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Dec 31, 2016, 14:00 PM
Thousands of world coins and ancients at auction
Thousands of lots are slated to cross the auction block in early to mid-January during the New York International Numismatic Convention. -
Dec 29, 2016, 09:00 AM
Medal documents World War I invasion of Belgium
The 70-millimeter gilded bronze medal is indeed military in nature, documenting a military invasion. -
Dec 28, 2016, 14:04 PM
Reformation jubilee on silver coin in Berlin auction
A rare silver triple reichstaler is one of many highlights in two auctions from Fritz Rudolf Künker on Feb. 2 in Berlin. -
Dec 27, 2016, 08:10 AM
Top 10 of 2016: Toy box find tops $348K at auction
An example of one of the rarest English gold coins, the 1705 Vigo gold 5-guinea coin, was discovered among toys and sold at auction in 2016. -
Dec 27, 2016, 08:00 AM
Coins celebrate Shackleton’s Endurance Expedition
The Endurance Expedition of Sir Ernest Shackleton is memorialized on a pair of 2016 £2 coins from South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands. -
Dec 26, 2016, 05:00 AM
Latvia memorializes Christmas battles on silver €5
The Bank of Latvia recalls the World War I Christmas Battles in Latvia on a Proof 2016 silver €5 coin. -
Dec 25, 2016, 08:00 AM
Perth Mint highlights wealth, wisdom on silver coins
Wealth and wisdom may come hand-in-hand for those born in the Year of the Rooster, as imagined on two new Proof silver $1 coins from Tuvalu. -
Dec 24, 2016, 10:45 AM
Finland plans 2017 centennial celebration with coins
To mark the centennial of indepence, the Mint of Finland has unveiled a silver €10 coin and a gold €100 coin honoring the theme. -
Dec 23, 2016, 14:30 PM
Spain honors painter Hieronymous Bosch on coins
Dutch artist Hieronymous Bosch is the latest subject of commemorative coins from Spain to celebrate artwork in Spanish museums. -
Dec 23, 2016, 10:30 AM
Rare Byzantine silver coins: Ancients Today
Byzantine silver since, generally, is significantly rarer than the gold, electrum, billon or copper coins of that empire. -
Dec 23, 2016, 07:45 AM
Royal Mint launches anniversary sovereigns for 2017
The bullion version of the 2017 sovereign features a reverse design bearing a 200-year celebratory privy mark. -
Dec 22, 2016, 10:03 AM
Branch mint sovereigns include rarities from abroad
Only four examples are known of the 1920-S gold sovereign, which was struck at the Sydney Mint in Australia, then a branch of the Royal Mint. -
Dec 21, 2016, 10:24 AM
Sovereign shows St. George Slaying the Dragon design
Benedetto Pistrucci’s famous St. George and the Dragon design was created for the pound amid a need for changes in the United Kingdom’s coinage. -
Dec 19, 2016, 11:29 AM
Greece’s new circulating €2 coin shows monastery
Greece honors the sacrifice of nearly 1,000 lives at the Arkadi Monastery during the Cretan Revolt of 1866 on a 2016 circulating commemorative €2 coin. -
Dec 19, 2016, 10:15 AM
Auction has silver denarius struck by military mint
A silver denarius struck in 42 B.C. by a traveling military mint is offered in Classical Numismatic Group’s Jan. 10 and 11 Triton XX auction. -
Dec 16, 2016, 15:39 PM
The thrill of possessing a coin struck from treasure
In our latest Coin World Show & Tell Facebook video, Senior Editor Jeff Starck talks about a silver coin with a special story. -
Dec 16, 2016, 11:48 AM
Gold sovereign celebrates 200th anniversary in 2017
The 2017 gold sovereigns mark the 200th anniversary of modern sovereign coins. The Proof 2017 coin reflects the 1817 design, including the border. -
Dec 16, 2016, 10:21 AM
Around the World: Coins of British Honduras
When it comes to collecting British colonial coins, those from British Honduras are often overlooked, but they have a rich legacy honoring four monarchs. -
Dec 16, 2016, 09:58 AM
Proclamation medal for Mexico’s short-lived king
A rare Proclamation gold medal of the short-lived king of Mexico, Augustin de Iturbide, highights Stephen Album Rare Coins’ Jan. 19 to 22 auction. -
Dec 12, 2016, 12:10 PM
Why the $400 million Whydah wreck keeps impressing
The amazing discovery and recovery effort of one of North America's most famous shipwrecks is the focus of a recent video segment by Great Big Story. -
Dec 12, 2016, 11:50 AM
17th century gold Zodiac series mohur nears $150K
The coin was issued in Agra (India) circa 1619 by Nur al-din Muhammed Jahangir and is from a famous series of coins depicting Zodiac calendar symbols. -
Dec 12, 2016, 08:00 AM
Mint of Finland will begin producing Bolivian coins
The Mint of Finland will soon begin manufacturing circulation coins for the Central Bank of Bolivia. -
Dec 9, 2016, 13:18 PM
New import restrictions imposed on Egypt's coins
A Memorandum of Understanding made between the United States and Egypt on Nov. 30 restricts import of a wide range of materials including coins. -
Dec 9, 2016, 10:29 AM
What's the story behind this old silver medal?
A reader trying to identify a silver medal purchased years ago sought help from Coin World. Columnist David T. Alexander responds with the medal's story. -
Dec 8, 2016, 12:09 PM
Baldwin’s has a new managing director
A.H. Baldwin & Sons, Ltd., has named a new managing director, Neil Paisley, who brings 20 years experience in the coin business.