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Nov 9, 2022, 08:21 AM
Royal Mint strikes 2022 Charles III coins for release
A December release is planned for 50-penny circulating coins featuring the portrait of King Charles III in the biggest change to United Kingdom coins since decimalization. -
Nov 7, 2022, 10:30 AM
Pobjoy Mint issues silver bullion coin for Queen Elizabeth II
A silver bullion coin featuring Queen Elizabeth II on the obverse and reverse is being produced in a Reverse Frosted finish by Pobjoy Mint on behalf of the British Virgin Islands. -
Nov 6, 2022, 10:00 AM
Market Analysis: First coin with ‘America’ at $504,000
The only known example of the first coin believed to have the word "America" on it sold for $504,000 at the Stack's Bowers Galleries sale of the Sydney F. Martin Collection. -
Oct 30, 2022, 10:30 AM
Royal Mint issues Edward VII coins in Monarchs series
Edward VII is the fourth 2022 subject of the ongoing 5-year series featuring British monarchs, with four silver and three gold coins released featuring a remastered portrait of the king. -
Oct 28, 2022, 08:29 AM
Canada honors Alexander Graham Bell with new coin
Alexander Graham Bell invented more than the telephone during his life period in Canada and the Royal Canadian Mint is honoring the anniversary of his birth with a circulating commemorative dollar. -
Oct 27, 2022, 09:00 AM
Swedish Antarctic exploration honored on Pobjoy 2022 £2 coins
Two more 2022 £2 coins from the Pobjoy Mint celebrate 100 years since the end of the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration, these depicting the "Antarctic" and Swedish explorer Otto Nordenskjold. -
Oct 26, 2022, 09:00 AM
Solomon Islands gets ready for 2023 Year of the Rabbit
Solomon Islands is getting the jump on the next lunar year with gold and silver coins prepared to commemorate the Year of the Rabbit in 2023. -
Oct 20, 2022, 09:33 AM
Modern replicas of 1472 Italian lira coin to be struck
A symbolic and historic ceremony held in Venice Oct. 19 includes striking a limited number of replicas of the first Italian lira coins on the occasion of their 550th anniversary. -
Oct 15, 2022, 12:00 PM
Royal Mint marks broadcasters anniversary on 50p coins
In celebration of the centennial of the founding of the British Broadcasting Corporation, the Royal Mint will offer several versions of a commemorative 50-penny coin. -
Oct 13, 2022, 11:10 AM
Pobjoy Mint issues bullion coins for Columbus’ ‘Santa Maria’
A 2022 Reverse Frosted 1-ounce silver dollar offered by Pobjoy Mint on behalf of the British Virgin Islands depicts one of Christopher Columbus's 1492 sailing ships, the "Santa Maria." -
Oct 13, 2022, 11:00 AM
Italian sale features 1928 WWI anniversary fair token
A special fair was held to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the end of fighting in World War I in Italy and souvenirs of the event are turning up in an upcoming auction. -
Oct 11, 2022, 09:16 AM
ANS honors Heritage with 2023 Trustees’ Award
Citing decades of generous support, the American Numismatic Society will recognize Heritage Auctions at its annual gala in January with the presentation of the 2023 Trustees' Award. -
Oct 9, 2022, 15:00 PM
Modern Australian error available in IAG auction
Australian error coins getting attention in an upcoming International Auction Galleries sale include a wrong planchet error, a coin with a completely different shape than expected. -
Oct 7, 2022, 09:00 AM
Week's Most Read: New portrait of King Charles III
The portrait of King Charles III for use on coins by the Royal Mint was revealed at the end of September to worldwide interest, while committees struggled with designs proposed for some U.S. dollar coins. -
Oct 2, 2022, 11:37 AM
PNG warns of royal pretenders, collector-only coins from beyond the commonwealth
The Professional Numismatists Guild warns that the fastest coins to mark a major event may be unspendable collector-only issues of dubious quality and without much secondary market value. -
Oct 2, 2022, 11:00 AM
Classical numismatics on view at Seattle art museum
Visitors to the Seattle Art Museum can see a collection of numismatic items complementing various displays to help museum curators tell the stories of the art of ancient civilizations. -
Sep 30, 2022, 08:24 AM
Royal Mint unveils King Charles III's coinage portrait
The Royal Mint on Sept. 30 unveiled its portrait of King Charles III for UK coinage, to appear first on a £5 crown and 50-penny coin commemorating the life and legacy of Queen Elizabeth II. -
Sep 29, 2022, 11:21 AM
San Marino marks artist Canova’s death bicentennial on coin
Artist Antonio Canova, on the bicentennial of his death, is the subject selected for the honor of mention on a €2 coin for San Marino, which also features an image of one of his sculptures. -
Sep 29, 2022, 08:00 AM
Carved Junk dollar in Stack’s Oct. 6 Hong Kong auction
A Chinese 1932 Birds over Junk silver dollar re-engraved with dragons, Chinese symbols, and a record of the 1937 visit of a U.S. sailor and his ship, is offered in Stack's Bowers Hong Kong sale. -
Sep 26, 2022, 08:00 AM
Perth Mint marks King Tut discovery centennial on coin
The centennial of the discovery of the tomb of Egypt's King Tutankhamun is being noted with a colorful 2022 .9999 fine gold $100 coin issued by the Perth Mint for Tuvalu.
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