• 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.

  • 2021 Dutch gold ducat mule
    Oct 24, 2021, 11:30 AM

    2021 Dutch gold ducat ‘mule’ discovered

    by Jeff Starck
    Royal Dutch Mint erred in striking its annual gold ducat coin for 2021, creating a mule by using the reverse die from 2020, but is now striking the correct version for purchase or exchange.

  • Cartagena convention 2021
    Oct 23, 2021, 11:30 AM

    Money researchers to gather in Cartagena for conference

    by Jeff Starck
    Historians, numismatists, researchers and academic professionals will be gathering in December for the third International Convention of Historians and Numismatists to be held in Cartagena, Colombia.

  • 2021 Insulin coin from Royal Mint
    Oct 21, 2021, 11:00 AM

    Royal Mint marks insulin discovery on 50-penny coin

    by Jeff Starck
    A medical breakthrough 100 years ago, the discovery of insulin, is honored on the Royal Mint's new 2021 50-penny commemorative, available in copper-nickel, silver and gold collectible versions.

  • 1621 silver 8 reales
    Oct 19, 2021, 11:00 AM

    Early coin from Cartagena coming to auction at Sedwick

    by Jeff Starck
    Discovery of 1621-dated 8-real coins in the wreckage of ships from a 1622 fleet confirms their early date of minting in what is now Colombia; one example is offered in Sedwick's Nov. 5 auction.

  • 2022 Blue Marble coins from Niue
    Oct 16, 2021, 11:00 AM

    Niue issues silver, gold ‘Blue Marble’ commemoratives

    by Jeff Starck
    Two new 2022 coins for Niue, a silver dollar and a gold $100 coin, both enhanced by color, mark the 50th anniversary of the 1972 "Blue Marble" photo from space during the Apollo 17 trip to the Moon.

  • 2021 Hungarian greyhound coin
    Oct 11, 2021, 17:00 PM

    Hungary releases the hounds in ongoing series

    by Jeff Starck
    For 2021, the third design in the Mint of Hungary's annual 2,000-forint coin series celebrating the nation's indigenous dog breeds stars the Magyar agár, similar to but larger than the greyound.

  • Counterstamped JOP Canadian silver dollars
    Oct 11, 2021, 08:16 AM

    Canadian silver dollars with an optometrist’s counterstamp

    by Jeff Starck
    Some of the most celebrated and collectable instances of countermarked silver dollars made an appearance at Toronto Coin Expo auctions, as four "JOP" coins were sold by two firms.

  • Gold hoard discovered in denmark
    Oct 4, 2021, 08:45 AM

    Iron Age gold stash found by detectorist in Denmark

    by Jeff Starck
    A small town in Denmark recently yielded one of the largest, richest and most beautiful gold treasures in Danish history, and it is on its way to becoming a museum display in 2022.

  • Morgan tribute by Pobjoy Mint for British Virgin Islands
    Oct 3, 2021, 13:00 PM

    Pobjoy Mint releases 5-ounce ‘Morgan dollar’

    by Jeff Starck
    After a sellout of a 1-ounce version of a coin honoring the U.S. Morgan dollar, the Pobjoy Mint has created a 5-ounce version for the British Virgin Islands for Morgan and Peace designs.

  • 2021 20-peso coins for Mexico
    Oct 2, 2021, 13:00 PM

    Mexico introduces a trio of 20-peso coins

    by Jeff Starck
    Celebration of the bicentennial of Mexican independence and other events led to the creation of 20-peso coins that are being released dated 2021 for circulation with silver collector versions.

  • Heraldry examples
    Sep 30, 2021, 10:00 AM

    New resource on heraldry symbolism opens

    by Steve Roach
    Understanding and interpreting heraldry has been made easier with a web resource that explains the elements and their meanings, handy for determining origin and meaning of medals.

  • 2021 Royal Canadian Mint Klondike Gold Rush $1
    Sep 27, 2021, 09:00 AM

    Canada issues dollar for Klondike Gold Rush anniversary

    by Jeff Starck
    A new dollar coin issued by the Royal Canadian Mint helps balance the story of the impact of the Klondike Gold Rush on native peoples on the 125th anniversary of the event.

  • Tibetan rosary beads made from bones
    Sep 26, 2021, 09:00 AM

    Album auction offers Tibet prayer rosary with human bones

    by Jeff Starck
    A recent lot from the Charles Opitz Collection presented at the Stephen Album Rare Coins' auction was a string of Tibetan prayer beads that were composed of 108 human bones.

  • Lithuania 2-euro 2021
    Sep 23, 2021, 12:00 PM

    Lithuania issues new €2 coin in series honoring national regions

    by Jeff Starck
    The Bank of Lithuania's new circulating commemorative €2 ringed-bimetallic coin, issued Sept. 9, continues an annual program honoring distinct regions and features Dzūkija.

  • 50-pence Kew Gardens coin
    Sep 22, 2021, 14:00 PM

    Royal Mint posts mintage figures for 2020 coins

    by Jeff Starck
    The Royal Mint posted its 2020 production figures, revealing that it released more than 330 million coins into circulation, and that a 2009 coin still has the status of lowest mintage 50-penny coin.

  • 2021 Switzerland silver 20-franc hydropower coin
    Sep 20, 2021, 09:00 AM

    Swissmint explores ‘energy of future’ with new hydropower 20-franc coin

    by Jeff Starck
    The Swissmint 2021 silver 20-franc coin first in the "Energy of the Future" series spotlights an energy source already 5,000 years in use and supplying more than half of Switzerland's energy needs.

  • 2021 double dragon and koi coin from Perth Mint
    Sep 19, 2021, 14:00 PM

    Perth Mint shows double dragon, koi in ultra high relief

    by Jeff Starck
    A double dragon and double koi image appears on a 2021 2-ounce .9999 fine silver $2 coin from Tuvalu with a maximum mintage of 888 pieces.

  • 1774 silver jeton from Louis XV about Africa
    Sep 18, 2021, 15:00 PM

    French jeton from colonial Africa offered in MDC Monaco sale

    by Jeff Starck
    A silver jeton made during the reign of Louis XV proclaiming "the riches of Africa are the wealth of Marseille" and depicting trade in wheat and coral is offered in an upcoming auction in Monaco.

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