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Paper Money
Nov 2, 2022, 9 AMCentral bank of Laos releases new 10,000-, 20,000-kip notes
New versions of two notes were placed into circulation in October in Laos with the new notes featuring revisions designed to combat counterfeiting and become more visibly attractive. -
Precious Metals
Oct 31, 2022, 8 AMRoyal Canadian Mint issues single-source gold Maple Leaf
The Royal Canadian Mint's newest gold bullion coin will draw the material from a single source with the world's third-largest gold producer in Nunavut being tapped as the source for the Maple Leaf. -
US Coins
Oct 31, 2022, 7 AMMonday Morning Brief for Oct. 31, 2022: When a 'big three' sells
For as long as I have been involved in coins (almost 60 years), the “big three” of U.S. coins have been the 1804 Draped Bust dollar, the 1894-S Barber dime, and the 1913 Liberty Head 5-cent coin. -
World Coins
Oct 30, 2022, 10 AMRoyal Mint issues Edward VII coins in Monarchs series
Edward VII is the fourth 2022 subject of the ongoing 5-year series featuring British monarchs, with four silver and three gold coins released featuring a remastered portrait of the king. -
US Coins
Oct 29, 2022, 9 AMMarket Analysis: Finest graded 1831 half eagle variety
The top lot in Legend Rare Coin Auctions' Regency 55 sale was the finest graded 1831 Capped Head, Large 5D gold $5 half eagle that sold for $387,750. -
Paper Money
Oct 29, 2022, 9 AMEast Africa note tops world paper money bidding at Heritage
High demand was seen for lots offered during the Heritage World Paper Money Auction with over 1,000 bidders driving more than $1.9 million in sales of highly desired currency. -
World Coins
Oct 28, 2022, 8 AMCanada honors Alexander Graham Bell with new coin
Alexander Graham Bell invented more than the telephone during his life period in Canada and the Royal Canadian Mint is honoring the anniversary of his birth with a circulating commemorative dollar. -
US Coins
Oct 28, 2022, 8 AMU.S. Mint lowers orders for Anna May Wong quarter rolls
Customers who placed order for more than one three-roll set of 2022 Anna May Wong quarter dollars will find they have had their quantity reduced by the U.S. Mint with a new limit. -
US Coins
Oct 27, 2022, 12 PMEnrollments open for James Buchanan Presidential medal
The U.S. Mint’s Subscription Program is accepting enrollments for Presidential silver medals, with the medal illustrating James Buchanan next in line to be released. -
World Coins
Oct 27, 2022, 9 AMSwedish Antarctic exploration honored on Pobjoy 2022 £2 coins
Two more 2022 £2 coins from the Pobjoy Mint celebrate 100 years since the end of the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration, these depicting the "Antarctic" and Swedish explorer Otto Nordenskjold. -
World Coins
Oct 26, 2022, 9 AMSolomon Islands gets ready for 2023 Year of the Rabbit
Solomon Islands is getting the jump on the next lunar year with gold and silver coins prepared to commemorate the Year of the Rabbit in 2023. -
Paper Money
Oct 24, 2022, 8 AMLiberia issues four new bank notes to complete series
The Central Bank of Liberia released the final four denominations in its updated bank note series, as the $20, $50, $500, and $1,000 notes join the $100 note that was issued in 2021. -
US Coins
Oct 24, 2022, 7 AMMonday Morning Brief for Oct. 24, 2022: When dreams come true
Collectors dream of a big discovery — finding a hoard of gold coins, for example, or a new example of a rare die variety or marriage, or even a new die marriage. Sometimes the dreams come true. -
Paper Money
Oct 23, 2022, 8 AMBurundi completes new series with 1,000-franc note
A new bank note series on an improved paper substrate and with better security features is completed in Burundi with the release of the 1,000-franc denomination, featuring a cow among its security devices. -
US Coins
Oct 22, 2022, 10 AMHobby videographer David Lisot, 69, dies after minor surgery
Noted videographer David Lisot, who established a business of producing numismatic videos, passed away at the age of 69 following complications from surgery. -
Paper Money
Oct 22, 2022, 8 AMKazakhstan issues replacement for 20,000-tenge note
An unpopular political figure has been replaced on the new 20,000-tenge note in Kazakhstan with the new note favoring an eagle instead of a person. -
US Coins
Oct 21, 2022, 10 AMGreatCollections buys Walton 1913 5¢ for $4.2 million, then sells to new owner
The George O. Walton example of the 1913 Liberty Head 5-cent coin was purchased by Great Collections in October for $4.2 million, and then sold to an undisclosed collector for an undisclosed price. -
US Coins
Oct 21, 2022, 9 AMMarket Analysis: Gold from Heritage Bass Foundation sale
An 1821 Capped Head gold $5 half eagle graded Proof 65 Cameo was the top selling lot in the first installment of Heritage Auctions' sale of the Harry W. Bass Jr. Core Collection on Sept. 29. -
US Coins
Oct 21, 2022, 8 AMWomen’s Suffrage bronze medal to be offered
A 1.5-inch bronze medal that replicates the designs of the 2020 Women's Suffrage Centennial silver medal will be offered by the U.S. Mint in 2022, but the date is not yet confirmed. -
US Coins
Oct 21, 2022, 8 AMNew die marriage discovered for 1800 half dime
For the first time in nearly three decades a new die marriage for the Draped Bust, Heraldic Eagle half dime has been discovered, and it is certified by PCGS as About Good Details, Holed.