• 2022 Swiss shooting talers
    Dec 11, 2021, 11:00 AM

    2022 Swiss shooting gold and silver taler available for order

    by Jeff Starck
    Switzerland’s annual shooting taler will be released in February, but interested parties can pre-order as the item is expected to sell out again in both gold and silver.

  • Australia error coins
    Dec 8, 2021, 15:00 PM

    Australian error coins in 128th Noble auction

    by Jeff Starck
    Error coins sold in Noble Numismatics' auction in Sydney, Australia, in November were primarily Australian pieces but included New Zealand, Britain and even U.S. coins.

  • 2022 50-penny Royal Mint coin for Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee
    Dec 6, 2021, 08:00 AM

    Royal Mint announces 50-penny coin fit for a queen

    by Jeff Starck
    To celebrate Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee, the Royal Mint created a special 50-penny coin to be issued in 2022 using designs personally approved by the monarch.

  • Munich show antiquities confiscation
    Dec 5, 2021, 08:00 AM

    Extension expands import restrictions on coins that circulated in Greece

    by Jeff Starck
    Coins that circulated in Greece during the Byzantine and medieval periods are the target of expanded import restrictions, though where any coin ‘primarily circulated’ is open to scholarly debate.

  • 2021 New Zealand Middle Earth silver dollar
    Dec 4, 2021, 08:00 AM

    ‘Middle Earth’ issues Lord of the Rings 1-ounce silver coin

    by Jeff Starck
    A Brilliant Uncirculated 2021 .999 fine silver dollar issued by New Zealand marks the 20th anniversary of the Lord of the Rings movie franchise and stars the always precisely on time wizard Gandalf.

  • British palladium hydrogen pattern coin from 1869
    Nov 29, 2021, 09:15 AM

    Early experimental coin in Sincona sale

    by Jeff Starck
    An 1869 pattern half sovereign of Queen Victoria struck from palladium and hydrogen brought 12,000 Swiss francs in a Sincona auction sale on November 21.

  • 2022 silver coins gold plated for Niue
    Nov 28, 2021, 11:00 AM

    Apex predators from Africa face off on 5-ounce silver coin

    by Jeff Starck
    A new coin for Niue showcase the apex predators of Africa, beasts that are so designated because they sit at the top of the food chain without natural predators, like the lion and the hyena.

  • William Pitt medal
    Nov 25, 2021, 09:00 AM

    London sale offers British medal of interest to America

    by Jeff Starck
    A December Dix Noonan Webb sale includes a British medal attractive to U.S. collectors, as it features British statesman William Pitt, who was sympathetic to the cause of the American colonies.

  • 1492 soveriegn
    Nov 24, 2021, 10:00 AM

    Royal Mint, Taisei Coins plan collaboration

    by Jeff Starck
    Britain’s Royal Mint and Taisei Coins, Japan’s largest numismatic firm, are collaborating for an auction featuring British, Japanese and world coins at the Tokyo International Coin Convention in 2022.

  • 2022 Year of the Tiger
    Nov 22, 2021, 09:00 AM

    Celebrating the Year of the Tiger on three 2022 coins

    by Jeff Starck
    In anticipation of the forthcoming Chinese Year of the Tiger, new coins have been created by the Perth Mint with two coins from Niue and a single offering from Tuvalu to be produced.

  • Spain gold bullion coin
    Nov 21, 2021, 09:06 AM

    Spain enters gold bullion market with new Lynx coin

    by Jeff Starck
    Spain will become the latest nation to enter in the realm of bullion coins with the planned release of a Reverse Proof Pillars of Hercules 1-ounce .999 fine gold coin in December.

  • Father Christmas 2021 for British Indian Ocean
    Nov 20, 2021, 09:02 AM

    Pobjoy continues Father Christmas 50-penny series

    by Jeff Starck
    For the fourth consecutive year, the Pobjoy Mint is keeping the spirit of Father Christmas alive with four versions of coins and include packaging that can transform the coin to a holiday ornament.

  • 2021 UK Remembrance day coins
    Nov 14, 2021, 08:30 AM

    Royal Mint honors Remembrance Day with poppy coins

    by Jeff Starck
    The Royal Mint's 2021 release of colorful £5 coins in commemoration of Remembrance Day offers three versions, including a Brilliant Uncirculated copper-nickel coin and two Proof silver versions.

  • South African Big Five Series II elephant
    Nov 13, 2021, 08:30 AM

    South Africa begins second Big 5 precious metal series

    by Jeff Starck
    Two years after completiing the first series, the South African Mint is beginning a second series of Big Five coinsin silver, gold and platinum, with some design differences and new sizes.

  • lower-main-mast-of-hms-victory-lifted-from-ship-for-first-time-in-130-years-online
    Nov 8, 2021, 09:00 AM

    Farthing found under mast of HMS ‘Victory’

    by Jeff Starck
    The 1894 coin is not rare, but the ship under whose mast it was found is famous as the vessel used by Vice-Admiral Lord Nelson at the historically pivotal 1805 Battle of Trafalgar.

  • British Virgin Islands $10 coin
    Nov 4, 2021, 09:02 AM

    More Morgan dollar anniversary coin versions available

    by Jeff Starck
    Pobjoy Mint had added three additional coins to the five previously issued in commemoration of George T. Morgan and his design for the U.S. dollar.

  • NIUE silver PCGS coin
    Nov 4, 2021, 08:30 AM

    Niue silver coin celebrates grading service

    by Jeff Starck
    APMEX has partnered with PCGS to commemorate the coin grading service's 35th anniversary with special Brilliant Uncirculated 1-ounce .999 fine silver $2 coins.

  • 2021 10-cent Canada colorized and plain
    Nov 1, 2021, 09:00 AM

    Canada issues colorful circulating dual-dated 10-cent coin

    by Jeff Starck
    The image of the iconic schooner "Bluenose" found on the 10-cent coin of Canada has been redesigned for the first time since 1937 to celebrate the centennial of the ship's creation.

  • Recycled electronic waste
    Oct 25, 2021, 08:30 AM

    Royal Mint seeks to recover e-waste metal from phones, computers

    by Jeff Starck
    The Royal Mint is partnering with a Canadian firm to recover and recycle precious metals (and eventually base metals) from electronic waste for use in future coins.

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    Oct 25, 2021, 07:00 AM

    Monday Morning Brief for Oct. 25, 2021: Recovering e-waste

    by William T. Gibbs
    Before too long, collectors could be offered coins from Britain’s Royal Mint that are made from precious metals that once lurked inside someone’s laptop computer, smartphone or tablet, thanks to a new initiative.

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