The Royal Mint acknowledges five anniversaries in 2021 with commemorative coins, with coins offered in multiple versions, some offered only in sets available now; more releases are anticipated.

In a fruitful trip to an ATM, an Ohio student discovered an error note with a banana sticker overprinted, and after its 15-year absence from the market, Heritage Auctions offers the note Jan. 22.

Coins are fertile ground for learning history, as found in the Jan. 19 and 20 Classic Numismatic Group auction of the Peter J. Merani Collection of ancient Roman and papal coins and medals.

The only known 1974-D aluminum cent will be brought forth from the U.S. Mint's vault for display in the Denver Mint's public galleries, viewable when public tours resume at some as yet unknown time.

Smart bank notes could replace traditional notes as an interim currency, as digital currency builds momentum toward official acceptability.

Sometimes, a coin will be struck on a planchet intended for another denomination, leading to an error coin that can be explained to everyone, including those with little numismatic knowledge.

A new £2 coin marking the life and work of author H.G. Wells is called out on social media and in online fan forums for having elements on the reverse that are inconsistent with the works presented.

The final offering in the America the Beautiful series will begin turning up among circulated coins, the 56th issue, honoring Alabama's Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site.

Collectors can obtain the official Joe Biden presidential inaugural medals in bronze and .999 fine silver before the Jan. 20 inauguration, with a separate limited-edition colorized medal also offered.

President Trump signed legislation authorizing coins marking the 100th anniversary of the transition of silver dollar production from the Morgan dollar to the Peace dollar.