• 2024 silver Bluebottle coin from Perth Mint
    Mar 19, 2024, 09:00 AM

    Deadly and Dangerous series honors Australia’s Bluebottle

    by Jeff Starck
    The only safe way to encounter a Pacific Man O'War is on a coin in Perth Mint's Deadly and Dangerous coin series: the 2024 1-ounce silver $1 for Tuvalu and a Proof 2024 1-ounce gold $100 for Niue.

  • Final Pobjoy Mint issue
    Mar 16, 2024, 12:00 PM

    Final Pobjoy Mint coin issue available from distributors

    by Jeff Starck
    A specially privy-marked Proof 1-ounce .999 fine silver $10 coin for the British Virgin Islands, the nearly 60-year-old Pobjoy Mint's final issue before closing in late 2023, is available from distributors.

  • 2024 Krugerands
    Mar 12, 2024, 12:00 PM

    Krugerrands to be final strikes on historic press

    by Jeff Starck
    The South African Mint has struck the final issues of quarter-ounce and 1-ounce gold Krugerrands on the Oom Paul press, which dates to 1891 with the coins available from a U.S. distributor.

  • Wildlife Reflections grizzly bear
    Mar 8, 2024, 20:00 PM

    Grizzly launches Canada’s Wildlife Reflections $20 series

    by Jeff Starck
    The first coins of a new Wildlife Reflections series that is being offered by the Royal Canadian Mint will be a Proof .9999 fine silver $20 issue honoring the grizzly bear.

  • George Michael Music Legends
    Mar 6, 2024, 10:00 AM

    Royal Mint honors British pop star George Michael

    by Jeff Starck
    The popularity of British pop star George Michael became obvious when the Royal Mint's Music Legends series featured the artist on its 2024 release and many of the coins were an instant sellout.

  • British Proof coins
    Mar 5, 2024, 12:30 PM

    Market Analysis: Appeal of English Proof coins

    by Steve Roach
    Stack's Bowers Galleries offered several 19th and 20th century English Proof gold coins that provide great examples of the appeal of Cameo and near Cameo contrast possible with these coins.

  • 1839 Una and the Lion
    Mar 4, 2024, 17:00 PM

    Market Analysis: Una and the Lion

    by Steve Roach
    Stack's Bowers Galleries recently offered a gold 1839 "Una and the Lion" pattern formerly in the collection of Louis E. Eliasberg Sr., and the coin sold for $336,000.

  • 1592 Scotland hat coin
    Mar 3, 2024, 10:00 AM

    Scottish Hat coin leads Davissons auction ending Mar. 20

    by Jeff Starck
    One of the most famous coin types in the history of Scotland, representing the first issues of the nation struck in .916 fine gold, will be offered in a Davissons sale ending March 20.

  • 1656 British Proof gold
    Mar 2, 2024, 17:00 PM

    Market Analysis: British Proof gold

    by Steve Roach
    A 1656 Oliver Cromwell gold pattern broad of 20 shillings, graded Proof 63 Cameo by NGC, showcased the anti-monarch leader and improvements in coin production, and sold for $138,000 Jan. 8 at Heritage.

  • James Bond coins
    Mar 2, 2024, 10:00 AM

    Actor Pierce Brosnan appearing on James Bond coins

    by Jeff Starck
    The Perth Mint is continuing its coin series for Tuvalu honoring actors who played the part of agent James Bond, with the fourth coin in the series featuring Pierce Brosnan for his '90s roles.

  • 1813 New South Wales dump coin
    Feb 25, 2024, 18:00 PM

    Australian ‘dump’ sold in Noonans auction benefits charity

    by Jeff Starck
    An 1813 Australian emergency money issue, a silver 15-pence "dump" coin that was stamped out from the center of a larger coin brought £7,500 in a Noonans charity auction to benefit Oxfam.

  • 2024 gold swiss shooting taler
    Feb 24, 2024, 18:00 PM

    2024 Swiss shooting talers available in gold and silver

    by Jeff Starck
    The custom of issuing commemorative shooting medals for annual competitions dates back to the 19th century and a modern firm continues the tradition with gold and silver tokens for 2024.

  • Royal Mint Lifeboat coin
    Feb 14, 2024, 12:30 PM

    Royal Mint honors anniversary of water rescue group

    by Larry Jewett
    In honor of the 200th anniversary of the founding of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution, the Royal Mint is issuing several sizes of 2024 gold and silver commemorative coins.

  • Canada proof silver $20
    Feb 12, 2024, 17:02 PM

    Canada coin issue a nod to first Black settlers

    by Jeff Starck
    A 2024 Proof silver $20 coin being issued by the Royal Canadian Mint pays tribute to black settlers who emigrated from the United States to homestead in Alberta, creating the Amber Valley community.

  • Peh Collection from Goldberg
    Feb 12, 2024, 13:00 PM

    Goldberg offering of Peh Collection sale tops $8.7 million

    by Larry Jewett
    The first installment of the Peh Collection offered Jan. 30 by Ira and Larry Goldberg Auctioneers was a rousing success, with the 210-lot sale totaling nearly three times its estimate.

  • Proof 2024 silver dollar featuring black swan
    Feb 11, 2024, 17:01 PM

    Birds of Australia $1 coin series continues with black swan

    by Jeff Starck
    The black swan in full color is the subject of a 2024 Proof silver dollar from Niue, the third coin in a series drawing from images in the 1840s book "Birds of Australia," by John and Elizabeth Gould.

  • 2024 Canada silver dollar and gold coin
    Jan 29, 2024, 17:00 PM

    Canada’s annual silver dollar honors 100 years of RCAF

    by Jeff Starck
    The 2024 version of the Royal Canadian Mint's annual silver dollar celebrates the centennial of the founding of the Royal Canadian Air Force, and a Proof gold $100 coin joins the celebration.

  • 2024-mars-from-phobos-niue-coins-online
    Jan 26, 2024, 15:00 PM

    Mars from Phobos, Niue silver, gold coins available

    by Jeff Starck
    Proof 2024 Niue Mars from Phobos .999 fine silver dollar and .9999 fine gold $100 coins feature a colorized view of an imagined astronaut standing on Mars’ moon Phobos watching the red planet rise.

  • Trial of the Pyx
    Jan 18, 2024, 15:00 PM

    Stack’s to auction 2023 Trial of the Pyx British coins

    by Jeff Starck
    Stack's Bowers Galleries is partnering with the Royal Mint to auction the 2022 coins that were examined in the 2023 annual Trial of the Pyx process, in which British coins are scrutinized for accuracy.

  • 2024 Liberty and Britannia join program
    Jan 13, 2024, 08:00 AM

    Royal Mint, U.S. Mint unveil joint project design

    by Jeff Starck
    Following a successful 2021 effort, the United States Mint and Royal Mint are embarking on a joint project to showcase a design using iconic symbols of both nations on a range of coins for 2024.

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