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Feb 25, 2019, 04:30 AM
Coins bring Australia’s wildlife to life at night
The Royal Australian Mint is launching a new coin series called Echoes of Australian Fauna. The silver $5 coins feature selective gold plating on black nickel. -
Feb 25, 2019, 04:02 AM
Coins mark Dutch aviation centennial anniversaries
The Royal Dutch Mint is commemorating the centennial of the nation’s aviation history with three 2019 commemorative coins. -
Feb 25, 2019, 03:55 AM
France issues €2 coin marking fall of the Berlin Wall
The Monnaie de Paris has issued a circulating commemorative €2 coin to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. -
Feb 18, 2019, 04:00 AM
Here comes the sun, on a silver $5 coin of Australia
The Royal Australian Mint has issued the 2019 Australia silver $5 Domed Earth and Beyond: The Sun coin. It completes a three-coin series. -
Feb 17, 2019, 03:00 AM
Pobjoy Mint joins Sierra Leone for Big 5 coin series
The Pobjoy Mint has begun a coin series capturing Africa’s “Big Five” animals in high relief, with the first coin showing the elephant. -
Feb 16, 2019, 03:15 AM
Silver denarius of Gordianus II's short-lived reign
A rare silver denarius of the brief reign of Gordian Africanus II highlights a March 11 auction from Fritz Rudolph Künker. -
Feb 15, 2019, 06:37 AM
Lithuania gives winter a send off on two new coins
Shrove Tuesday is the subject of two 2019 coins Lithuanian celebrations being issued — a copper-nickel €1.5 coin and a silver €5 coin. -
Feb 15, 2019, 04:15 AM
Week's Most Read: Cautionary tale of treasure hunters
Collectors found articles about two treasure hunters in the UK, a new limited-edition set from the U.S. Mint and a rare coin find in a bulk lot interesting. -
Feb 11, 2019, 05:05 AM
1648 silver medal marks Treaty of Westphalia
Medallic commemorations to the Peace of Westphalia include a silver medal being offered at a March 2 auction by Emporium Hamburg in Munich. -
Feb 11, 2019, 05:02 AM
Panda comes to Tanzania on World Money Fair coin
A Panda coin for Tanzania was issued during the 2019 World Money Fair in Berlin. -
Feb 11, 2019, 04:56 AM
Silver bullion coin honors America’s famous family
The most famous American family is now the subject of commemorative and bullion coins minted by the Perth Mint in Australia. -
Feb 8, 2019, 07:55 AM
A cautionary tale for would-be UK treasure hunters
Two treasure hunters in the UK obeyed the law after finding some coins in reporting the find, but they missed a key point in the code that governs such finds. -
Feb 4, 2019, 04:24 AM
New silver coin launches start of lunar calendar
For the fourth year, China has issued a small silver 3-yuan coin to commemorate the 15 days of celebration surrounding the turning of the lunar calendar. -
Feb 1, 2019, 04:00 AM
VIGO gold 5 guineas sets record for any British coin
A rare British gold coin of Queen Anne, a 1703 VIGO gold 5-guinea coin established a new record price during a New York City auction. -
Jan 28, 2019, 05:34 AM
Royal Mint features ‘50 years of the 50p’ with set
The Royal Mint features “50 years of the 50p” with a five-coin set of 50-penny coins featuring rare, popular designs like the 2009 Kew Gardens coin. -
Jan 28, 2019, 05:20 AM
Slovakia honors euro anniversary with €10 coins
A 2019 Proof silver €10 coin marks the 10th anniversary of the introduction of the euro in Slovakia. -
Jan 28, 2019, 05:10 AM
Royal Canadian Mint coin shows soldier from D-Day
A soldier shown on a Proof 2019 silver dollar from Canada honoring the 75th anniversary of D-Day has been identified with the help of historians. -
Jan 21, 2019, 06:20 AM
South Atlantic fauna on 2019 coins
Two animals native to the South Atlantic, the Queen Triggerfish and the Macaroni Penguin, are featured on coins being minted in 2019 by the Pobjoy Mint. -
Jan 21, 2019, 02:00 AM
Kenya has four new circulating coins
Kenya’s new circulating coins now celebrate the diversity of wildlife in the African nation. New coins were released late in 2018 and are now in the market. -
Jan 20, 2019, 02:30 AM
Austria’s annual New Year’s coin honors State Opera
The Austrian Mint celebrates the new year with a copper €5 coin marking the 150th anniversary of the State Opera in Vienna.
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