American David Daniel “Mickey” Marcus appears on a new medal from the American Israel Numismatic Association. Marcus was a hero of Israel’s War of Independence.

An exhibit of 11 Holey dollars and 11 Dumps is on view at the Royal Australian Mint in Canberra.

Canada’s most famous coin, the 1911 silver dollar, was sold Aug. 15 for $552,000, including a 20 percent buyer’s fee.

A rare gold stater of the Celtic Parisii tribe is one of many rarities of French coinage to be on exhibit from the Tyrant Collection at the September Long Beach Coin & Collectibles Expo.

Rainer Opitz’s collection of numismatic items related to the Reformation has been published into a six-volume book by Fritz Rudolph Künker.

Dix Noonan Webb will offer a June metal detectorist's find of a lifetime, a Roman gold solidus of the Emperor Constantine I in About Uncirculated condition, at auction Sept. 17 in London.

A pair of medals of the same design, issued in 1840 to mark the return of Napoleon’s ashes to the Hôtel des Invalides in Paris, sold separately in Spink’s July 19 auction in London.

The Monnaie de Paris has just issued four new coins to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the July 1969 Apollo 11 moon landing.

A Canadian 1982 Constitution nickel dollar struck from rotated dies is offered in Heritage’s Aug. 25 world coin auction featuring the George Cook Collection.

An important battle that helped liberate the Netherlands is now the focus of a new Canadian silver coin from the Royal Canadian Mint.

A rare 1899 centavo struck by Philippine insurgents on the island of Panay during the Philippine-American War is coming to a Stack’s Bowers Galleries ANA auction.

The 15-country Economic Community of West African States is still working to introduce the “eco” to spur economic development.

The first detailed study on the effects of coin minting on the economy and employment in the European Union reveals dramatic impact.

A medal for an act of bravery sold during a June 26 auction by Spink in New York City, realizing a hammer price of $500, the lower end of the estimate of $500 to $600.

A new 1-ounce silver dollar from Niue presents a close view of the Tasmanian devil, an animal native to Australia.

The Pride of Two Nations 2019 Two-Coin sets' sales have neared their authorized limits, pausing sales, but a few were held back for a special offer at the ANA show in August.

Medals for the 2020 Summer Olympics and Paralympic Games in Tokyo will be struck on planchets made from metals reclaimed from recycling cell phones and other small electronic devices.

An undated but historical gold fantasy coin, purportedly showing Chinese emperor Kuang Hsü, recently sold in a Hong Kong auction for about twice its estimate.

An Orca 2-ounce fine silver $10 coin is among a trio of 2019 bullion coins available from Lear Capital, at premiums well above their precious metal content.

The Monnaie de Paris in 2016 issued this modern gold restrike of the 1886 French medal celebrating the Statue of Liberty. This example recently sold through Heritage Auctions for $2,100.