A Proof .925 fine silver €20 coin has been issued by Austria featuring a convex/concave design to best exemplify the astronomical phenomenon known as a black hole.

Even though the euro replaced Irish currency more than 20 years ago, the Central Bank of Ireland is still seeing paper money and pound and pence coins being offered for exchange.

The United States Army Rangers Veterans of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act was signed into law June 7 by President Biden and artists will go to work to get approved designs.

The June 3 to 5 Spink bank note sale in Hong Kong saw top seller honors go to a 1951 People's Bank of China 5,00-yuan note, one of the early renminbi notes from the nation's communist government.

Highlighted lots for the upcoming August sales presented by Heritage Auctions includes the unique 1870-S Seated Liberty half dime, which will be offered at an auction at the firm's Dallas headquarters.

Stack’s Bowers Galleries sold a "virtually pristine" 1902 Indian Head cent graded MS-68 red by PCGS for $144,000 at its June 14 auction, and a PCGS MS-67+ 1923 Peace dollar for $38,400.

The fourth 2.5-ounce medal to be issued in the Armed Forces Silver Medals series will salute the U.S. Marine Corps and the medal will be available for purchase from the U.S. Mint on July 15.

Readers were drawn to stories about error coins this week: one about a new double-denomination mule and the other about an off-center 1882-CC Morgan dollar in GSA packaging.

The CCAC has made recommendations on designs to be used for gold medals to be awarded to recognize law enforcement officers for their efforts in quelling a Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.

The CCAC recommended designs for two of four 2024 American Innovation dollars, honoring Alabama and Illinois, and for the 2024 Native American dollar, honoring a major anniversary.

Bronze duplicates of the congressional gold medal awarded on May 25 to members of the World War II unit known as "Merrill's Marauders" are being offered by the U.S. Mint.

Russian journalist Dmitry Muratov donated his Nobel Peace Prize gold medal for sale in a June auction by Heritage, with the proceeds to benefit humanitarian efforts for Ukraine's displaced children.

After 11 days on the run, convicted fraudsters Bernard Hansen and Diane Erdmann, taken into custody in Washington for failing to appear for sentencing, were sentenced in a Seattle federal court.

The art of Mary Gillick, who provided the original portrait of Queen Elizabeth II for coinage, is on display in a British Museum exhibit during the queen's Platinum Jubilee, and is subject of a new book.

A collector noticed something unusual on some Series 2017A $50 notes printed at the BEP Fort Worth facility: differing font sizes on face plate numbers, indicating two different printing systems in use.

The news that an off-center 1882-CC Morgan dollar sold during the 1970s General Services Administration sales has resurfaced raises more questions: Where are some of the other “missing” coins?

The Federal Reserve Bank in St. Louis has re-opened its Economy Museum with new interactive exhibits for visitors to get an increased educational experience about money.

The Royal Canadian Numismatic Association's annual meeting in July in Ottawa will be the debut forum for Whitman Publishing's "100 Greatest Canadian Coins and Tokens," by Harvey Richer.

Fake 500-rupee notes are proliferating rather than declining in India despite the prime minister's 2016 move demonetize and issue new ones, but the central bank promises new counterfeit-proof notes.

Readers were attracted to a giant gold coin created by the Royal Mint to commemorate Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee while also finding interest with quality Washington quarter dollars.