Once Panama paved the way for large silver coins, it was only a matter of time before a nation issued a 5-ounce silver coin.

Gold Corporation, operator of The Perth Mint, announces the appointment of Donald Mackay-Coghill as its new chairman, and Richard Hayes as its new CEO.

The first sole female ruler in the Byzantine Empire, Irene, was ineffective and ultimately ousted. Her coins remain as a testament to her rocky reign.

Roman coins are known for serving as a 'portrait gallery,' but one element that was also changing relates to the headgear worn by people shown on the coins.

Panama's silver 20-balboa coins of the 1970s, struck by the Franklin Mint, were not 5 ounces, but paved the way for coins of that size in the following decade.

2015 silver Britannia coins featuring a Lunar privy mark honoring the Year of the Sheep are available from an exclusive distributor.

Many modern coins are issued for pander and make a profit, often leaving collectors to scratch their heads.

Since the first 5-ounce silver coin was issued in 1986, more than two dozens nations, the United States of America included, have issued these size coins.

CCG paper money and coin grading and conservation firms open four new official submission centers in China: Guangzhou, Shanghai, Beijing and Xi’an.

Avdat, a city on the ancient incense route, is the latest subject of a commemorative coin series recognizing UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Israel.

Circulation demand for South Korea's highest denomination circulation coin, the 500-won, has been driven, in part, by a 2,500-won increase in cigarette taxes.

The Pobjoy Mint is celebrating Capt. James Cook's discovery of South Georgia by issuing a coin for South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands.

The Hungarian Mint showcases the Danube River and the Alpine longhorn beetle on silver and copper-nickel 2015 coins for one of the nation's national parks.

The Royal Mint shows what coins were circulating when the document was sealed in 1215.

Here's a brief overview of what's happening in the world of numismatics.

When one pope's term ends, temporary coinage is issued. An example of this Sede Vacante issue from 1655 was recently sold by Heritage Auctions.

The Royal Canadian Mint shows the scimitar cat, baer teeth and all, on two 2015 silver and gold commemorative coins.

South Korea plans to mark a milestone later in 2015. issuing three collector coins for the 70th anniversary of the nation's liberation after World War II.

The Mint of Finland is launching a new series of circulating commemorative €5 coins celebrating sports. The first coin in the series celebrates gymnastics.

A new circulating commemorative 25-cent coin in Canada celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Canadian flag. Half of the coins show the flag in color.

The new facility is expected to be open to Royal Mint visitors in 2016.

The East Central Caribbean Bank is withdrawing 1- and 2-cent coins beginning July 1, because the cost to make and distribute them is more than their value.

After a eurozone coin honoring the 200th anniversary of the defeat of Napoleon at Waterloo was rejected by France, Belgium as taken matters into its own hands.

A man in Shenyang, China, on June 2 purchased a ¥680,000 vehicle using ¥660,000 worth of coins and ¥20,000 worth of banknotes, according to Shanghaiist.

What is reportedly the rarest silver coin of the German Empire highlights late June auctions from Fritz Rudolph Künker.