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Apr 2, 2022, 09:20 AM
Hungary issues 100-forint coin for money museum opening
by Jeff StarckA circulating commemorative 100-forint coin with an issue of 2 million coins from Hungary's Central Bank calls attention to the opening of the Hungarian Money Museum and Visitor Centre.Mar 31, 2022, 10:30 AMDetroit exhibit features medals of 17th century female artists
by Steve RoachMedals created by two female artists of the 17th century in Italy feature prominently in an ongoing exhibition at the Detroit Institute of the Arts.Mar 28, 2022, 09:19 AM'Endurance' subject of a new 50-penny coin in ship series
by Jeff StarckThe latest in a 50-penny coin series honoring historical vessels, issued by Pobjoy Mint for British Antarctic Territory, features polar explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton's recently rediscovered ship "Endurance."Mar 21, 2022, 08:45 AMPobjoy continues British Virgin Islands’ $1 series
by Jeff StarckThe latest Tall Ships dollar coin for British Virgin Islands from the Pobjoy Mint features the HMS "Nymph," which served the British Royal Navy in the 18th century and sank in the harbor of the Islands' capital.Mar 14, 2022, 09:14 AMPearl Black Finish offered for tribute coins
by Jeff StarckA unique practice offered by Pobjoy Mint allows for production of "Peral Black" finish applied to coins with Morgan and Peace tribute coins set to get the stunning treatment.Mar 13, 2022, 11:00 AMRare Irish pattern penny from 1927 stars in London auction
by Jeff StarckA pattern that served for Ireland's first coinage in the 1920s was offered in a Dix Noonan Webb auction in London with the penny bringing £17,360 with the buyer's fee.Mar 8, 2022, 14:00 PMHungary releases coins highlighting role of researchers
by Jeff StarckTwo Hungarian researchers played an important role in the development of vaccines used in combatting the global pandemic and their work is being honored on two commemorative coins.Mar 3, 2022, 15:44 PMWildman taler in Künker auction of Brunswick Collection
by Jeff StarckFritz Rudolf Künker’s March 21 auction of coins and medals from Brunswick will include a 1605 "Wildman taler" depicting a mythological creature, with an estimate equivalent to $2,216 U.S.Mar 3, 2022, 10:30 AMRoyal Mint continues Tudor Beasts series
by Jeff StarckThe second coin in the Royal Mint’s new Royal Tudor Beasts series of bullion and collector coins will feature the Lion of England in a variety of offerings for the special program.Feb 26, 2022, 11:00 AMSpain to issue circulating commemorative €2 coin for explorer
by Jeff StarckSpain will release a circulating commemorative €2 coin celebrating explorer Juan Sebastian Elcano and the 500th anniversary of the first circumnavigation of the Earth in late March.Feb 21, 2022, 09:00 AMNew Deadly & Dangerous coins feature venomous black snake
by Jeff StarckThe red-bellied black snake is featured on the latest offerings of the Perth Mint's Deadly & Dangerous coin series: a silver coin for Tuvalu and a gold coin for Niue both starring the snake in color.Feb 20, 2022, 09:00 AMBritish Royal Mail ship featured in Pobjoy Mint series
by Jeff StarckThe fourth in a planned six-coin series showcasing ships by the Pobjoy Mint will center on a British Royal Mail ship that sank off the coast of the British Virgin Islands in 1867.Feb 19, 2022, 09:30 AMPoland issues two coins for 2022 Olympics
by Jeff StarckPoland's past Olympics teams' success is honored and the nation's involvement in the latest games is marked with 2022 gold and silver issues for the XXIV Olympic Winter Games.Feb 14, 2022, 09:00 AMStolen design claim leads to new design contest for Croatian euro
by Jeff StarckControversy continues to cast a shadow on Croatia’s adoption of the euro currency, with the latest kerfuffle involving allegations of a stolen coin design, requiring a second design contest.Feb 10, 2022, 08:33 AMPobjoy Mint marks ship visit to island on 50-penny coin
by Jeff StarckThe SMS Moltke of the German Imperial Navy is the subject of a 2022 50-penny coin in Pobjoy Mint's series for South Georgia and the Sandwich Islands featuring historical ships related to the islands.Feb 7, 2022, 11:00 AMUnderground Railroad is subject of new Royal Canadian Mint coin
by Jeff StarckThe RCM's theme for the 2022 Proof .9999 fine silver $20 issue just released in its ongoing Commemorating Black History series is the Underground Railroad, in a design by Toronto artist Kwame Delfish.Feb 5, 2022, 10:00 AMRoyal Mint reuses historic portraits of monarchs
by Jeff StarckThe Royal Mint begins a five-year multicoin program in honor of historic British monarchs with 2022 Proof gold and silver coins celebrating Henry VII, using a remastered image from his coinage.Feb 3, 2022, 16:00 PMFrance unveils €2 coin honoring late President Jacques Chirac
by Jeff StarckTwo-term French president Jacques Chirac is honored with a circulating commemorative 2022 €2 coin from France, also available in Proof and Brilliant Uncirculated versions.Feb 3, 2022, 10:37 AMAntelope featured in Pobjoy Wild 5 series
by Jeff StarckThe third release in a planned five-issue series produced by Pobjoy Mint for Sierra Leone spotlights the antelope, with a copper-nickel dollar coin and Proof High Relief .999 fine silver $20 coin.Jan 31, 2022, 07:00 AMMonday Morning Brief for Jan. 31, 2022: Found treasure coin exciting
by William T. GibbsAll of us imagine finding buried treasure in the form of a rare coin or hoard of coins. Some achieve that dream. A metal detectorist in the UK whose find excited historians now reaps the windfall.NEWS-
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