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Dec 30, 2019, 15:00 PM
Mel Wacks coin collection being offered in NYC sale
One highlight of Wacks collection is a Roman coin issued circa A.D. 97 and long thought to commemorate a Jewish head tax repeal by the emperor. Recent scholarship suggests a different reading intended by the inscription. -
Dec 24, 2019, 15:12 PM
Leonardo’s horse graces medieval coin in Triton XXIII sale
A late 15th century silver testone from Italy shows the Duke of Ferrara and a horse modeled after a statue by Leonardo Da Vinci. -
Dec 21, 2019, 14:30 PM
Pobjoy issues first 50-penny coin with pearl black finish
The Pobjoy Mint has issued a commemorative “Pearl Black” 50-penny coin to celebrate the Penny Black stamp. -
Dec 16, 2019, 13:10 PM
‘Odd and curious’ money collection sells in Hong Kong auction
An unusual and extensive offering of money used throughout southeast Asia from the collection of researcher Charles J. Opitz was offered in Hong Kong at Heritage’s Dec. 5 to 6 World Coin auction. -
Dec 15, 2019, 14:00 PM
Pre-order sales period begins for 2020 Swiss shooting talers
Silver and gold Swiss shooting talers are being issued for the 2020 federal shooting festival scheduled for Lucerne from June 12 to July 12. -
Dec 14, 2019, 14:00 PM
China's new ‘circulating’ coin takes shape
China has issued a rounded square 5-yuan coin to begin a series highlighting the nation’s UNESCO World Heritage Sites. -
Dec 13, 2019, 14:34 PM
Second known 1945 silver threepence is discovered
This 1945 silver threepence, recently authenticated and graded MS-63 by NGC, is scheduled to be auctioned in March 2020, with an estimate of £15,000 to £25,000 ($19,812 to $33,019). -
Dec 10, 2019, 12:00 PM
Swiss Mint honors tennis star Roger Federer with 20-franc coin
Tennis star Roger Federer is the subject of a new, and already very popular, 20-franc coin from Switzerland. -
Dec 9, 2019, 20:00 PM
Sedwick auctions restrike of 1687 silver shipwreck medal
A modern restrike of a classic 1687 medal for an earlier shipwreck has sold at auction. -
Dec 9, 2019, 14:53 PM
Belgium makes rounding mandatory, limits use of small change in circulation
Belgium’s practice of rounding cash purchases to the nearest increment of 5, further decreasing use of 1- and 2-cent coins, is now mandatory, more than five years after a soft implementation of the practice began. -
Dec 3, 2019, 16:00 PM
Royal Mint builds another snowman 50-penny coin
The Royal Mint celebrates the classic Christmas cartoon The Snowman on new 50-penny coins. -
Dec 2, 2019, 12:00 PM
Monday Morning Brief for Dec. 2, 2019: Treasure finders go to prison
The cultural value of found coin treasure, and how finders can treat it, differs greatly between the United States with its 200+ years of history and the United Kingdom, where finds can predate the A.D. epoch. -
Nov 28, 2019, 17:02 PM
Peru completes circulating commemorative wildlife series
The 10th, and final, circulating commemorative coin from Peru’s Endangered Wildlife series has been released, this coin showing the Titicaca water frog. -
Nov 27, 2019, 15:40 PM
Treasure hunters find fortune, but end up in jail
Four residents of the United Kingdom have received prison sentences for failing to abide by UK law after they did not declare a discovery of a Viking Age hoard of some 300 coins and assorted jewelry. -
Nov 26, 2019, 19:56 PM
Father Christmas returns on Gibraltar 2019 50-penny coin
Building on the success of a similar program last year, the Pobjoy Mint will be striking 50-pence coins depicting the character Father Christmas for the 2019 holiday season. Colorized and noncolorized coins will be issued, in Proof and regular finishes. -
Nov 25, 2019, 18:53 PM
Royal Australian Mint takes to skies on coin honoring Qantas
The Royal Australian Mint will celebrate the centennial of Australia’s famous air travel company Qantas in 2020 with a circulating dollar coin. -
Nov 15, 2019, 19:10 PM
Medal in Numismatica Ars Classica auction marks Venetian victory over pirates
A 1790 Venetian silver osella (medallic coin) offered in the Dec. 5 auction from Numismatica Ars Classica marks victory over pirates in the Mediterranean. -
Nov 8, 2019, 18:15 PM
Wartenberg steps down after two decades as ANS executive director
Two decades after being named executive director of the American Numismatic Society, Dr. Ute Wartenberg has stepped down to return to full-time numismatic research. -
Nov 5, 2019, 16:00 PM
Canada celebrates Remembrance Day with two new coins
The Royal Canadian Mint has issued two 2019 commemorative coins showcasing the red poppy in a unique new way. -
Nov 5, 2019, 13:00 PM
Una and Lion gets fresh take on St. Helena commemorative coins
New gold coins from St. Helena, including the 1-ounce £5 piece shown, provide a modern interpretation of the classic Una and the Lion design. -
Nov 4, 2019, 15:43 PM
Poland issues circulating 5-zloty memorial coin
A new circulating commemorative coin in Poland honors a memorial to an effort made to establish a Polish nation a century ago. -
Nov 4, 2019, 15:40 PM
A ‘ready-made’ collection of museum replicas, fakes
A “ready”-made collection of electrotypes is being offered in a Nov. 21 auction in London. -
Nov 4, 2019, 14:00 PM
Symbol of America on silver $2 coin for Solomon Islands
A Reverse Proof 2019 silver $2 coin from the Solomon Islands not only honors the bald eagle, but is shaped like one of the famous birds. -
Nov 3, 2019, 17:00 PM
Gruffalo 50-penny coin celebrates book characters
The second 50-penny coin from the Royal Mint celebrating the children’s book The Gruffalo has now been released. -
Nov 2, 2019, 19:30 PM
1916 Australian-Indian mule error coin is sold Oct. 5
A recently discovered example of a rare “mule” of a 1916 Australian halfpenny with an quarter-anna of India was sold in a private sale in Australia.