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Dec 31, 2017, 09:30 AM
Pobjoy Mint marks royal wedding anniversary on coin
The Pobjoy Mint is celebrating the platinum wedding anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip with a 2-ounce silver $10 coin. -
Dec 30, 2017, 13:05 PM
Saudi Arabian refinery on privately engraved riyal
A custom-engraved silver riyal from Saudi Arabia depicts the nation’s oil refinery plant. -
Dec 29, 2017, 13:00 PM
Luxembourg unveils design of 2018 circulating €2 coin
Luxembourg marks the 150th anniversary of its constitution in 2018 with a circulating €2 coin. -
Dec 28, 2017, 14:30 PM
Srangs are Tibet’s first machine-made coins
A 1909 silver srang coin of Tibet realized $2,760 during a Nov. 26 auction in Macau. -
Dec 27, 2017, 10:20 AM
Peru honors threatened Andean condor with coin
Peru has issued a circulating commemorative 1-nuevo-sol coin as part of a new series of coins honoring the nation’s endangered wildlife. -
Dec 26, 2017, 10:53 AM
‘First English gold coin’ in New York City auction
An extremely rare gold penny of 20 pence issued by King Henry III is from the first English gold coins, minted circa 1257. -
Dec 22, 2017, 10:56 AM
Gold aureus of Septimius Severus highlights auction
A circa A.D. 202 to 210 gold aureus issued by Septimius Severus recalls the measures he took to keep his teenage sons Caracalla and Geta from fighting. -
Dec 22, 2017, 09:11 AM
Dragon, Tiger represent yin, yang on silver $10 coins
A pair of Proof silver $10 coins from Canada highlight the complementary, interconnected ideas of yin and yang. -
Dec 22, 2017, 08:55 AM
Perth Mint celebrates Chinese New Year with coins
Two new 1-ounce silver dollars depict different themes familiar in Chinese culture to honor Chinese New Year, and neither one is a dog. -
Dec 21, 2017, 15:30 PM
Cook Islands honors namesake on three silver coins
The Cook Islands and Downies celebrate the 250th anniversary of Capt. James Cook’s voyage of discovery with a set of three 1-ounce silver $5 coins. -
Dec 18, 2017, 10:13 AM
Malta celebrates solidarity, peace on new €2 coin
Malta has issued the second coin in a series featuring designs from the nation’s schoolchildren. The 2017 coin celebrates peace. -
Dec 18, 2017, 07:30 AM
Portugal celebrates author Raul Brandão on €2 coin
Prolific Portuguese writer Raul Brandão appears on his 150th birth anniversary on a new circulating commemorative €2 coin, with a Proof version also available. -
Dec 15, 2017, 14:15 PM
U.S. adopts Libyan import restrictions on coins
The government of Libya sought and has received import restrictions for items entering the United States, including a broad range of coins. -
Dec 15, 2017, 12:15 PM
Ancient coins in sale show Twelve Labors of Heracles
A bronze drachm of Antoninus Pius is one of 12 coins in a series depicting the Labors of Heracles. The coin shows Heracles capturing the Cerynean Hind. -
Dec 12, 2017, 12:45 PM
Rare Venetian 40 zecchini up for auction
Stack’s Bowers Galleries is set to auction off a possibly unique Venetian gold 40-zecchino coin at the New York International Numismatic Convention. -
Dec 11, 2017, 11:04 AM
Dutch East Indies rarity quadruples estimate in sale
An 1855 Dutch East Indies half cent test strike, estimated around €1,000, sold in a Nov. 4 auction for a hammer price of €3,600 ($4,189 U.S.), plus buyer's fee. -
Dec 11, 2017, 11:02 AM
Italy marks treaty anniversary with silver €5 coin
The Italian State Mint’s new issue recognizes a historic treaty signing 60 years ago in Rome. -
Dec 10, 2017, 21:00 PM
Austria marks New Year with traditional design
Austria marks the new year with a €5 coin depicting a lion, a motif taken from a medieval book. A silver version is also available. -
Dec 8, 2017, 12:40 PM
The dangers of counterfeit coins
German correspondent Sebastian Wieschowski explores the expanding dangers of counterfeits, in commentary found only in the Dec. 25 issue of Coin World. -
Dec 8, 2017, 12:15 PM
2,000+ coins unearthed in France: Week's Most Read
Also this week, we showcased WWI commemorative silver dollar production at the Philadelphia Mint. -
Dec 8, 2017, 09:45 AM
Royal Mint celebrates Windsor engagement
Prince Henry of Wales and Meghan Markle's engagement honored in commemorative coin. -
Dec 5, 2017, 09:36 AM
Princeton University acquires collection of ducats
The Princeton University Library Numismatic Collection recently acquired the Benjamin R. Bell Collection of Ducats, which includes this piece. -
Dec 4, 2017, 08:53 AM
Detectorist finds rare Richard III gold half angel
The gold half angel of Richard III is one of “a handful” of the coins surviving today, according to Dix Noonan Webb, which is auctioning the coin Dec. 13. -
Dec 4, 2017, 08:51 AM
Chinese artist designs Samoa's Year of the Dog dollar
A Samoa Year of the Dog dollar struck by the Royal Australian Mint features a motif by Chinese artist Zhou Shaohua and a mintage limit of 88,888 pieces. -
Dec 4, 2017, 08:48 AM
Monaco’s military force on new commemorative €2 coin
Monaco celebrates the Compagnie des Carabiniers du Prince (Prince’s Company of Carabiniers) on a new 2017 commemorative €2 coin.