Two new silver Proof Wedge-Tailed Eagle coins from the Perth Mint follow the release of two sold-out issues earlier this year.

A new Kookaburra .9999 fine gold $2 coin is now available from the Perth Mint.

The Perth Mint's new annual Treasures of the World series honors Australia with coins holding lockets that encase pieces of the country's native gold.

One of the finest known examples of the most famous ancient Roman coin leads the June 3 auction from Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles.

Money scales housed in ornately designed boxes were used by merchants to detect counterfeit and clipped gold coins.

Before the screw press was invented, early coins were hammer-struck in the Hamburg, Germany area by placing planchets between dies mounted on a tree stump.

John Philip Holland, creator of the first modern U.S. submarine, is the subject of a Proof silver 15-euro coin due in September of 2014.

The Green Sea Turtle gold $100 coin from the Endangered & Extinct series has a mintage limit of 150 pieces, fitting for an animal as rare as the turtle.

The RCNA Convention, which runs from Aug. 12 to Aug. 17, will feature a 14-guest grading and preservation workshop.

The Eiffel Tower is honored on five new collector coins from the Monnaie de Paris.

Ireland's new gold collector coin recalls the Irish king who won the 1014 battle but lost his life.

Bitcoin drew attention of the general public but U.S. officials took legal measures to stop virtual currency saying it had ties to criminal network.

Buying coins in London during the 1960s offered the opportunity to buy coins from dealers and collectors alike.

Beginning in 2015, residents and visitors to the United Kingdom will be able to see where their coins are made when the Royal Mint opens a visitor center.

When Paul Kruger sought to win an election in 1892, he issued coins, which led to a major rarity in South Africa. A rare 1892 Proof set is up for auction.

A rare pond from Thomas Burgers' failed effort to issue coins in South Africa in 1874 highlights a May 14 and 15 Welz auction in Johannesburg.

Explorer Matthew Flinders published the first maps of Australia 200 years ago. A new coin from the Pobjoy Mint commemorates his groundbreaking work.

When Egypt's King Farouk got married in 1938, a series of gold coins celebrated the matrimony. The coins endure, unlike both the marriage and his reign.

The Royal Mint has been striking coins for more than 1,000 years, but English commemorative coins are a relatively new phenomenon.

The 1928 Auto dollar was among China's early commemorative coins that paved the way for a rich legacy of commemorative issues.