Belgium’s practice of rounding cash purchases to the nearest increment of 5, further decreasing use of 1- and 2-cent coins, is now mandatory, more than five years after a soft implementation of the practice began.

The Royal Mint celebrates the classic Christmas cartoon The Snowman on new 50-penny coins.

The cultural value of found coin treasure, and how finders can treat it, differs greatly between the United States with its 200+ years of history and the United Kingdom, where finds can predate the A.D. epoch.

The 10th, and final, circulating commemorative coin from Peru’s Endangered Wildlife series has been released, this coin showing the Titicaca water frog.

Four residents of the United Kingdom have received prison sentences for failing to abide by UK law after they did not declare a discovery of a Viking Age hoard of some 300 coins and assorted jewelry.

Building on the success of a similar program last year, the Pobjoy Mint will be striking 50-pence coins depicting the character Father Christmas for the 2019 holiday season. Colorized and noncolorized coins will be issued, in Proof and regular finishes.

The Royal Australian Mint will celebrate the centennial of Australia’s famous air travel company Qantas in 2020 with a circulating dollar coin.

A 1790 Venetian silver osella (medallic coin) offered in the Dec. 5 auction from Numismatica Ars Classica marks victory over pirates in the Mediterranean.

Two decades after being named executive director of the American Numismatic Society, Dr. Ute Wartenberg has stepped down to return to full-time numismatic research.

The Royal Canadian Mint has issued two 2019 commemorative coins showcasing the red poppy in a unique new way.

New gold coins from St. Helena, including the 1-ounce £5 piece shown, provide a modern interpretation of the classic Una and the Lion design.

A new circulating commemorative coin in Poland honors a memorial to an effort made to establish a Polish nation a century ago.

A “ready”-made collection of electrotypes is being offered in a Nov. 21 auction in London.

A Reverse Proof 2019 silver $2 coin from the Solomon Islands not only honors the bald eagle, but is shaped like one of the famous birds.

The second 50-penny coin from the Royal Mint celebrating the children’s book The Gruffalo has now been released.

A recently discovered example of a rare “mule” of a 1916 Australian halfpenny with an quarter-anna of India was sold in a private sale in Australia.

Alexander the III of Macedon (the Great) was a historic figure in the early Greek world. For collectors beginning an exploration of ancient coins, his numismatic legacy is a popular starting point.

Cape Verde celebrates its connection with the United States on a recent circulating commemorative 200-escudo coin.

One of perhaps 14 examples known of a 1670-A silver 15-sol coin for French colonies is set for a November auction.

The first part of the Jerry D. Williams Collection of Elephant Coins was a highlight of Stephen Album Rare Coins’ Sept. 12 to 14 auction, the firm’s 35th sale.