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Apr 3, 2015, 09:00 AM
Royal Mint creates ‘ewe-nique’ art for London charity
A Shaun the Sheep statue created by the Royal Mint will help raise money for a London charity. -
Apr 2, 2015, 12:15 PM
Goldberg auction features finest known of rare gold wedding ducats
Goldberg Coins & Collectibles' May 30 to June 3 auction features the finest of three known gold 7-ducat coins honoring the 1479 wedding of Maximilian I. -
Apr 2, 2015, 10:56 AM
Royal Mint announces new £1 coin to circulate in 2015
The Royal Mint will issue a new £1 coin into circulation later in 2015, but collector versions are now available. -
Apr 2, 2015, 10:28 AM
Royal Maundy coins given out by Queen Elizabeth II for 60th time
Queen Elizabeth II handed out Royal Maundy coins on April 2 to 89 men and 89 women at Sheffield Cathedral. -
Apr 1, 2015, 13:39 PM
Russia honors composer Tchaikovsky with commemorative coin
The Central Bank of Russia honors composer Pyotr Tchaikovsky with a Proof .925 silver 2 rubles coin marking his 175th birth anniversary. -
Mar 31, 2015, 14:41 PM
Pobjoy Mint hides Easter eggs on redesigned website
The Pobjoy Mint is celebrating its newly redesigned website with an Easter egg contest. Two winners will receive vouchers to buy coins. -
Mar 30, 2015, 12:23 PM
Chinese silver ‘cake’ coin highlights Baldwin’s April 2 auction
A circa 1888 silver "cake" coin from China's Kweichow Province highlights an April 2 auction in Hong Kong. -
Mar 30, 2015, 12:08 PM
Finland’s new provincial Animals coin gets right to the point
The third coin from Finland's Provincial Animals series showcases the hedgehog. -
Mar 30, 2015, 12:02 PM
Gold presentation piece from Thailand leads stack’s auction
A gold presentation piece from Thailand highlights Stack's Bowers & Ponterio's March 30 and April 1 auction in Hong Kong. -
Mar 28, 2015, 08:00 AM
Italy plans to celebrate 2015 Expo Milano with circulating coin
Italy will celebrate the Expo Milano 2015 with a circulating commemorative 2-euro coin in 2015. -
Mar 27, 2015, 10:59 AM
Italy plans circulating commemorative €2 coin for Dante Alighieri
Italy will mark the 750th birth anniversary of Dante Alighieri with a circulating commemorative 2-euro coin in 2015. -
Mar 27, 2015, 10:49 AM
Kolbe and Fanning announce fixed numismatic book prices
Catalogue includes plenty of material from the library of Quentin Archer, which contains a lot of rich information -
Mar 26, 2015, 10:00 AM
Miracle of the Marne captured in Paris Mint medal
Its rich medallic tradition gave France a leading role in medallic records of World War I. -
Mar 25, 2015, 17:07 PM
RCM’s Venetian glass coin series to continue with green turtle
The Royal Canadian Mint's annual series of Proof silver $20 coins featuring Murano glass from Venice is due to continue in 2015 with a green turtle. -
Mar 25, 2015, 08:01 AM
A Chinese Panda coin that shouldn’t exist
A Proof 1985 brass 1-yuan Panda coin should not exist, but was made for dignitaries. An example highlights a March 29 auction in Macau. -
Mar 25, 2015, 08:00 AM
India to honor Nehru, first prime minister, with coin in 2015
India's first prime minister, Jawarharlal Nehru, is the subject of 2014 circulating 5-rupee and silver 125-rupee coins being issued in 2015. -
Mar 24, 2015, 12:17 PM
Royal Mint to mint coin for newest royal
A £5 coin from the Royal Mint will mark the birth of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s second child, expected in “mid-to-late” April. -
Mar 24, 2015, 10:00 AM
Isle of man announces coins for Sir Winston Churchill
The Pobjoy Mint is issuing a new coin for the Isle of Man celebrating Sir Winston Churchill, in two metallic versions: silver and copper-nickel. -
Mar 24, 2015, 09:40 AM
Nazi coins found in Argentina: Morning Report
Nazi-era coins and pottery were discovered at the site of a German hideout deep in the Argentinian jungle, according to The Telegraph. -
Mar 24, 2015, 08:00 AM
Second issue in meteorite series shows Australian crater
The second issue in a series of coins featuring meteorites honors a crater in Australia, and includes fragments from the meteorite. -
Mar 24, 2015, 07:45 AM
Austria plans fourth issue from coin series for Gustav Klimt
The fourth coin in an annual series featuring paintings by Gustav Klimt is scheduled for release April 15, according to the Austrian Mint. -
Mar 23, 2015, 13:22 PM
'Round pound': A historical look at the UK's £1 coin
All the talk in United Kingdom numismatics this week has been surrounding the new 12-sided pound coin and its newly released reverse design. -
Mar 23, 2015, 07:00 AM
Constantine’s daughter, Empress Zoe, appears on few coins
The Empress Zoe appears on a small number of Byzantine coins, but these pieces are as Byzantine as it gets. -
Mar 21, 2015, 09:10 AM
Famine relief in India requires token issue
When famine and drought struck India in 1873 and 1874, the Calcutta Mint created 1-rupee “grain” tokens to as part of relief efforts. -
Mar 20, 2015, 10:00 AM
Royal Canadian Mint hopes to net new collectors with silver coin
The Royal Canadian Mint has begun selling a 2015 silver $20 coin to mark the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup that is scheduled in Canada this summer.