The Central Bank of Hungary has issued three commemorative coins for the 2016 Olympic Games, which kick off Aug. 5 and continue through Aug. 21.

Lithuania celebrates the 2016 Rio Olympic Games with a noncirculating legal tender coin. The Proof .925 fine silver €20 coin shows a swimmer on the reverse.

A collector from the United Kingdom paid $55,831 to acquire a winning gold medal from the 2012 London Summer Olympic Games that was offered by RR Auction.

Snow Leopard cubs gaze at the viewer on the Perth Mint’s latest Proof silver 50-cent coin from Tuvalu, the third in a series featuring cubs of big cats.

Stack's Bowers' world coin auction during the American Numismatic Association World's Fair of Money offers an unusually high number of modern coins.

Spain is celebrating the 300th anniversary of the national postal system known as Correos with a Proof silver €10 coin.

When the Austrian Numismatic Society marked its 10th anniversary, it issued commemorative medals struck on metal recovered from melted down ancient coins.

Famed medalist Karl Goetz is known for his satirical art, but a medal marking the nomination of Adolph Hitler as chancellor of Germany lacks the biting tone.

Robert-Ralph Carmichael, whose iconic Loon image came to define the dollar denomination of Canadian coins, has died.

Spain will honor its UNESCO World Heritage Site in Asturia, which comprises a church, on one of its 2017 circulating commemorative €2 coins.

Countries without a mint or in urgent need sometimes outsource coinage. Hired mints can make errors, too, including weak hubbing. What is that, exactly?

Three specialized collections offered during Heritage Auctions’ Platinum Night auction on Aug. 11 offer dollar-sized highlights across many price points.

The Czech Mint kicks off a four-coin set featuring famous battles of 1941 with a 2016 Niue gold $5 coin marking the sinking of Germany’s Bismarck battleship.

San Marino celebrates the 35th anniversary of the first San Marino Grand Prix, held in Imola, Italy, in 1981, with a 2016 Proof silver €10 coin.

Bill O'Rourke likes when he learns something new from his roll searching hobby. That was the case when foreign coins turned up in his 5-cent rolls.

The Pobjoy Mint’s longest partnership is ending. The private mint announced July 19 that it’s relationship with the Isle of Man would end in 2017.

The iconic art deco Christ the Redeemer statue was chosen for the common reverse of all four Proof gold coins in Brazil’s Olympic Games coin program.

After building a set of American Eagle silver bullion coins, collector Tom McGrady decided “to go outside the box with Libertads."

A total of 16 silver coins celebrate the flora, fauna, music and architecture of Brazil as the nation hosts the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

The Shanghai Mint, Champion Hong Kong Auctions and the American Numismatic Association are commemorating the ANA’s 125th anniversary with Panda medals.

In 1900, Brazil honored the legacy of explorer Pedro Cabral with four silver commemorative coins, including a 4,000-real coin.

Brazil marks 2016 Rio Olympic Games on 37 coins, ringed-bimetallic coins for circulation, plus silver and gold coins.

The Celts left a rich cultural legacy in the many objects that have been unearthed almost everywhere north of the Mediterranean basin.

The Republic of San Marino is marking the 550th anniversary of the death of early Renaissance artist Donatello with a €2 coin.

The Royal Canadian Mint struck 200 examples of a silver medallion marking cooperation between Canada and Mexico. And it features color!