The Royal Mint is issuing its first 10-kilogram gold coin, 200 millimeters in diameter, in its new Masterworks series. The coin is not struck but individually engraved, with the Queen's Beasts.

A recent Classical Numismatic Group electronic auction saw a bronze medal from the 1880s commemorating a Liverpool celebration give the winning bidder a bargain for a collection.

A hummingbird so tiny that it is often mistaken for a bumblebee is the subject of a 2020 Proof .925 fine silver 5-florin commemorative coin from Aruba that had a delayed release to April 2021.

A Frosted Reverse 2021 American Flamingo .999 fine silver bullion coin issued for the British Virgin Islands Government by the Pobjoy Mint has a mintage limit of 10,000 coins.

Two different bullion coin sets from the Royal Australian Mint will have new issues, as the Beneath the Southern Skies series and the popular dolphin series get 2021 additions.

In the mid-19th century, the Royal Mint faced a dilemma with gold that was too brittle to be used for coinage, but an enterprising scientist named George Frederick Ansell came to the rescue.

The many uses for tea include eating it, drinking for pleasure or medicinal purposes, and in several Asian cultures, dried tea pressed into blocks called "bricks" was also used as money.

For Queen Elizabeth II’s 95th birthday, the Pobjoy Mint issued a British Indian Ocean Territory 50-penny coin featuring her on horseback at an earlier birthday's Trooping the Colour ceremony.

The Elton John UK Charitable Foundation is the beneficiary of an April 21 through May 6 online fundraising auction of a unique medallion created by the Royal Mint for the occasion.

In honor of the Queen Elizabeth II's April birthday, Niue presents a Proof 1-ounce silver dollar commemorating the longest reigning queen in the history of the world.

The Mint of Finland has secured a three-year contract from the Bank of Mozambique to mint and supply circulation coins for Mozambique in five denominations from 2021 through 2023.

In one of the hottest markets in the global numismatic space, a rare 1916 Flying Dragon silver dollar from China's 82-day Yuan Shi Kai administration is offered in May at a Macau auction by Champion.

More than 2,000 bidders from 28 different countries vied for a chance at the top quality world gold coins of The Paramount Collection in the March Heritage auction offering of 729 coins.

A Peruvian silver 8-real coin with an 1830s Philippines revaluation mark hosts circa 1900 folk art commemorating the wreck of the USS Yosemite and realized $1,320 in a Stack's Bowers Galleries auction.

Lithuania’s next 2021 circulating commemorative €2 coin focuses on the country's largest wetland, Žuvintas Biosphere Reserve, with release of the 500,000-coin mintage planned for May.

The award for the American Israel Numismatic Association's Shekel Prize for 2021 has been given to David Jacobson for his work on Agrippa II, the last of the Herodian kings.

Finland is celebrating its freedoms, giving a nod to the role of journalism and effective communication, with a 2021 circulating commemorative €2 coin to be issued in a mintage of 800,000.

Collectors seeking to legally add ancient coins to their collections are invited to read updated information at the Ancient Coin Collectors Guild website regarding import restrictions.

An 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.

The 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.