Classical Numismatic Group's online auction provided a great history lesson with the sale of a rectangular 1902 Tercentennial of L’Escalade silver medal that sold for $177 June 15.

Expectations were more than met and records shattered when Heritage Auctions sold Dmitry Muratov's Nobel Peace Prize medal for $103.5 million, with proceeds to benefit UNICEF's Child Refugee Fund.

A diamond-encrusted Proof platinum coin weighing more than one kilogram that was created by the Royal Canadian Mint found a new owner in a recent auction at $1.2 million Canadian.

A Proof .999 fine silver dollar and Proof .9999 fine gold $100 coin with similar designs issued for Niue feature the koala, which is a popular feature of coins marking the region.

A Proof .925 fine silver €20 coin has been issued by Austria featuring a convex/concave design to best exemplify the astronomical phenomenon known as a black hole.

Even though the euro replaced Irish currency more than 20 years ago, the Central Bank of Ireland is still seeing paper money and pound and pence coins being offered for exchange.

Russian journalist Dmitry Muratov donated his Nobel Peace Prize gold medal for sale in a June auction by Heritage, with the proceeds to benefit humanitarian efforts for Ukraine's displaced children.

The art of Mary Gillick, who provided the original portrait of Queen Elizabeth II for coinage, is on display in a British Museum exhibit during the queen's Platinum Jubilee, and is subject of a new book.

The Royal Canadian Numismatic Association's annual meeting in July in Ottawa will be the debut forum for Whitman Publishing's "100 Greatest Canadian Coins and Tokens," by Harvey Richer.

The American Numismatic Society’s 2021 Archer M. Huntington Medal Award will be presented to Dr. Sophia Kremydi on June 15 in Athens, Greece, for her research in Greek and Roman antiquity.

The 1947 recovery of an object in Roswell, New Mexico, sparked worldwide interest in unidentified flying objects, and event's 75th anniversary prompts gold and silver coins from Niue.

Unique packaging for ancient, curved and other irregularly shaped coins is now available after two years of research and development into the product for protection of special coins.

Two private minters are offering an array of coins, including several gold and silver selections, designed to add to the celebration of Queen Elizabeth II's historic completion of 70 years of rule.

Tipping the scales at 15,030 grams and measuring 220 millimeters in diameter, the largest gold coin ever made by the Royal Mint has been commissioned by a private collector to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II's reign.

For over 20 years, content on the Sixbid.com online auction platform was available in English and German, but the site has expanded to include six additional languages to better serve customers.

The 2022 Great Barrier Reef .999 fine silver $2 coin for Niue includes a genuine saltwater pearl gemstone attached to the coin; the list price for this issue, with a mintage of 999 pieces, is $149.95.

Two 2022 coins from the Hungarian Mint commemorate 800 years since King Andrew II put the 'Golden Bull' into effect to limit his regal powers after allegations of abuse, and one fits into the other.

A commemorative 50-penny coin to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Pride UK is being created for release in collector-only versions this summer and will feature colorization.

Pobjoy Mint has released a Proof 2022 .999 fine 5-ounce silver $30 coin issued by the British Virgin Islands to mark the centennial of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., which retails for $449.

A design by Michael Armitage that will celebrate the UK's culture, creativity, heritage and history in the 21st century is chosen, but not yet revealed, to debut on the 2023 ringed-bimetallic £1 coin.