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World Coins
Sep 26, 2022, 8 AMPerth Mint marks King Tut discovery centennial on coin
The centennial of the discovery of the tomb of Egypt's King Tutankhamun is being noted with a colorful 2022 .9999 fine gold $100 coin issued by the Perth Mint for Tuvalu. -
Paper Money
Sep 26, 2022, 7 AMCommonwealth notes pictured Queen Elizabeth II for decades
Canada and Australia actually featured Queen Elizabeth II on their currency before the Bank of England, and updated portraits are found on notes from throughout her reign. -
Paper Money
Sep 25, 2022, 8 AMChief Lynn Malerba signs in as Treasurer of the United States
Announced as candidate for treasurer of the United States in July, Mohegan Chief Lynn Malerba was sworn in Sept. 12 and offered her signature as "Lynn Roberge Malerba" for U.S. paper money. -
World Coins
Sep 25, 2022, 8 AMMalta issues €3 coins featuring Caravaggio work
Malta is offering plain and colorful versions of €3 coins showcasing a painting of Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio called "Saint Jerome Writing." -
World Coins
Sep 24, 2022, 8 AMAustralian dollar program helps those in need
The Royal Australian Mint has placed six million "Donation dollars" into circulation in the past two years in a program designed to encourage offering a helping hand to those in need. -
US Coins
Sep 24, 2022, 7 AMDesign preference for Rosie the Riveter congressional gold medal
Designs for a congressional gold medal collectively recognizing women who stepped up to join the U.S. manufacturing workforce during WWII, keeping the factories running, were reviewed by the CFA Sept. 15. -
US Coins
Sep 23, 2022, 9 PMCFA chooses two 2024 American Innovation dollar designs
The Commission of Fine Arts approved a reverse design for the 2024 American Innovation dollar honoring Maine and conditionally approved a design for the Missouri coin, with suggestions. -
US Coins
Sep 23, 2022, 5 PMBulk purchase dealers may purchase majority of palladium coins
Dealers in the Authorized Bulk Purchase Program will get first chance to buy more than half of the limited-edition Reverse Proof 2022-W American Eagle palladium $25 coins, which go on sale Sept. 29. -
World Coins
Sep 23, 2022, 3 PMNiue showcases platypus on silver, gold commems
The platypus is the subject of two new colorful 2022 precious metal commemorative coins from Niue, a Proof .999 fine silver dollar and Proof .9999 fine gold $100 coin. -
World Coins
Sep 22, 2022, 8 AMPobjoy Mint coins honor age of Antarctic exploration
A 2022 £2 coin in a series honoring Antarctic exploration shows Sir Ernest Shackleton and four of his men landing the lifeboat in which they'd sailed some 800 miles in efforts to rescue the rest of the crew. -
US Coins
Sep 21, 2022, 4 PMSilver bullion coin pricing chart updated
Reflecting current secondary market prices, American Eagle silver dollar values in the "Precious Metals and Bullion Coins" pricing chart, found weekly in the "Coin World" print and digital editions, are updated. -
US Coins
Sep 21, 2022, 8 AMHeritage continues its offering of Christopher J. Salmon Collection
After an initial auction in August of early Massachusetts silver coins from the collection of author Christopher J. Salmon ("The Silver Coins of Massachusetts"), Heritage continues its offerings in October. -
Precious Metals
Sep 20, 2022, 8 AMMercanti American Eagles book offered in revised fourth edition
Former U.S. Mint chief engraver John Mercanti's popular "American Silver Eagles" book is available in a revised edition with additional pages of historical commentary and an image gallery of unused designs. -
Paper Money
Sep 19, 2022, 8 AMMonday Morning Brief for Sept. 19, 2022: Changes ahead, but when?
Changes to Federal Reserve notes and Bank of England notes are in the news, with new notes likely in the UK with the death of Elizabeth II, and delays in developing new notes in the United States. -
Paper Money
Sep 19, 2022, 8 AMQueen Elizabeth II the only monarch on Bank of England bank note issues
The late Queen Elizabeth II is the only monarch Bank of England notes have featured, with a portrait of the queen first appearing in 1960 and other public figures later variously featured. -
Paper Money
Sep 18, 2022, 8 AMWomen on 20s calls out BEP for Federal reserve note delays
The founder of Women on 20s is calling out the Bureau of Engraving and Printing for its ongoing delay in note design revisions, including a portrait change for the $20 Federal Reserve note. -
Paper Money
Sep 17, 2022, 8 AMNewman reference book updated with new features now available
Eric P. Newman’s "Early Paper Money of America," the definitive reference on Colonial and Continental currency, the first circulating currencies of North America, is updated in a new edition from CDN Publishing. -
US Coins
Sep 16, 2022, 9 AMWeek's Most Read: No more half dollars for circulation
Apparently enough Kennedy half dollars are available for circulation, and the U.S. Mint has suspended production of the coin to focus more attention on other products. -
US Coins
Sep 16, 2022, 8 AMLong Beach Expo features on-site Heritage auction
Heritage Auctions will be selling the first part of the Harry W. Bass Jr. Core Collection during the Long Beach Expo, with activities such as grading, seminars and a dealers bourse also among attractions. -
US Coins
Sep 15, 2022, 11 AMANA show awards recognize eight hobby leaders
The winners of the Lawrence J. Gentile Sr. Award and seven recipients of the Glenn Smedley Memorial Award were recognized by the ANA during ceremonies at the World's Fair of Money