One of four privately held pattern shillings of Edward VI, struck circa 1547, realized £9,600 ($14,529 in U.S. funds), including the 20 percent buyer’s fee.

One of four known 1920-S gold sovereigns, called the greatest gold rarity of the British Empire, realized $753,211 U.S. in a May 19 London auction.

The Pobjoy Mint has issued coins for two countries to celebrate the birth of Princess Charlotte Elizabeth Diana on May 2.

Several mints, including the Royal Mint, have issued modern medallic tributes to Pistrucci's masterpiece in the last 50 years.

Last week, World Gold Council published its quarterly report “Gold Demand Trends": overall demand declined 1%, but overall “investment demand” grew by 4%.

New 2015 coins from the Isle of Man honors legends of the famed TT motorcycle race held on the island since 1907.

The Mint of Finland's Animals of the Provinces €5 series ends with a coin for Tavastia.

The Rudolph P. Laubenheimer Family Archives featuring numismatic items from the noted diesinker, engraver and medalist will be offered for sale June 25.

Muted coins, where designs tell the story, are increasingly popular in modern world coin issues. These silent coins speak to the art lovers in us.

Benedetto Pistrucci's medal for the Battle of Waterloo was an artistic masterpiece some three decades in the making.

Israel's latest commemorative coin series celebrates the world's largest renewable energy source, solar power.

Eight rulers issued coins during the brief Romano-Gallic Empire period. Sometimes coins are the only tangible evidence of the rulers' short reign.

Charlemagne consolidated Europe and instituted a coinage reform with lasting effect. One of his silver deniers highlights a June auction in Germany.

The Austrian Mint's series of coins featuring designs inspired by young residents focuses on historic Vienna.

The Scottsdale Mint's newest issue in a Biblical series shows the story of David and Goliath. The 2015 silver $2 coin has a mintage of 1,499 pieces.

Engraver Benedetto Pistrucci’s 30 years of toiling to create a medal marking the Battle of Waterloo never resulted in one struck from the original dies.

The centennial of the sinking of the RMS Lusitania is featured on a new Proof silver $2 coin from Niue.

Eight coins are being released throughout 2015 featuring the classic Looney Tunes cartoon characters.

The Danish Government has proposed an option that will no longer obligate business owners to accept cash from customers in common, day-to-day transactions.

A school in the United Kingdom was home to a hoard of about 300 Roman coins.

A rare gold 9-solidi medallion of Constantine the Great leads Bonhams' June 1 auction.

Italy joins a long line of countries issuing coins commemorating World War I. Italy's newest coin is a Proof silver €10 with designs inspired by sculpture.

Orders are being taken by Jeff Shevlin, the "So-Called Dollar Guy," for brass, copper and .999 silver versions of the "2nd Annual So-Called Gathering" medal.

A four-coin set from Alderney struck by the Royal Mint celebrates famous quotes from Sir Winston Churchill.

The famous World War I poem "In Flanders Field" is the motif of new coins from the Royal Canadian Mint honoring the war centennial.