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May 15, 2022, 14:30 PM
Lithuania releases circulating commemorative Basketball coin
by Jeff StarckThe sport of basketball, a favorite in the Eastern European nation of Lithuania for 100 years, is the motivation for the national basketball court design of a 2022 circulating commemorative €2 coin.May 13, 2022, 08:45 AMRare gold Eid Mar aureus offered in Numismatica Ars Classica sale
by Jeff StarckOne of the most famous ancient gold coins, with only three examples known, the gold Eid Mar aureus recently on display at the British Museum is offered in a May 31 Numismatica Ars Classica auction.May 12, 2022, 11:00 AMRare coin of Italian King Vittorio Emanuele III in Swiss sale
by Jeff StarckA rare coin created through the action of a 20th century Italian king and coin collector is for sale at Sincona AG's May 17 auction in Zurich, and it carries an opening bid of 40,000 Swiss francs.May 9, 2022, 11:00 AMDragon dollar pattern variety soars in Hong Kong sale
by Jeff StarckStack's Bowers Galleries realized a record in their world coin sales when a 1911 silver dollar pattern from China achieved an auction price of $3 million in the firm's May 4 Hong Kong sale.May 3, 2022, 13:29 PMMedals as a form of portable sculpture featured in exhibit
by Steve RoachToday's museum displays are offering medals as an indication of a means to putting the work of artists into greater perspective and increase understanding of the detail of the work.May 2, 2022, 11:00 AMGold aureus of Trajan for ancient grain giveaway in sale
by Jeff StarckA circa A.D. 103 to 111 gold aureus of Trajan, the man that presided over one of the greatest military expansions in Roman history, is being offered by auction house Stephen Album Rare Coins.May 2, 2022, 09:00 AMPoland issues silver coin honoring forces at border crisis
by Jeff StarckWeeks before Poland would earn the praise of nations around the globe for assisting refugees fleeing the conflict in Ukraine, a coin was released for the defense of Poland’s border.Apr 30, 2022, 11:00 AMCoin for Tuvalu shows all the planets, then some
by Jeff StarckA new 5-ounce .9999 fine silver $5 coin from Tuvalu rekindles the debate over Pluto’s place in the planetary hierarchy. The design features all eight planets and the dwarf planet Pluto.Apr 27, 2022, 11:00 AMRapp auction in May features rare 1928 Swiss 5-franc coin
by Jeff StarckWhat could be the finest example of a coin considered an important modern Swiss rarity, a 1928 silver 5-franc coin, will be offered in Swiss auction house Rapp’s May 6 auction.Apr 25, 2022, 09:30 AMAustralia issues colorful coin for frontline workers
by Jeff StarckThousands who put their own health and safety at risk for the betterment of Australian citizenry are honored with a special colorful $2 Frontline Workers coin released into circulation March 24.Apr 21, 2022, 11:04 AMElkins named to position as deputy director at ANS
by Larry JewettDr. Nathan Elkins, who has been working with the American Numismatic Society as a visiting research scholar, will assume the position as the organization's deputy director later this year.Apr 20, 2022, 08:40 AMPobjoy Mint marks Falklands War anniversary on 2022 £2 coin
by Jeff StarckIt has been 40 years since Great Britain and Argentinian went to war over control of the Falkland Islands and Pobjoy Mint is marking the occasion with a pair of £2 coins.Apr 19, 2022, 09:19 AMTokelau issues three coins for queen’s Platinum Jubilee
by Jeff StarckThe year 2022 marks the beginning of the eighth decade of the rule of Queen Elizabeth II and the nation of Tokelau commemorates the occasion with the issuance of a trio of Proof coins.Apr 19, 2022, 08:00 AMCopper relic medal from Viscount Nelson’s ship in auction
by Jeff StarckEmporium Hamburg's May auction will include a bronze medal of Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson and his ship that was made from the metal recovered from the ship itself after recovery.Apr 17, 2022, 10:34 AMLatvia issues €2 coin for promotion of financial literacy
by Jeff StarckA new circulating commemorative €2 coin from Latvia will focus on the importance of financial literacy with the hope of bringing attention to the critical role of the concept for the nation's future.Apr 13, 2022, 16:45 PMMonnaie de Paris sells Ukraine medals to aid hunger relief
by Jeff StarckThe French Mint is conducting a fundraising effort with the creation and sale of Ukraine-themed medals with the proceeds from the sales to go to the International Red Cross for hunger relief efforts.Apr 10, 2022, 10:00 AMJewish American Hall of Fame commissions Zelensky medal
by Chris BulfinchProceeds from the sale of medals commissioned by the Jewish American Hall of Fame honoring Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will benefit embattled Ukrainians and refugees.Apr 4, 2022, 09:04 AMRoyal Mint issues Eeyore 50-penny coins in Winnie the Pooh series
by Jeff StarckThe Winnie the Pooh and Friends coin series of 50-penny coins has a new member in 2022, as the droopy-eared Eeyore joins his friends of the Hundred Acre Wood in the collection.Apr 3, 2022, 09:40 AMMetal detectorist finds A.D. 650–750 rare gold thrymsa
by Jeff StarckOne of nine examples known of a gold coin from medieval England was found by a metal detectorist and offered in a Dix Noonan Webb auction in London, selling for £18,600.Apr 2, 2022, 10:30 AMPrinceton builds top collection of Byzantine coins with additions
by Jeff StarckWith the addition of Dr. Chris B. Theodotou collection of Byzantine coins, Princeton University can now claim the largest collection with over 16,000 coins from the period.NEWS-
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