The battle of Thermopylae 2,500 years ago was a significant event in history and is honored with a 2020 circulating commemorative €2 coin from Greece.

Irish tokens highlighted a May Dix Noonan Webb auction, with two pieces from different centuries setting records, attracting winning bids at multiples of their estimates.

After two months of inactivity due to global pandemic restrictions, the Royal Canadian Mint is back in production of numismatic coins, just in time to boost lagging sales.

The troubled Apollo 13 lunar mission has its own commemorative coin, a Proof .999 fine silver crown issued by Ascension Island, designed and developed by the Pobjoy Mint.

The Vatican City is the latest to offer a coin honoring the birth centennial of Pope John Paul II, after his native Poland issued three coins earlier in May.

Two years ago, about ready to give up for the day, a metal detectorist chanced upon a rare silver penny; it sold in April to a UK collector for far beyond its estimated price.

Playtime during COVID-19 isolation led two young boys in France to a discovery that will be sold at auction in June and could bring the family a swimming pool.

The Royal Canadian Numismatic Association has canceled the 2020 convention planned for Halifax, but will still issue the 2020 medal, with quantity based on demand.

A trio of coins will serve to mark the centennial of the birth of the first man born in Poland to rise to the rank of Pope within the Catholic Church. Coins will be gold and silver.

Profits from the sale of a new 1-ounce silver coin from St. Helena will be given to Britain's National Health Service in recognition of the health heroes fighting the global pandemic.

The virus responsible for COVID-19 is making its first appearance struck on coins, on four colorized collectible legal tender .999 fine silver 5,000-franc CFA coins from the African nation of Chad.

Three denominations of 2020 Hungarian coins commemorate firefighters and their patron saint, Florian, marking "150 Years of Organized Fire Departments in Hungary."

The second quarter-ounce .999 silver $5 coin in the RCM's 2020 Moments to Hold campaign celebrates the 350th anniversary of the Hudson's Bay Company.

A silver medal created for the 400th anniversary of the Reformation honors Lazarus Spengler, a supporter of Martin Luther, is a part of an upcoming Goldberg auction.

Ancient coins serve as a key indicator of life in the past. The recent sale of a Ptolemaic gold octodrachm invites speculation about the its ancient purchasing power in modern terms.

The historic achievement that brought victory and peace at the conclusion of World War II is being commemorated, including gold sovereigns that were struck on the actual anniversary date.

An example of a shooting festival medal from an 1894 event in Lyon, France, not Switzerland, is headed for the auction block in Zurich in June.

A 12-sided circulating commemorative 2020 20-peso coin of Mexico celebrating the 500th anniversary of the port city of Veracruz carries security devices and differs in size from previous 20-peso coins.

Gibraltar 2020 50-penny coins minted by the Pobjoy Mint in copper-nickel and two silver versions commemorate Victory in Europe Day in 1945 and feature the London skyline.

A 5-franc coin from Vichy France, one of a small number of survivors, is estimated to sell for $300 to $400 during Stephen Album Rare Coins’ June 11 to 14 auction