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US Coins Jan 15, 2021, 1 PM
Circulating Collectible Coin Redesign Act of 2020 signed by president
The comprehensive law legislates quarter dollar programs through 2030 and overall coinage redesign for 2026, and authorizes designing and striking U.S. Olympic medals. -
Paper Money Jan 15, 2021, 11 AM
Cabo Verde revises its 200-escudo note in favor of cotton
The Bank of Cabo Verde issued its new 200-escudo note in a cotton fiber material, replacing the only polymer denomination, though the two will appear similar and co-circulate. -
World Coins Jan 15, 2021, 10 AM
Canada’s ‘Bluenose’ vessel featured on commemoratives for ship centennial
The Royal Canadian Mint features the swift, graceful schooner 'Bluenose' on several 2021 coins in celebration of the 1921 launch of what soon became one of Canada’s favorite national symbols. -
US Coins Jan 15, 2021, 10 AM
Mint ready to implement alloy change for coins pending approval
Congress recently received the U.S. Mint's latest biennial research report detailing alternatives compositions the Mint has prepared for circulating coins, including the cent. -
US Coins Jan 15, 2021, 10 AM
NGC certifies new mule die pairing from two $1 coin series
Numismatic Guaranty Corp. recently authenticated a coin having a Sacagawea dollar obverse and a Presidential reverse, the first known example of this die muling. -
US Coins Jan 15, 2021, 9 AM
Week's Most Read: Centennial silver dollars a go
The excitement is building around the creation of modern versions of the Morgan and Peace dollars to celebrate the centennial of the design switch with the quarter dollar changes also drawing readers. -
US Coins Jan 11, 2021, 5 PM
By George, there’s a new reverse for the quarter
Jeff and Larry take a look at the new reverse design of the quarter that will be coming later in the year. Keeping the colonial theme, the discussion moves to commemoratives and the world as we knew it in 2007 with news and interesting topics of the day. -
US Coins Jan 11, 2021, 11 AM
Market Analysis: 1964 Kennedy half on clad quarter dollar planchet
When changes happen, errors happen as well, as evidenced by the 1964 Kennedy half dollar that ended up being struck on a planchet intended for a 1965 quarter dollar. -
Paper Money Jan 11, 2021, 8 AM
Website highlights satirical note linking to Panic of 1837
A Brooklyn-based website recently brought attention to a satirical note from the Panic of 1837 that lampooned Andrew Jackson for his role in the Panic, a seven-year recession in the United States. -
World Coins Jan 11, 2021, 7 AM
Monday Morning Brief for Jan. 11, 2021: Four legs on a Tripod?
In H.G. Wells' classic alien invasion novel "The War of the Worlds," Martians lay waste to Great Britain with giant Tripods. So why does the Royal Mint's new coin show the war machine with four legs?