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May 18, 2021, 14:30 PM
An elephant coin that’s lost weight
by Jeff StarckEmporium Hamburg acknowledges error pieces dicovered in its 2014 Somalia Elephants series, as 0.5 gram gold planchets were used for a batch of the series' 1/50-ounce (0.62-gram) gold 20-shilling coin.May 15, 2021, 13:00 PMTwo Canadian silver coins honor Avro Arrow
by Jeff StarckTwo 2021 .9999 fine silver coins from the Royal Canadian Mint are dedicated to a top aviation design created in Canada that was faster and more efficient than any other aircraft in the 1950s.May 15, 2021, 09:00 AMGreat Aussie Coin Hunt begins again in 2021
by Jeff StarckThe RAM's second iteration of the Great Aussie Coin Hunt is on, as 26 new 2021 dollar coins, each representing a letter of the alphabet in Australia style, are sent into circulation.May 10, 2021, 09:15 AMRoyal Mint’s Queen's Beasts on big new 10-kilo gold coin
by Jeff StarckThe Royal Mint is issuing its first 10-kilogram gold coin, 200 millimeters in diameter, in its new Masterworks series. The coin is not struck but individually engraved, with the Queen's Beasts.May 10, 2021, 08:45 AMLiverpool exhibition medal from 1886 sells at CNG
by Jeff StarckA recent Classical Numismatic Group electronic auction saw a bronze medal from the 1880s commemorating a Liverpool celebration give the winning bidder a bargain for a collection.May 9, 2021, 12:30 PMLow-mintage colorful silver coin from Aruba now available
by Jeff StarckA hummingbird so tiny that it is often mistaken for a bumblebee is the subject of a 2020 Proof .925 fine silver 5-florin commemorative coin from Aruba that had a delayed release to April 2021.May 8, 2021, 12:30 PMPobjoy issues limited mintage silver flamingo bullion coin
by Jeff StarckA Frosted Reverse 2021 American Flamingo .999 fine silver bullion coin issued for the British Virgin Islands Government by the Pobjoy Mint has a mintage limit of 10,000 coins.May 4, 2021, 08:00 AMRoyal Australian Mint issues new bullion coins
by Jeff StarckTwo different bullion coin sets from the Royal Australian Mint will have new issues, as the Beneath the Southern Skies series and the popular dolphin series get 2021 additions.May 2, 2021, 10:00 AM1859 gold sovereign reflects chemistry improvement
by Jeff StarckIn the mid-19th century, the Royal Mint faced a dilemma with gold that was too brittle to be used for coinage, but an enterprising scientist named George Frederick Ansell came to the rescue.May 2, 2021, 08:00 AMTea bricks used as money offered in Album sale
by Jeff StarckThe many uses for tea include eating it, drinking for pleasure or medicinal purposes, and in several Asian cultures, dried tea pressed into blocks called "bricks" was also used as money.Apr 30, 2021, 08:00 AMPobjoy issues 50-penny Trooping the Colour coin honor
by Jeff StarckFor Queen Elizabeth II’s 95th birthday, the Pobjoy Mint issued a British Indian Ocean Territory 50-penny coin featuring her on horseback at an earlier birthday's Trooping the Colour ceremony.Apr 29, 2021, 12:26 PMRoyal Mint makes Elton John medal for charity auction
by Jeff StarckThe Elton John UK Charitable Foundation is the beneficiary of an April 21 through May 6 online fundraising auction of a unique medallion created by the Royal Mint for the occasion.Apr 22, 2021, 15:00 PMNiue silver dollar for Elizabeth II celebrates her 95th birthday
by Jeff StarckIn honor of the Queen Elizabeth II's April birthday, Niue presents a Proof 1-ounce silver dollar commemorating the longest reigning queen in the history of the world.Apr 22, 2021, 12:00 PMMint of Finland secures contract for Mozambique coinage
by Jeff StarckThe Mint of Finland has secured a three-year contract from the Bank of Mozambique to mint and supply circulation coins for Mozambique in five denominations from 2021 through 2023.Apr 22, 2021, 09:30 AMChinese rarity hits auction block in May Macau sale
by Jeff StarckIn one of the hottest markets in the global numismatic space, a rare 1916 Flying Dragon silver dollar from China's 82-day Yuan Shi Kai administration is offered in May at a Macau auction by Champion.Apr 21, 2021, 09:15 AMWorld gold coins soar at Paramount Collection auction
by Steve RoachMore than 2,000 bidders from 28 different countries vied for a chance at the top quality world gold coins of The Paramount Collection in the March Heritage auction offering of 729 coins.Apr 19, 2021, 11:00 AMCountermarked Spanish colonial coin turned art sold
by Jeff StarckA Peruvian silver 8-real coin with an 1830s Philippines revaluation mark hosts circa 1900 folk art commemorating the wreck of the USS Yosemite and realized $1,320 in a Stack's Bowers Galleries auction.Apr 18, 2021, 10:00 AMLithuania issues nature €2 coin
by Jeff StarckLithuania’s next 2021 circulating commemorative €2 coin focuses on the country's largest wetland, Žuvintas Biosphere Reserve, with release of the 500,000-coin mintage planned for May.Apr 17, 2021, 16:00 PMJacobson selected as winner of AINA’s 2021 Shekel Prize
by Larry JewettThe award for the American Israel Numismatic Association's Shekel Prize for 2021 has been given to David Jacobson for his work on Agrippa II, the last of the Herodian kings.Apr 17, 2021, 11:30 AMFinland plans commemorative coin for journalism
by Jeff StarckFinland is celebrating its freedoms, giving a nod to the role of journalism and effective communication, with a 2021 circulating commemorative €2 coin to be issued in a mintage of 800,000.NEWS-
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