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May 7, 2024, 18:01 PM
Royal Mint goes to Paris for City Views series
by Jeff StarckThe third issue of coins in the Royal Mint's City Views series depicts a popular section of Paris on the reverse, taken from a wood engraving of the scene made in 1900.May 6, 2024, 18:02 PMElephant coin celebrating Colosseum in Baldwin’s May 29 auction
by Jeff StarckBaldwin's May 29 London auction offers a silver denarius of Emperor Titus, issued among festivities marking the Colosseum's A.D. 80 opening, with his obverse portrait and an elephant on the reverse.May 5, 2024, 13:00 PMGold bar from 'Atocha' wreck in Sedwick auction
by Jeff StarckA five-pound gold bar recovered from the 1622 wreck of the "Atocha" will be a featured lot in Treasure Auction 35, held May 7 to 9 by Daniel Frank Sedwick Auctions.May 3, 2024, 18:00 PMMetropolitan Museum of Art exhibit examines two-sided art, portable portraits
by Steve RoachThe Metropolitan Museum of Art is offering a display exploring the relationship of images on multi-sided portraits, which includes selections demonstrating the use of the concept on coins and medals.May 1, 2024, 12:00 PMSlovakia silver coin marks Holocaust report anniversary
by Jeff StarckThe National Bank of Slovakia marks the 80th anniversary of a report that made the world aware of the atrocities known as the Holocaust with a .900 fine silver €10 coin.Apr 30, 2024, 17:00 PMMedal marking Great Comet of 1680 in SINCONA May sale
by Jeff StarckA soothing silver medal issued in 1681 that commemorates the celestial arrival of the Great Comet of 1680 will be offered as a lot of interest in a mid-May SINCONA Ag sale in Switzerland.Apr 28, 2024, 08:00 AMIslamic gold rarity leads Morton & Eden June 12 sale
by Jeff StarckA gold solidus, the first gold coin issue to bear the words of the Shahada, issued between 691 and 694, seldom seen at auction will draw high interest when Morton & Eden offers it June 12 in London.Apr 27, 2024, 17:00 PMNew Polish coin celebrates centennial of zloty circulation
by Jeff StarckPoland began using the zloty coins in 1924 and will mark the centennial with the release of a square Proof silver coin from the National Bank of Poland.Apr 21, 2024, 19:00 PMPenguins at night showcased on new Niue coins
by Jeff StarckThe fairy penguin, among the smallest of the species, adorns Niue's 2024 Australia at Night silver $1 and gold $100 coin, with moonlit effects applied to the little night birds waddling on a beach.Apr 21, 2024, 12:00 PMAustria’s annual niobium issue celebrates soil
by Jeff StarckThe living soil is the subject of the latest offering in Austria's modern series of niobium and silver ringed-bimetallic €25 coins offered by the Royal Scandinavian Mint.Apr 16, 2024, 19:00 PMDutch commemorative coins honor rescue organization
by Jeff StarckThe 200th anniversary of the Royal Netherlands Sea Rescue Organization is the theme of a group of three 2024 commemorative coins issued by the Royal Dutch Mint.Apr 16, 2024, 09:00 AMCanada reprises classic design for 'thin' collector coin
by Jeff StarckA commemorative 2024 5-ounce silver dollar coin calls up a design from the late 1930s, with a "thin" striking complementing its recreation of the pencil-marked paper document archiving the design.Apr 14, 2024, 17:00 PMCoiniverse app adds Mint, sells exclusive Finnish coin
by Jeff StarckThe digital platform Coiniverse recently offered the exclusive opportunity to purchase a €10 coin from Finland, which sold out, and the Perth Mint joined its Mint connection lineup.Apr 12, 2024, 09:00 AMFrench silver franc turned into satirical medal in auction
by Jeff StarckThe artwork of a satirical artist who altered the design on an French 1869 silver franc to depict Napoleon III in chains was featured in a Classical Numismatic Group sale in April and sold for $72.Apr 9, 2024, 15:00 PMGermany marks Frankfurt Constitution with circulating €2
by Jeff StarckThe 175th anniversary of the Frankfurt Constitution is the theme for the second circulating commemorative €2 coin of 2024, being minted at the five Mints of Germany.Apr 8, 2024, 20:00 PMNomos Ag auction offers Holy Grail of Greek coins
by Jeff StarckThe El Greco Collection of Modern Greek Rarities was offered by Nomos Ag and the lots included an 1852 gold 20-drachma coin, one of three privately held, that sold for over $1 million U.S.Apr 7, 2024, 08:00 AMMDC Monaco holds French auction with focus on silver
by Jeff StarckMDC Monaco offers silver ecu coins of Louis XIV and Louis XV in a 1,450-lot online sale May 5, and its blue catalog, a nod to the George Sobin ecu collection's 1977 sale, lists 140 examples not in that collection.Apr 2, 2024, 16:00 PMMan turns in coins found 60 years ago
by Jeff StarckTwo brothers rummaging around as youngsters underneath the church floor in a village in Norway 60 years ago found 14 silver coins likely issued by important kings in Norway in the Middle Ages.Mar 27, 2024, 10:00 AMSpanish Mint notes International Women’s Day with exhibit
by Jeff StarckTo mark International Women's Day March 8, the Royal Spanish Mint showcased an online exhibit honoring women depicted on coins, from ancients to the current Princess Leonor on Spain's 2023 silver €40 coin.Mar 20, 2024, 18:00 PMAsteroid impact redirection silver $5 coin available
by Jeff StarckMelbourne Coin Company offers a 2024 High Relief Proof 5-ounce .999 fine silver $5 coin for Niue featuring NASA's asteroid-redirection capacity on one side and an asteroid's destructive capacity on the other.NEWS-
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