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Sep 8, 2024, 17:00 PM
Bigfoot discovered on new Niue $1 silver coin
by Jeff StarckA 2024 Proof .999 fine silver $1 from Niue showing the Sasquatch known to many as Bigfoot features color, and is now available for pre-order to collectors around the world.Sep 7, 2024, 12:00 PMCroatia honors basketball legend with five new coins
by Jeff StarckThe late European basketball legend Dražen Petrovic is being honored in his native Croatia with five new coins on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of his birth.Sep 6, 2024, 17:00 PMMint of Finland closing down amid falling demand for coins
by Jeff StarckThe Mint of Finland is closing and will stop making coins for its home country and other countries after fulfilling existing contracts, with the closing date set for the spring of 2025.Sep 4, 2024, 17:00 PMPerth Mint continues luxury diamond coin series with turtle
by Jeff StarckWith a mintage of just eight coins, the Perth Mint will continue its Jewelled Series by adding a gold Proof 10-ounce coin that features a turtle bedecked with diamonds.Sep 3, 2024, 17:00 PMChinese leprosy tokens group in Album’s September sale
by Jeff StarckA set of tokens used in the 1980s at a hospital colony for patients with leprosy is among many highlights in Stephen Album Rare Coins’ auction No. 50, crossing the block Sept. 19 to 21.Sep 3, 2024, 12:00 PMPersian hoard of gold darics discovered in Turkey
by Jeff StarckA team led by a University of Michigan archaeologist in western Turkey has uncovered a hoard of gold coins that included Persian darics likely used to pay mercenary troops.Sep 1, 2024, 17:00 PMRoyal Mint honors ‘Gruffalo’s Child’ with 50-penny coins
by Jeff StarckA favorite character from the world of children's literature will delight those receive the 50-penny coins being offered by the Royal Mint that feature "Gruffalo's Child."Sep 1, 2024, 12:00 PMMedieval hoard from 14th century found in Germany
by Jeff StarckOne of the most extensive Medieval coin hoards of recent times was announced in August when a German citizen came upon the find while working with a construction crew.Aug 30, 2024, 12:21 PMSwitzerland issues bicentennial gold shooting coin
by Jeff StarckTo commemorate the 200th anniversary of a national shooting federation, Swissmint issued a Proof .900 fine gold 50-francs coin, a year after a silver piece was introduced in 2023.Aug 26, 2024, 12:00 PMKünker offers Thirty Years War collection in auction
by Jeff StarckA highlight of an upcoming sale by Künker that includes pieces from the period of the Thirty Years War is a 1636 silver medal honoring the exploits of Polish King Vladislav IV.Aug 26, 2024, 08:00 AMMonday Morning Brief for August 26, 2024: Coin discoveries
by Larry JewettThe thrill of the hunt is a never-ending sensation that drives collectors to look through change and seek out coins in places where they may be otherwise often overlooked.Aug 23, 2024, 17:00 PMKing Charles III’s definitive £1 coin entering circulation now
by Jeff StarckCoins bearing the likeness of King Charles III are beginning to circulate in the United Kingdom, with 2.975 million £1 coins featuring British bees on the reverse released Aug. 20.Aug 19, 2024, 18:01 PM11-year-old wins Royal Mint Museum story contest
by Jeff StarckThe annual short-story competition held by the Royal Mint Museum for pupils aged 8 to 11 in the UK was won by an 11-year-old North London girl who wrote about "Coins and the Sea."Aug 19, 2024, 12:00 PM2024 Irish coin honors St. Brigid centuries after her death
by Jeff StarckA new Proof .925 fine silver €15 coin pays honors to St. Brigid of Kildare who was dedicated to the poor throughout Ireland and sought to increase tranquility in the world.Aug 17, 2024, 19:00 PMAlien encounter in Sedona seen on new coins from Niue
by Jeff StarckTwo new colorful coins from Niue show a potential earthly encounter with being from distant galaxies taking place in Arizona with choices of a Proof silver $1 and a Proof gold $100 coin.Aug 14, 2024, 12:00 PMSamoan silver $5 coin batarang-shaped, celebrating 1989 'Batman' movie
by Jeff StarckA unique shape and one sided design are among the attributes of the latest pop culture coin issued for Samoa, which is shaped like the "batarang" weapon used by Batman.Aug 12, 2024, 17:00 PMSt. Peter, rooster star on latest Vatican €20 coin
by Jeff StarckThe connection between St. Peter and the rooster is detailed in the Gospels and it is the 2024 subject of the fifth issue in the Art & Faith series of copper €20 coins from Vatican City.Aug 11, 2024, 14:00 PMRare and valuable Transylvanian coins in Gadoury auction
by Jeff StarckEditions Victor Gadoury will be selling coins from the Transylvania region among the seven different collections offered in an October sale.Aug 10, 2024, 11:00 AMOlympic medals from past games sold in July sale
by Coin World StaffA number of Olympic medals were offered by RR Auctions during July included a medal won by an athlete with a wooden leg during the 1904 Games held in St. Louis.Aug 6, 2024, 12:00 PMHungary issues their first gold coin of 2024
by Jeff StarckSaint Kinga of Hungary is the latest offering in the Saints of the Arpad Dynasty series with a Proof .986 fine gold 100,000-forint and Uncirculated copper-nickel-zinc 3,000-forint coin available.NEWS-
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