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Apr 2, 2019, 06:35 AM
Major Canadian collection coming to August auction
One of the most comprehensive collections of Canadian coins assembled — including Canada’s 1911 silver dollar and a 1936 Dot cent — is heading to auction. -
Apr 1, 2019, 04:13 AM
1936 Berlin Olympics gold medal in auction
A 1936 gold medal from the Berlin Olympics highlights Juliens’ Auctions’ April 25 sale in Beverly Hills, California. -
Apr 1, 2019, 04:05 AM
San Marino touts 5G cell service with €5 coin
San Marino is proud of being the first European nation to offer 5G cellular service, so naturally it has issued a €5 coin marking the milestone. -
Mar 31, 2019, 07:07 AM
Rare 1859 gold sovereign highlights Michigan sale
A rare gold sovereign highlights an April 29 auction in Michigan. The coin was made from gold that was originally thought to be unsuitable for striking coins. -
Mar 26, 2019, 02:44 AM
Admiral Vernon medal at auction might be unique
A previously unpublished, possibly unique 1739 medal for Admiral Vernon and the Battle of Portobello is in a DNW auction in April. -
Mar 25, 2019, 05:13 AM
Künker returns coin missing since 1945
A gold coin missing since World War II was returned to the Klassik Stiftung Weimar (the Weimar Classics Foundation) in Germany during a March 8 ceremony. -
Mar 25, 2019, 05:11 AM
Peter Rabbit on 50-penny coin for 2019
A special Peter Rabbit design is available only on collector versions of a 2019 50-penny coin of the United Kingdom, including a colorful Proof silver version. -
Mar 22, 2019, 09:53 AM
Mongolia honors dinosaur connection with coin
Mongolia’s newest 3-ounce silver collector coin captures the protoceratops, a dinosaur whose fossilized remains were found in that nation’s Gobi Desert in 1971. -
Mar 18, 2019, 07:15 AM
Pobjoy issues second flamingo coin in series
The Pobjoy Mint has issued the second dollar coin in a series of six coins to be issued on behalf of the British Virgin Islands featuring flamingos. -
Mar 18, 2019, 07:00 AM
Dinosaur egg coin from Canada glows in the dark
The Royal Canadian Mint celebrates a dinosaur found in 1987 on an egg-shaped coin with glow-in-the-dark features. -
Mar 18, 2019, 06:30 AM
Royal Mint honors Stephen Hawking on coins
The Royal Mint has issued three Proof commemorative 50-penny coins with a design inspired by black holes to celebrate scientist Stephen Hawking. -
Mar 15, 2019, 07:29 AM
Cherrywood Collection of Chinese coins available
Two highlights of the Cherrywood Collection of Chinese Pattern coins, 1911 pattern silver dollars from China, are estimated to realized more than $100,000 each. -
Mar 11, 2019, 05:22 AM
Whitman issues second edition of ancients book
Author, dealer Harlan J. Berk, a specialist in ancient coins, provides a revised, updated personal guided tour of the numismatics of antiquity. -
Mar 11, 2019, 05:04 AM
Uprising in Milan in 1848 leads to provisional coins
A gold 40-lira coin created during the 1848 Five Days of Milan uprising realized a hammer price of €2,000 during Emporium Hamburg’s March 2 auction. -
Mar 5, 2019, 11:42 AM
Greek handbook series expands to Italy, Magna Graecia
Another volume in the 13-volume series "The Handbook of Greek Coinage" by Oliver D. Hoover is now available from the publisher, Classical Numismatic Group. -
Mar 4, 2019, 03:30 AM
Great British Coin Hunt returns for 2019
The 2019 A to Z 10-penny coin collection, showing an alphabet of British icons (the same ones featured in the 2018 series), is entering circulation in the UK. -
Mar 3, 2019, 06:30 AM
Remote control featured on new Serbian Tesla coin
Serbia’s new 2019 silver coin honoring Nikola Tesla commemorates our favorite electronic device — the remote control. -
Mar 2, 2019, 07:00 AM
Irish Parliament on new €2 coin
One of the Central Bank of Ireland's 2019 circulating commemorative €2 coins commemorates the centennial of the Dáil Éireann (Irish Parliament). -
Mar 1, 2019, 07:03 AM
Red titanium coin from Pobjoy Mint
A colorful 2019 titanium coin for the British Indian Ocean Territory from the Pobjoy Mint shows a red-footed booby adult and chick. -
Mar 1, 2019, 03:37 AM
Medal marks death of Prince of Orange
William II, Prince of Orange, was only 24 years old when he died in 1650. A silver medal memorializing his short life is rich with symbolism.
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