A Brilliant Uncirculated 2021 .999 fine silver dollar issued by New Zealand marks the 20th anniversary of the Lord of the Rings movie franchise and stars the always precisely on time wizard Gandalf.

An 1869 pattern half sovereign of Queen Victoria struck from palladium and hydrogen brought 12,000 Swiss francs in a Sincona auction sale on November 21.

A new coin for Niue showcase the apex predators of Africa, beasts that are so designated because they sit at the top of the food chain without natural predators, like the lion and the hyena.

A December Dix Noonan Webb sale includes a British medal attractive to U.S. collectors, as it features British statesman William Pitt, who was sympathetic to the cause of the American colonies.

Britain’s Royal Mint and Taisei Coins, Japan’s largest numismatic firm, are collaborating for an auction featuring British, Japanese and world coins at the Tokyo International Coin Convention in 2022.

In anticipation of the forthcoming Chinese Year of the Tiger, new coins have been created by the Perth Mint with two coins from Niue and a single offering from Tuvalu to be produced.

Spain will become the latest nation to enter in the realm of bullion coins with the planned release of a Reverse Proof Pillars of Hercules 1-ounce .999 fine gold coin in December.

For the fourth consecutive year, the Pobjoy Mint is keeping the spirit of Father Christmas alive with four versions of coins and include packaging that can transform the coin to a holiday ornament.

The Royal Mint's 2021 release of colorful £5 coins in commemoration of Remembrance Day offers three versions, including a Brilliant Uncirculated copper-nickel coin and two Proof silver versions.

Two years after completiing the first series, the South African Mint is beginning a second series of Big Five coinsin silver, gold and platinum, with some design differences and new sizes.

The 1894 coin is not rare, but the ship under whose mast it was found is famous as the vessel used by Vice-Admiral Lord Nelson at the historically pivotal 1805 Battle of Trafalgar.

Pobjoy Mint had added three additional coins to the five previously issued in commemoration of George T. Morgan and his design for the U.S. dollar.

APMEX has partnered with PCGS to commemorate the coin grading service's 35th anniversary with special Brilliant Uncirculated 1-ounce .999 fine silver $2 coins.

The image of the iconic schooner "Bluenose" found on the 10-cent coin of Canada has been redesigned for the first time since 1937 to celebrate the centennial of the ship's creation.

The Royal Mint is partnering with a Canadian firm to recover and recycle precious metals (and eventually base metals) from electronic waste for use in future coins.

Before too long, collectors could be offered coins from Britain’s Royal Mint that are made from precious metals that once lurked inside someone’s laptop computer, smartphone or tablet, thanks to a new initiative.

Royal Dutch Mint erred in striking its annual gold ducat coin for 2021, creating a mule by using the reverse die from 2020, but is now striking the correct version for purchase or exchange.

Historians, numismatists, researchers and academic professionals will be gathering in December for the third International Convention of Historians and Numismatists to be held in Cartagena, Colombia.

A medical breakthrough 100 years ago, the discovery of insulin, is honored on the Royal Mint's new 2021 50-penny commemorative, available in copper-nickel, silver and gold collectible versions.

Discovery of 1621-dated 8-real coins in the wreckage of ships from a 1622 fleet confirms their early date of minting in what is now Colombia; one example is offered in Sedwick's Nov. 5 auction.