,000 to £250,000 in a London auction. -
Aug 25, 2015, 12:45 PM
Grading service expansion helps fuel market
Coin grading services are grading ever-increasing numbers of modern world coins. -
Aug 24, 2015, 11:22 AM
The wonderful silver of Oz: Going Topical
The wizards at the Royal Australian Mint and the Perth Mint really know silver, and collectors have taken notice. -
Aug 24, 2015, 11:09 AM
Portion of Anglo-Saxon hoard set for display: Coin World Buzz
The 20 coins are a small portion of the 5,251-piece hoard of 10th and 11th century coins unearthed last December and valued at £1.3 million -
Aug 24, 2015, 09:17 AM
Should collectors keep coins in original packaging?
Collectors of modern world coins take different collecting approaches. Some will only buy coins that are in original packaging, and others want graded examples. -
Aug 23, 2015, 18:00 PM
Why the modern world coin graded market is growing
In recent years the market for modern coins has exploded. In part, this reflects the changing demographics of numismatics as new collectors join the hobby. -
Aug 23, 2015, 13:15 PM
Tracing Scotland’s murky coinage history in 1660s
The first dedicated coinage of Scotland marked the debut of milled coinage for Scotland, and the first specific coins intended for circulation there. -
Aug 21, 2015, 17:15 PM
Designer 'turned it around a little bit' with Adolph Weinman coin
ModernCoinMart staff designer Charles D. Daughtrey is out to honor not only great coin designs but the people who created them. -
Aug 21, 2015, 15:00 PM
You need to see 600,000 coins used for a Statue of Liberty mosaic
British Airways has turned one of its hangars into a giant coin display. 600,000 coins were put together to celebrate the beginning of the discount season. -
Aug 21, 2015, 10:02 AM
‘Leaf’ it to RCM to shape coin future on $20 coin
A new $20 coin could shape a different future for Canadian coins. On Aug. 4, the RCM issued a Proof .9999 fine silver coin shaped like a maple leaf. -
Aug 20, 2015, 09:57 AM
What's the history of the 1715 Treasure Fleet?: Coin World Buzz
The 1715 Treasure Fleet was a group of mainly Spanish galleons bound from Havana to Spain, where the gold they contained would support the Spanish crown. -
Aug 20, 2015, 09:35 AM
350 gold coins pulled up from 1715 Treasure Fleet wreck
1715 Fleet Queen Jewels, the company that owns salvage rights to the wreck, made the recovery on July 30, the 300th anniversary of the 11-ship wreck. -
Aug 19, 2015, 10:30 AM
San Marino honors German reunification on commemorative €2 coin
San Marino honors the anniversary of Germany's reunification on a 2015 commemorative €2 coin. -
Aug 19, 2015, 09:00 AM
NGC, NCS, PMG announce new Japanese official submission center
Numismatic Guaranty Corporation, Numismatic Conservation Services and Paper Money Guaranty have chosen a Japanese firm as official submission center in Japan. -
Aug 17, 2015, 12:56 PM
Chinese silver dollar pattern design rejected for two reasons
A 1927 pattern dollar for Sun Yat-Sen highlights Stack’s Bowers and Ponterio’s Aug. 24 to 26 auction in Hong Kong. -
Aug 17, 2015, 12:45 PM
Vatican plans commemorative €2 coin for World Meeting of Families
The Vatican City will issue a 2015 commemorative €2 coin in October for the VIII World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia. -
Aug 17, 2015, 12:00 PM
American designer Adolph A. Weinman appears on coin from Tuvalu
Coin designer Adolph A. Weinman, who designed some of America’s most memorable coins, appears on the latest coin from Tuvalu. -
Aug 11, 2015, 14:44 PM
Niue honors palace in Vienna on two-ounce silver coin
Niue honors palace in Vienna on two-ounce silver coin -
Aug 10, 2015, 08:15 AM
New circulating coins of Tonga celebrate coronation of king
Tonga issued a set of five new 2015 dated coins for circulation to mark the coronation of King Tupou VI. -
Aug 8, 2015, 08:00 AM
Monaco releases nation’s first gold coin since 2008
Monaco’s first gold coin since 2008 is selling fast. The Proof .900 fine gold €100 coin marks the 10-year anniversary of Prince Albert II’s reign. -
Aug 7, 2015, 11:08 AM
Mint of Finland €5 basketball coin in set honors games of Finland
The Mint of Finland’s second ringed-bimetallic €5 coin in a nine-coin sport series celebrates basketball. -
Aug 7, 2015, 10:54 AM
Austrian Mint launches three-coin series for favorite musician
The Austrian Mint celebrates composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, one of Austria’s favorite sons, and “A Life in Three Acts,” with a three-coin set. -
Aug 7, 2015, 09:58 AM
Box yields a common 1988 coin from Mexico
A reader appears to have found a common copper-nickel 500-peso coin from 1988, and not a more rare gold version celebrating the nation's oil industry. -
Aug 7, 2015, 06:35 AM
Indian alignment error trifecta incorporates tilted die
Indian 1-rupee coin has combination of die alignment problems: vertical misalignment, horizontal misalignment and a rotated die error. -
Aug 5, 2015, 14:14 PM
India plans circulating coin for International Yoga Day
India, birthplace of the physical, spiritual and mental practice known as yoga, marks the first International Day of Yoga with a circulating commemorative coin. -
Aug 5, 2015, 12:13 PM
Work on monument for American WWI effort inspires coin design
Five-ounce silver, gold coin design reflects wartime setting for artist's 2011 statue at Croix Rouge Farm. -
Aug 5, 2015, 08:45 AM
Heritage Auctions expansion continues with office in Netherlands
Heritage Auctions has joined forces with the Dutch auction house MPO Auctions to form Heritage Auctions Europe, based in Amsterdam, Netherlands. -
Aug 4, 2015, 23:06 PM
Royal Mint honors Buckingham Palace with silver £100 coin
Britain’s best-known royal building, Buckingham Palace, is being honored on a Brilliant Uncirculated 2015 silver £100 commemorative coin. -
Aug 3, 2015, 15:13 PM
NGC Ancients grades possibly unique Roman gold medallion
Numismatic Guaranty Corporation has graded a large-sized gold medallion of Constantine I (A.D. 307 to 337) that may be unique. Bonhams will offer it Sept. 14. -
Aug 3, 2015, 14:12 PM
Alexander the Great gold distater was used to pay soldiers
A circa 325 to 323 B.C. gold distater of Alexander III (the Great) was likely used by the ruler of the Macedonian kingdom to pay his soldiers. -
Aug 3, 2015, 14:02 PM
Proof 1832 half anna pattern of British East India realizes $4,039
A Proof 1832 bronze half anna pattern from the British East India Company sold in Spink’s July 15 auction in London. -
Aug 3, 2015, 08:00 AM
Hobby fighting proposed cultural property regulations in Germany
Hobbyists around the world are fighting proposed regulations on cultural property in Germany.