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Oct 12, 2015, 09:18 AM
Bold autumn colors available on Royal Canadian Mint’s coin
A colorful fall scene graces the reverse of a new Proof Autumn Express .9999 fine silver $20 coin from Canada. -
Oct 12, 2015, 09:02 AM
Forget what you’ve heard: In China, money did grow on ‘trees’
A Chinese "money tree" containing cast bronze Chinese cash coins was a highlight in Stephen Album Rare Coins’ Sept. 10 to 12 auction. -
Oct 10, 2015, 07:45 AM
Greece honors Olympic runner with circulating €2 coin
A 2015 circulating commemorative €2 coin from Greece marks the 75th anniversary of death of runner Spiridon “Spyros” Louis. -
Oct 8, 2015, 10:00 AM
Latvia plans black stork circulating commemorative €2 coin
Latvia has announced October plans to release a circulating commemorative €2 coin depicting the black stork. -
Oct 7, 2015, 15:35 PM
Battle of Agincourt subject of 2015 coins from Royal Mint
The Royal Mint has announced plans to strike coins commemorating the 600th anniversary of the Battle of Agincourt. -
Oct 7, 2015, 13:10 PM
Cayman Islands school raises $12K, partly in coins: Coin World Buzz
Cayman Islands Prep and High School students brought in extra loose change and held fundraisers for cancer research, raising $12,000 overall. -
Oct 6, 2015, 15:32 PM
Royal Mint marks 2015 Remembrance Day with £5 coin from Alderney
The Royal Mint has struck a special Remembrance Day Alderney £5 coin featuring the poppy to honor servicemen and women who lost their lives in war. -
Oct 6, 2015, 15:19 PM
Eastern Caribbean Central Bank issues colorful circulating $1 coin
The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank in October will issue a colorful circulating commemorative $1 coin struck by the Royal Canadian Mint. -
Oct 5, 2015, 07:52 AM
New book offering research into Dutch gold ducat coins debuts
A new book celebrates one of the most famous world trade coins, the ducat. Gold Ducats of the Netherlands, Vol. 1, by Dariusz F. Jasek, was released Sept. 19. -
Oct 3, 2015, 10:45 AM
Cook Islands’ coin explores space-time continuum dimensionally
A 2015 $2 coin in the name of Cook Islands visibly explains the relationship between space and time, as created by scientist Hermann Minkowski. -
Oct 2, 2015, 11:22 AM
1839 British Proof set of Queen Victoria realizes $778,776
An example of the marquee Proof set of Queen Victoria has established a record price at auction for a Proof set from her lengthy reign. -
Oct 2, 2015, 10:13 AM
Medal marking Pivotal Battle of Boyne sells in Baldwin’s sale
A silver medal honoring the Battle of Boyne's victor, King William realized £6,240 ($9,642 U.S.), during a Sept. 23 auction by A.H. Baldwin & Sons Ltd. -
Oct 1, 2015, 17:00 PM
Princeton University acquires Schaaf Collection of Sasanian coins
Princeton University's Firestone Library has acquired the Schaaf Collection of Sasanian coins, from an ancient empire whose area is occupied by Iran and Iraq. -
Oct 1, 2015, 11:34 AM
Netherlands issues coins for Van Nelle factory site
The fourth issue in the Royal Dutch Mint's series of coins honoring the nation's UNESCO World Heritage Sites showcases the Van Nelle Factory. -
Oct 1, 2015, 10:54 AM
British medal for commercial center depicts Gresham
A silver medal from 1844 shows Sir Thomas Gresham, the economist identified with the economic principle called Gresham's Law. -
Oct 1, 2015, 08:30 AM
Tracing politics of 20th century Cuba
Collectors of U.S. political items are served by American Political Items Collectors, but there has traditionally been little interest in foreign collectibles. -
Sep 30, 2015, 11:00 AM
Nothing to grouse about: Austrian Mint continues Wildlife series
The Austrian Mint on Oct. 28 will issue the third Proof .986 fine gold €100 coin in the “Wildlife in Our Sights” program. -
Sep 29, 2015, 09:15 AM
Royal Mint celebrates next Lunar Year with coins
The Royal Mint continues its Shengxiào Collection with coins celebrating the Lunar Year of the Monkey, which starts Feb. 8, 2016. -
Sep 29, 2015, 07:18 AM
Sir Ernest Shackleton's medals coming to auction
Medals, orders, and decorations earned by Sir Ernest Shackleton for polar exploration are headed to auction. -
Sep 28, 2015, 06:45 AM
Celtic stater from modern-day France imitates Greek gold coin
A debased gold stater in Nomos Ag’s auction No. 11, scheduled for Oct. 9, highlights the connections between the Celtic and Greek cultures. -
Sep 28, 2015, 06:40 AM
British Trade dollar in gold stars in Aug. 27 Hong Kong auction
An 1895 gold off-metal strike of the British Trade dollar led all bidding during an Aug. 27 auction in Hong Kong. -
Sep 28, 2015, 06:30 AM
The Godfather Mafia movie makes it on money
The Scottsdale Mint is trying to make coin collectors an offer they can’t refuse, issuing two Proof silver $2 coins for the movie franchise The Godfather. -
Sep 27, 2015, 10:30 AM
World mints are going hi-tech: Going Topical
World mints are constantly striving to advance the technology of coin security, to stay at least one step ahead of the counterfeiter. -
Sep 25, 2015, 18:49 PM
Ringed-bimetallic 1-pound coin from Egypt marks Suez Canal project
Egypt’s opening of a new Suez Canal project is now celebrated with a circulating commemorative ringed-bimetallic 1-pound coin. -
Sep 25, 2015, 15:55 PM
Künker auction offers German, ancient Greek rarities: [VIDEO]
German auction firm Fritz Rudolph Künker continues to bring thousands of coins and medals to the market in its week-long auctions events.