An aluminum 50-million-mark coin from Westphalia is offered in a May 4 auction by Steve Album Rare Coins. The piece dates to the post-war inflationary period in Germany.

France applauds the Smurfs, iconic little blue pixies who were the creation of Belgian artist Peyo, with 13 different 2020 coins in multiple denominations and compositions.

With pandemic control measures limiting live purchase opportunities, collectors gravitate to online auctions; auction records can help in making smart decisions on bidding.

An 1864 two-cent piece brought over $3,600 in a recent sale because of factors like high mintage and first year of issue.

In the Monica Kern Collection, medals from around the world depict mothers lending support, encouragement or enrichment (nutritional and otherwise) to their children.

Monsters, beasts and other wild creatures both real and imagined have long played an important part in cultural imagery and story-telling, including appearing on our coins.

George Washington never wanted his portrait to appear on U.S. coinage, but that eventually happened anyway. Paper money depicting him arose even sooner.

Changes to the 2020 Great American Coin Hunt and the release of the first two 2020-W America the Beautiful quarter dollars caught readers' attention the past week.

The West Point Mint’s indefinite shutdown April 15 will affect the production and release of precious metal bullion coins, collector coins and gold commemorative coins.

Jeff and Chris recap some recent Coin World coverage of mint closures around the world in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. They also interview Saul Teichman, an expert in U.S. pattern material.