• 2023 Elsie MacGill dollar
    Aug 9, 2023, 09:00 AM

    Canada issues commemorative coin for WWII engineer

    by Jeff Starck
    The RCM's newest circulating commemorative dollar coin highlights the "Queen of the Hurricanes,” a woman who broke WWII-era barriers in the field of aviation engineering and production.

  • East India Company commemoratives
    Aug 8, 2023, 08:00 AM

    East India Company coins remember Boston Tea Party

    by Jeff Starck
    A company with the same name as the victim of the Boston Tea Party's activities is issuing coins commemorating the event's 250th anniversary, a famed step in the rebellion leading to American independence.

  • Eid Mar silver denarius
    Aug 1, 2023, 09:41 AM

    Stack’s Bowers August auction includes famous Eid Mar

    by Jeff Starck
    Collectors will have another chance to secure one of the cherished rarities of the ancient coin world when Stack's Bowers Galleries offers an Eid Mar silver denarius in the firm's August 15 sale.

  • Funnel-web spider
    Jul 31, 2023, 09:00 AM

    Funnel-web spider comes to life on Niue 5-ounce silver coin

    by Jeff Starck
    A 2023 Proof Ultra High Relief .999 fine silver $10 coin for Niue offers Australia's poisonous funnel-web spider in color, on an issue distributed by Talisman Coins.

  • 2023 Royal Spanish Mint bullion
    Jul 26, 2023, 08:30 AM

    Spain issues Horse gold bullion coin next in series

    by Jeff Starck
    The third issue in an animal-themed bullion coin series from the Royal Spanish Mint will depict the distinctive Carthusian horse on the Reverse Proof 1-ounce .9999 fine gold €1.5 coin.

  • Niue Proof coins honoring Capt. Cook
    Jul 25, 2023, 08:54 AM

    Capt. Cook’s ship HMS ‘Resolution’ on silver, gold coins

    by Jeff Starck
    A Proof .999 fine silver dollar and Proof .9999 fine gold $100 coin for Niue depict in color the HMS "Resolution" under the command of Capt. James Cook, in celebration of his 1773 visit to the Antarctic Circle.

  • 2023 French Libertas Americana commems
    Jul 8, 2023, 10:01 AM

    French Mint issues Libertas Americana silver, gold commemoratives

    by Jeff Starck
    Six 2023 coins from the Monnaie de Paris reproduce the Libertas Americana medal’s inspirational and intriguing designs, but the coins use opposite sides from the original medal orientation.

  • 2023 $2 circulating commemorative
    Jul 4, 2023, 09:21 AM

    Canada issues new commemorative $2 coin into circulation

    by Jeff Starck
    New circulating commemorative $2 coins honoring Indigenous Peoples Day entered circulation in Canada in June and showcase works of three artists representing the honored communities.

  • Tyrant Collection of English coins
    Jul 2, 2023, 08:50 AM

    Tyrant Collection display coming to ANA convention

    by Jeff Starck
    A prominent display is planned to showcase hundreds of historic coins from the Tyrant Collection during the ANA's World's Fair of Money in Pittsburgh August 8 to 12.

  • 2023 Glacier of Saturn
    Jul 1, 2023, 10:30 AM

    Pobjoy Mint continues glaciers of Antarctica £2 coin series

    by Jeff Starck
    The fourth £2 coin in the Pobjoy Mint’s 2023 Antarctic Glaciers Series celebrates the continent’s Saturn glacier with Uncirculated ringed-bimetallic and Proof .925 fine silver versions.

  • Eid Mar silver denarius
    Jun 30, 2023, 08:45 AM

    Eid Mar silver denarius realizes $616,747 in Bruun Rasmussen auction

    by Jeff Starck
    After failing to sell earlier this year, an iconic Eid Mar silver denarius was successfully auctioned in a June 15 Bruun Rasmussen sale realizing $616,747 including fees and premiums.

  • Coin of the Year
    Jun 27, 2023, 08:30 AM

    ANA to host Coin of the Year awards ceremony in Pittsburgh

    by Coin World Staff
    An in-person ceremony will once be held to honor the Coin of the Year with this year's event taking at the World's Fair of Money to showcase outstanding coin designs from around the world.

  • Belgium and Malta 2023 coins
    Jun 26, 2023, 08:15 AM

    A trio of new €2 coins expected to be issued in June

    by Jeff Starck
    Belgium and Malta have revealed planned designs for their new circulating €2 coins due for release in June in the eurozone with themes including art, science and history.

  • Australia vegemite coins
    Jun 21, 2023, 09:00 AM

    Aussie Vegemite $2 coins now offered in circulation

    by Jeff Starck
    The truly authentic Australian food staple called Vegemite has been around for 100 years and the occasion is being marked by three different coins available to Woolworth grocery customers.

  • 2023 Royal Mint Charles ii COINS
    Jun 20, 2023, 08:00 AM

    Royal Mint issues Charles II coins in Monarchs series

    by Jeff Starck
    The Royal Mint has continued its Monarchs series with four Proof .999 fine silver coins and a pair of .9999 fine gold coins that honor Charles II from the 17th century.

  • 1917 silver 3-mark
    Jun 12, 2023, 08:15 AM

    Reformation anniversary rarity in Künker’s June 22 auction

    by Jeff Starck
    A Proof 1917 silver 3-mark coin struck for the 400th anniversary of the Reformation and considered the rarest German imperial silver coin in existence is in June's Künker auction number 388.

  • Cook Islands silver 10-dollar coin
    Jun 11, 2023, 11:09 AM

    Cook Islands issues Proof Mount Everest anniversary coins

    by Jeff Starck
    To commemorate the 70th anniversary of the ascension of Mount Everest, the Cook Islands and CIT have teamed to issue two high relief Proof 2023 .999 fine silver coins, modeling the mountain.

  • Latvia 2-euro for Ukraine support
    Jun 8, 2023, 09:21 AM

    Latvia issues circulating commemorative €2 for Ukraine

    by Jeff Starck
    A circulating commemorative €2 coin featuring the sunflower as a symbol of peace and freedom has been issued by Latvia to raise funds to assist the war-torn nation of Ukraine.

  • British Antarctic Territories bullion coin
    Jun 7, 2023, 09:43 AM

    Pobjoy Mint issues penguin bullion with king’s image

    by Jeff Starck
    Pobjoy Mint has issued a 1-ounce .999 fine silver bullion coin for British Antarctic Territories, the first bullion coin offered by the company with the effigy of King Charles III.

  • Swiss shooting anniversary coins
    Jun 6, 2023, 10:14 AM

    Switzerland issues silver 20-franc shooting commem

    by Jeff Starck
    Swissmint begins celebrating the bicentennial of the Swiss Shooting Sports Federation a year early with a silver 20-franc coin in 2023 and plans a gold coin for the anniversary year of 2024.

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