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Apr 15, 2021, 13:11 PM
French colonial military award medal in Heritage Hong Kong auction
by Jeff StarckAn 1880s medal awarded to French combatants in the Tonkin Campaign will be one of the highlighted elements of the upcoming Heritage Auctions April 4 Hong Kong sale.Apr 12, 2021, 08:14 AMCanada comes of age on 5-ounce silver $50 coin
by Jeff StarckThe second issue in a three-coin series celebrating the coming of age of the Canadian Confederation is now available with the five-ounce coin honoring unification by water transportation.Apr 12, 2021, 08:14 AMPobjoy ship series sets sail again with new 50-penny coin
by Jeff StarckThe research vessel RRS Discovery is featured on the latest offering in a series honoring sailing vessels as Pobjoy Mint produces the coins for South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands.Apr 12, 2021, 08:13 AMPoland issues silver coin celebrating centennial of 1921 constitution
by Jeff StarckThe centennial of the March Constitution is honored by the National Bank of Poland's Proof 2021 .925 fine silver 10-zloty coin, featuring the state eagle emblem and portions of the Constitution.Apr 2, 2021, 10:00 AMBritannia gets new looks in 2021 series from Royal Mint
by Jeff StarckTwo different designs within the same year will be issued for the first time in the Royal Mint's precious metals Britannia program, celebrating Britain’s spirit of innovation and honoring its diversity.Apr 1, 2021, 08:00 AMSpain issues circulating commemorative for Old Toledo
by Jeff StarckSpain continues its annual circulating commemorative €2 coin series honoring its UNESCO World Heritage List sites with a coin depicting the Old Town of Toledo, the capital of the Visigothic empire.Mar 31, 2021, 21:00 PMRoyal Mint announces first domed coins for the UK
by Jeff StarckCollectors will have a choice with the Royal Mint's creations celebrating the 140th anniversary of Royal Albert Hall, including that mint's first domed coins, gold and silver £5 commemoratives.Mar 14, 2021, 13:00 PMEstonia to issue 2021 circulating €2 coin featuring wolf
by Jeff StarckThe wolf, the national animal of Estonia, will be featured on a ringed-bimetallic circulating commemorative €2 coin with a mintage of 1 million coins to be released later this year.Mar 14, 2021, 10:34 AMStack’s Bowers Hong Kong sale offers 1710 Russian gold medal
by Jeff StarckA gold medal of Peter I (the Great) celebrating Russia's 18th century capture of Tallin, Estonia, is among highlights of Stack’s Bowers Galleries’ April 6 Hong Kong auction of the Pinnacle Collection.Mar 13, 2021, 08:30 AMPobjoy celebrates parrotfish with colorful titanium coin
by Jeff StarckThe bright colors of Pobjoy's 2021 titanium £2 coin for the British Indian Ocean Territory spotlighting the parrotfish are appropriate, since color plays a key role in the existence of the species.Mar 9, 2021, 10:00 AMApollo 11 silver dollar gains world honors as COTY winner
by Larry JewettThe Proof 5-ounce version of the U.S. Mint's innovative silver dollar created for 2019, for the 50th anniversary of the lunar landing by the Apollo 11 mission, wins voting for the Coin of the Year.Mar 8, 2021, 09:00 AMBelgium coin celebrates beer’s cultural influence
by Jeff StarckRaise a glass to the 2021 brass €2.5 coin from Belgium celebrating the UNESCO decision five years ago decreeing the nation's "beer culture" an "intangible heritage."Mar 6, 2021, 12:00 PMTriple-struck 2015 Australian dollar in IAG March auction
by Jeff StarckA triple-struck 2015 Australian dollar in a late March sale, while not an extreme rarity, is eyecatching because in modern minting processes such errors don't often reach circulation.Mar 1, 2021, 07:00 AMMonday Morning Brief for March 1, 2021: Mixed feelings on seizure
by William T. GibbsThe recent news article about the transfer of confiscated ancient coins to a Washington university will probably be received with mixed feelings in the numismatic community.Feb 28, 2021, 09:44 AMSan Marino honors artist Caravaggio with noncirculating coin
by Jeff StarckA 16th century artist is recognized on a 2021 San Marino Uncirculated €2 coin released only to collectors March 1, the ringed-bimetallic coin having a mintage of 54,000 examples.Feb 27, 2021, 13:00 PMLion of England on Queen’s Beasts coins from Pobjoy marks monarch’s birthday
by Jeff StarckThe Pobjoy Mint's new series of coins for the British Indian Ocean Territory depicts the Queen's Beasts and honors Elizabeth II 95th birthday with the first release, the Lion of England.Feb 26, 2021, 10:15 AMConfiscated coins at Canadian border become opportunity
by Larry JewettA collection of 51 Greek Hellenistic and early Islamic coins that were seized by Border Patrol officials at a Washington border crossing to Canada in 2017 have been placed at the University of Washington.Feb 26, 2021, 08:00 AMMarket Analysis: Two coins struck from the same obverse die
by Steve RoachA pair of silver tetradrachms struck from the same obverse die came up for auction in a recent sale by Classic Numismatic Group with each coin returning five figures at final sale.Feb 25, 2021, 09:30 AMMarket Analysis: Antinous portrait in high relief
by Steve RoachA bronze drachm, once owned by Cornelius Vermeule, respected curator of fine arts at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston was among the highlighted auction lots at a recent Classic Numismatic Group sale.Feb 24, 2021, 10:00 AMMarket Analysis: Art of the ancient world
by Steve RoachClassic Numismatic Group's Triton XXIV sale featured some offerings that drew attention to the commitment to art in ancient coins, like a silver didrachm minted in Sicily in the 400s B.C.NEWS-
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