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May 15, 2023, 09:33 AM
Modern wildman taler from Africa issued as 5-ounce tribute
A new noncirculating legal tender Proof silver 5,000-franc coin from Cameroon honors the imagery of the Wildman taler with a modern interpretation, in high relief and with a limited mintage. -
May 15, 2023, 08:45 AM
Inscribed Pavilion dollar of 1921 tops Album May auction
A Chinese 1921 Pavilion "dollar" hand-engraved with an honoree recipient's name is only the tenth example of one of these intriguing pieces to appear at auction and is featured in Stephen Album's May sale. -
May 6, 2023, 10:12 AM
ANS seeks speakers for September 2023 conference
The American Numismatic Society's Coinage of the Americas Conference is in September and the ANS currently seeks speakers for the event to present topics on the conference theme. -
May 5, 2023, 16:00 PM
British coronation coins from Royal Mint prove popular
The Royal Mint released its suite of coins marking the May 6 coronation of King Charles III in a wide range of denominations, metals and sizes, which are attracting a buying population. -
May 1, 2023, 09:00 AM
Malta to issue an annual Golden Eagle silver bullion coin
Malta plans to release a bullion coin in the third quarter of 2023, the Golden Eagle 1-ounce .9999 fine silver €5 coin, which it says will become an annual issue with the same designs. -
Apr 30, 2023, 11:01 AM
Croatia features necktie on first euro commemorative coins
Croatia on April 18 issued its first two euro-denominated commemorative coins, less than four months after adopting the euro currency, and they celebrate a local contribution to men's clothing. -
Apr 27, 2023, 15:20 PM
Market Analysis: Kimon signed Syracuse decadrachm
A recently offered signed Kimon silver decadrachm circa 405 B.C. from Syracuse in ancient Greece is a beautiful coin reflecting high quality workmanship of the dies and has a well-documented pedigree. -
Apr 27, 2023, 08:45 AM
Royal Mint closes Harry Potter series with Hogwarts coin
The last of a series of popular Harry Potter coins issued by the Royal Mint to celebrate 25 years since the publication of the original installment will feature the hallowed Hogwarts. -
Apr 26, 2023, 15:15 PM
Market Analysis: Archaic Greek art in coin form
A silver stater, or nomos, issued around 520 B.C. depicting a nude Apollo in "refined Archaic form" is the very example depicted in a 1958 book and was offered in a Jan. 9 Heritage auction. -
Apr 26, 2023, 10:00 AM
Ides of March coin from Hunt collection comes to auction
Heritage Auctions will offer during its May 3 sale a silver EID MAR coin that was once part of the Nelson Bunker Hunt Collection and was last offered in 2011. -
Apr 25, 2023, 08:00 AM
Fourrée of EID MAR silver denarius in CNG May 23–24 auction
A plated contemporary counterfeit EID MAR denarius coin is back on the market, offered during the Classical Numismatic Group auction in late May. -
Apr 22, 2023, 15:04 PM
Market Analysis: Sales history adds to gold aureus value
Long-documented histories hold appeal when ancient coins come up for auction, as bidders know the item, such as this circa A.D. 193 gold aureus of Pertinax, is genuine with legal past ownership. -
Apr 20, 2023, 09:29 AM
Pobjoy continues Mask series with leopard dollar coin
The fourth in a series of 2023 dollar coins minted from virenium by the Pobjoy Mint on behalf of Sierra Leone features a leopard face crafted in a mask form on the reverse of the coin. -
Apr 19, 2023, 09:30 AM
Azure kingfisher takes flight on coins for Niue
The colorful azure kingfisher of Australia and Tasmania is the featured subject of two 2023 Proof coins, one gold, one silver, both in color, created for Niue, and for collectors and nature lovers. -
Apr 11, 2023, 08:00 AM
New Zealand issues its Charles III effigy on commemoratives
New Zealand offers two silver coins and four gold coins that feature the effigy of King Charles III and will be issued in celebration and commemoration of the May coronation of the monarch. -
Apr 8, 2023, 11:30 AM
Australian bullion coin series begins with emperor penguin
A species encountered in the Australian Antarctic Territory, the emperor penguin, is recognized on the first coin in the RAM's latest bullion coin series, which continues use of the Queen Elizabeth II obverse. -
Apr 3, 2023, 08:15 AM
Lion is third coin in Pobjoy Animal Masks series
The lion is the subject of the third coin in Pobjoy Mint’s new series of African Animal Masks dollar coins in the name of Sierra Leone, following the release of coins featuring the elephant and the rhino. -
Apr 3, 2023, 07:00 AM
Monday Morning Brief for April 3, 2023: Arrest a wake-up call
Sellers of coins who in the past may have played fast and loose in describing a particular coin’s origin are now on notice that doing so carries risks that include potential arrest and the resultant reputational harm. -
Apr 2, 2023, 10:25 AM
Fractional Spanish Bull gold bullion coin now available
Spain was set on March 30 to release the second tenth-ounce gold bullion coin in its bullion program. The Reverse Proof .9999 fine gold 15-cent coin features a bull. -
Mar 31, 2023, 08:00 AM
Authorities arrest dealer, repatriate record-setting coin
A record-setting gold EID MAR aureus has been repatriated to Greece and the managing director of the London firm that sold it 2020 has been arrested and charged with multiple crimes in New York.
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