The end of the year is approaching and it's a time to take stock of how the collecting journey has progressed and get an assessment of objectives for the year ahead.

One of the most popular tales among the fables of Aesop centers on a race between the tortoise and the hare, and this story is now pictured on a 2024 coin, the first in a series of Greek €1.5 coins.

A true-to-scale, three-dimensional colorful representation of the Great Wall of China is shown on a Proof 2025 3-ounce .9999 fine silver $20 coin from Cook Islands with a mintage of 888 pieces.

One of the icons of the music world is going to be featured on a selection of coins as the Royal Mint offers 10 different coins for numismatists and music buffs to honor Paul McCartney.

The Swissmint is celebrating Saint Nicholas and the role of holiday tradition with a new .999 fine silver 20-franc coin available in different versions in time for the holiday.

A stash of coins made of clay for use in Japan near the end of World War II was discovered during a cleanup effort and the discovery has led to a reminder of conditions during the conflict.

2025-dated Proof .999 fine silver $1 and Proof .9999 fine gold $100 coins from Niue celebrate cranes and highlight their meaning and place in nature.

A visit to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond will provide a connection between coins of the Roman and Greek period with art works of the times.

A circulating commemorative €2 coin was released Nov. 21 with subject being the puzuris, a winter solstice ornament native to the country of Latvia.

A new work is available that centers on the medallions issued in Canada for the historic occasion of the nation's centennial in 1967, featuring over 1,000 images and detailed information.

A new coin that continues the series of offerings surrounding the tale of The Witcher is being released by the Mint of Gdansk with a 2024 two-ounce .999 fine silver $5.

Denmark has issued a Passing of the Crown coin to honor the ascension of King Frederik X's who has taken the leadership position after the abdication of Queen Margethe II.

The RAM introduced King Charles III's portrait on Solomon Islands coinage, backing the traditional Nguzu Nguzu image on a 2025 dollar coin; a Solomon Islands Central Bank official struck the first coin.

A Colorado dealer recently submitted a British Proof coin that features an unintentional pairing of obverse and reverse, a "mule," to Professional Coin Grading Service, where it was assigned a top grade.

A 1797 “Wildman of Jesso” bronze half-penny-sized advertising token was the star attraction during Stanley Gibbons Baldwin’s 18th century British token auction Oct. 7 in London.

Switzerland will see the return of a classic design and a seldom used denomination as Swissmint reveals their newest gold collector coin.

The Royal Mint is continuing to pay homage to the characterization of James Bond 007 on special coins as the latest issues for 2025 will focus on the character during the 1980s.

The time-honored story of the Nutcracker, often performed as a ballet, will be told on a silver two-ounce coin that is being issued in time for the holidays by the Perth Mint.

Amsterdam will be celebrating its 750th anniversary and that has given the Royal Dutch Mint the needed incentive to put together commemorative coins for the occasion.

The annual sovereign program from the Royal Mint will have a twist in 2025, with the introduction of a silver version in the historic gold coin program.