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  • vatican-city-jubilee-of-mercy
    Aug 31, 2016, 08:15 AM

    Vatican marks Jubilee of Mercy with €2 coin

    Vatican City marks the ongoing Jubilee of Mercy with a commemorative 2016 €2 coin due for release in October.

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    Aug 30, 2016, 10:15 AM

    Collection of Brazilian medals in Long Beach sale

    Heritage Auctions’ Sept. 8 and 9 Long Beach world coins auction offers a collection of 143 Brazilian Imperial medals and decorations in 107 lots.

  • royal-mint-portraits-britain-coins-watercolor-background
    Aug 30, 2016, 08:40 AM

    Royal Mint issues silver coins resembling watercolors

    Four Proof 2016 Portrait of Britain silver £5 coins showcase the United Kingdom’s natural wonders with designs that began with watercolor paintings.

  • alexander-the-great-gold-stater-goldberg-sale
    Aug 29, 2016, 09:17 AM

    Alexander the Great coin highlights Goldberg auction

    Many of the ruler’s coins feature Alexander the Great himself, but the gold stater in the Goldberg auction features the head of Athena.

  • cook-islands-brexit-coins-and-flags-lead
    Aug 29, 2016, 09:10 AM

    Brexit vote marked on new silver, gold coins

    Private issuer Coin Invest Trust has cooperated with Cook Islands to issue three collector coins marking the vote for Britain’s exit from the European Union.

  • cabalitto-peso-of-mexico
    Aug 27, 2016, 15:21 PM

    Caballito peso is first commemorative coin of Mexico

    Born out of war, Mexico’s Caballito peso series issued from 1910 to 1914 was the nation’s first commemorative coin, intended to mark the War of Independence.

  • chinese-dragon-dollar
    Aug 27, 2016, 08:00 AM

    Machinery brings Dragon dollar design to China

    The first Chinese Dragon dollars debuted in 1889 in Kwangtung, and soon the iconic image appeared on silver dollars across China.

  • afghanistan-2-afghanis-1939-king-muhammed-zahir-shah-medal-lead
    Aug 26, 2016, 11:00 AM

    Last king of Afghanistan on uniface medal

    The 76.7-millimeter uniface bronze medal shown is something of a mystery, but a little research identifies the subject.

  • british-cartwheel-two-penny
    Aug 24, 2016, 12:00 PM

    UK's 'Cartwheel' coins reflect Industrial Revolution

    When a shortage of circulating coins affected Britain, private minters Matthew Boulton and James Watt struck 2-ounce copper 2-penny coins.

  • 2016-malta-temples-coin-lead
    Aug 24, 2016, 04:11 AM

    Malta’s new circulating €2 coin shows megalithic temple

    The Ggantija temples, among the world’s oldest free-standing structures, are the subject of Malta’s new circulating commemorative €2 coin.

  • silver-denarius-coins-of-rome
    Aug 23, 2016, 16:39 PM

    Silver denarius was centerpiece of Rome’s currency

    The silver denarius was the centerpiece of Rome’s currency system, and for much of its time was worth 16 asses (the as was a large bronze coin).

  • lot-985-1980-moscow-bronze-lead
    Aug 23, 2016, 16:15 PM

    Olympic winners medals offered from Games past

    Four winners medals from four different Summer Olympic Games are being offered by RR Auction in their 998-lot sale closing Sept. 14.

  • 2017-niue-year-of-the-rooster-8-dollars-lead
    Aug 22, 2016, 09:45 AM

    Year of Rooster coin marks dawning of 2017 coins

    Niue’s annual gold-plated five-ounce silver $8 Lunar Calendar coin, which marks the Year of the Rooster in 2017, is now available.

  • 02-accidental-release-10-ruble-russia-1992-rev-lead
    Aug 20, 2016, 09:20 AM

    Transitional planchets not always what they seem

    Not all transitional planchets are what they seem. Other explanations are sometimes more accurate.

  • athens-owl-silver-tetradrachm
    Aug 19, 2016, 12:49 PM

    What special something makes a certain coin ‘cool’?

    Whether it’s design, circumstances surrounding an issue, or how it reflects technological changes in minting, some coins just have a special “something.”

  • circa-16th-century-bronze-medal-charles-v-painting
    Aug 19, 2016, 08:57 AM

    How European medals reveal history in sculptural form

    More so than coins, medals can provide an engaging and enlightening view of history. That's certainly the case with this medal collection crossing the block.

  • claudius-fourree-denarius-imitation
    Aug 19, 2016, 08:31 AM

    Imitations abound in provinces under Julio-Claudians

    When occasional coin shortages occurred in Rome’s Western provinces, unofficial mints operated as private ventures would issue coins to fill in the gaps.

  • 2016-canada-25-dollar-silver-basketball-james-naismith
    Aug 17, 2016, 16:40 PM

    Canada mints orange domed basketball $25 coin

    The Royal Canadian Mint marks the 125th anniversary of the beginnings of basketball in Massachusetts with a Proof silver concave/convex $25 coin with color.

  • 2016-tuvalu-norse-god-loki-silver-high-relief-coin
    Aug 16, 2016, 15:35 PM

    Perth Mint Norse Gods series closes with Loki

    Loki is the god of fire and a cunning shape shifter, appearing in the form of a seal, a salmon, a mare, and a fly, among others.

  • france-2016-battle-of-verdun-coins
    Aug 15, 2016, 20:24 PM

    France marks WWI's longest battle in gold, silver

    The obverse and reverse designs explore the connections between soldiers on the front lines of battle and families supporting them.

  • 2016-singapore-orchids-10-coin-set-lead
    Aug 15, 2016, 13:30 PM

    Miniature Singapore coins celebrate native orchids

    More than 200 orchid species were once found in Singapore, and some of those flowers can still be found in the nation’s forests today.

  • 2016-austria-myth-of-mozart-coin-lead
    Aug 12, 2016, 07:27 AM

    Austrian Mint strikes final coin in Mozart series

    The Austrian Mint completes its series of three silver €20 coins honoring Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart with a Sept. 7 release for the legendary musician.

  • 2016-canada-silver-15-dollars-national-heroes-police-lead
    Aug 11, 2016, 13:30 PM

    Canada honors police with ‘National Heroes’ coin

    Selfless dedication is the theme of four 2016 coins from the Royal Canadian Mint, and police officers are the latest subject in the series.

  • 2016-canada-20-dollar-silver-somme-offensive-coin-war
    Aug 9, 2016, 10:26 AM

    Canada revisits Battle of Somme on silver coin

    Canada’s third coin in the First World War Battlefront series showcases the sacrifice and service of Canadian forces during the 1916 Battle of Somme.

  • 1773-gold-guinea-stacks-lead
    Aug 8, 2016, 14:11 PM

    Power of the English gold guinea in Colonial America

    North America's powerful 18th century economy brought in the world's gold coins. Worn pre-1776 English guineas may have seen an American pocket or two.

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