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Oct 30, 2017, 08:24 AM
Fiji issues coins for Winter Olympics in South Korea
Tropical Fiji has issued coins for the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea. The two-coin offering has a mintage limited to 2,000 sets. -
Oct 30, 2017, 07:49 AM
Andorra highlights nation’s place in Pyrenees on €2
Andorra in December will issue a €2 coin marking its status as the only nation entirely within the Pyrenees Mountains. -
Oct 29, 2017, 09:52 AM
Medal applauds French efforts to build Panama Canal
An 1880 silver medal from France celebrates the French efforts at building the Panama Canal, which ultimately were not successful. -
Oct 27, 2017, 11:25 AM
Dealers push back against cultural property law
Germany’s 2016 law governing cultural property, which includes the sale of coins, is in contradiction with and “an abuse” of European Union law, experts say. -
Oct 25, 2017, 08:06 AM
Queen Victoria in ultra-high relief on new coin
The Pobjoy Mint has issued a piedfort (double thick) silver $10 coin for the British Virgin Islands to celebrate Queen Victoria. -
Oct 24, 2017, 15:07 PM
Perth Mint pairs dragon and pearl on silver $1
Dragons and pearls are often paired together in Chinese art, and the Perth Mint’s silver dollar for Tuvalu is one incarnation of those commonly joined themes. -
Oct 23, 2017, 11:00 AM
Hungary commemorates Reformation with two coins
To mark the Reformation’s 500th anniversary, the National Bank of Hungary is issuing a silver 10,000-forint coin and a copper-nickel 2,000-forint coin. -
Oct 23, 2017, 10:55 AM
Battle of Trafalgar theme of silver $2 coin of Niue
The Battle of Trafalgar is the third coin in the New Zealand Mint’s Battles That Changed History series of silver $2 coins. -
Oct 23, 2017, 07:52 AM
Cyprus celebrates ancient city's remains with €2
Cyprus will issue on Nov. 3 a circulating 2017 commemorative €2 coin to celebrate a European city being lauded for its cultural value. -
Oct 20, 2017, 12:45 PM
Royal Mint honors platinum wedding anniversary
The Royal Mint is recognizing the platinum wedding anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip with 11 different coins, some in platinum. -
Oct 20, 2017, 12:08 PM
Canada scores with coin shaped like Stanley Cup
Canada celebrates the 125th anniversary of the Stanley Cup with a Reverse Proof .999 fine silver $50 coin shaped like a portion of the trophy. -
Oct 20, 2017, 09:13 AM
Roman coins found at Spanish mine
This week, we also learned that a Canadian technology firm is devising a safer way to extract gold and other precious metals from electronic waste. -
Oct 17, 2017, 08:49 AM
Vatican City €2 coin commemorates Fatima apparitions
The Vatican City is issuing a commemorative €2 coin to mark the centennial of the Fatima apparitions in Portugal in 1917. -
Oct 16, 2017, 16:58 PM
Britain’s old £1 coins are no longer legal tender
Businesses may no longer pay them out in change, but a few will continue to accept them in payment from their customers, at least for a short time. -
Oct 16, 2017, 11:30 AM
Ancient Roman coins found at Spanish mining site
Treasure in the form of ancient Roman gold and silver coins has been found at a mining site in Huelva, southern Spain. -
Oct 16, 2017, 11:29 AM
Royal Canadian Mint issues Toronto Maple Leaf dollar
Canada’s newest circulating dollar honors the centennial of the Toronto Maple Leafs, a National Hockey League franchise. -
Oct 16, 2017, 11:27 AM
Melbourne Mint creates silver coin for black hole
A new 1-ounce silver $2 coin issued in the name of Niue celebrates the astrophysical phenomena of black holes. -
Oct 13, 2017, 12:30 PM
Contemporary counterfeit ancient aureus sells
A contemporary counterfeit gold aureus passed as for Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius and sold in Classical Numismatic Group’s Sept. 13 auction. -
Oct 10, 2017, 09:23 AM
Canada marks 1917 Battle of Vimy Ridge with coins
The Royal Canadian Mint has issued a 2017 circulating commemorative $2 coin and silver $3 coin honoring the Battle of Vimy Ridge 100 years ago. -
Oct 9, 2017, 09:14 AM
Fantasy Ceylon coin sells in Stephen Album auction
The fantasy 1812 Ceylon silver 4-rixdollar pieces were made in the United States in the 1970s. This example sold at auction Sept. 14 for $411.25. -
Oct 8, 2017, 11:50 AM
Numismatist, author Colin R. Bruce II dies
Author Colin R. Bruce II, long-time editor at Krause Publications, died Sept. 3, 2017, from cancer. -
Oct 6, 2017, 15:29 PM
Coins of War: Chinese coinage a staple of protection
Coins have long been used for various things over the centuries, but armor? Not many can say they've seen coins used as a means for protection. This tribe did. -
Oct 6, 2017, 10:38 AM
Brothers unearth treasure hoard: Week's Most Read
Also this week, PCGS certified a two-tailed quarter, along with a 1968-S quarter on 90 percent silver planchet. -
Oct 2, 2017, 09:08 AM
Finland celebrates nature with circulating €2 coin
The nation’s second circulating commemorative €2 coin of 2017 pays tribute to Finland’s nature.