Jeff and Larry branch out to world topics, including the upcoming US-Mexican Numismatics convention with World Numismatics’ Cory Frampton.

In the first offering from a major collection of medals by Victor David Brenner, an example of his 1895 bronze Society of the Cincinnati medal sold for $5,400, well above its estimate, to the society's museum.

Discovery of 1621-dated 8-real coins in the wreckage of ships from a 1622 fleet confirms their early date of minting in what is now Colombia; one example is offered in Sedwick's Nov. 5 auction.

An 1815/2 Capped Bust half dollar, discovered stashed in a tobacco tin under a staircase in a British home and now graded PCGS MS-63 sold in Heritage's Oct. 7 Premier Session in Dallas for $39,600.

With the 1,000- and 10,000-colón bank notes entering circulation Oct. 15, Costa Rica completes the transition of all its five note denominations from cotton paper to polymer in less than 12 months.

For customers of the numismatic products of the U.S. Mint, 2021 had its highs and lows, with the sales of stunningly popular coins pleasing some and alienating others. What is in store for 2022?

A Zimbabwean artist repurposes hyperinflated currency notes abandoned in 2009, a residue of corruption under former President Mugabe, as a medium for creating vibrant art.

Two new 2022 coins for Niue, a silver dollar and a gold $100 coin, both enhanced by color, mark the 50th anniversary of the 1972 "Blue Marble" photo from space during the Apollo 17 trip to the Moon.

A collection of bank notes from Jordan, virtually complete by Pick numbers 1949 to 2002, is among the offerings in the Nov. 4 sale of world currency by World Banknote Auctions of California.

To gauge customer interest, the U.S. Mint catalog lists the 1-ounce silver Air Force and Coast Guard medals for 2022 with a Remind Me button, but no mintage, sale date or price.