Medals and Tokens

By David Thomason Alexander for CoinWeek .... In 2016, the meteoric career of the Franklin Mint (FM) has ended in Never-Never-Land as a dusty footnote...

The China Garden of Life medals celebrate insects that are honored in Chinese tradition By Peter Anthony - Numismatic Guaranty Corporation .......   Spring has already slipped into...

By Sincona ......   In May of 2018 Sincona held its 46th and 47th auctions. A so-called “Stirnlocken-Vreneli” was sold at 130,000 CHF, a 10 ducat...

A revised commemorative medal design for the Philadelphia World’s Fair of Money was unveiled Friday (June 8) by the American Numismatic Association (ANA). Designed...

2018 Silver Eagle and Palladium Proof Coins Among Anticipated Upcoming Releases By CoinWeek News Staff ....   Over the weekend, the United States Mint added several new...

Dutch artist Geer Steyn became the 57th recipient of the J. Sanford Saltus Award for excellence in medallic art at the biannual conference of...

Selection of 18 unique portraits Galvanos highlight June Long Beach Expo A rare group of artist Edward Warren Sawyer's Native American Portrait Galvanos, heralded as...

By Atlas Numismatics ...... Atlas Numismatics will be attending the The 2018 World's Fair of Money from August 14-18, 2018. If you'd like us to...

"I am a true Roman Emperor; I am of the best race of Caesars - those who are founders." --Napoleon Bonaparte, 1812. The Charles J. Ricard...

By CoinWeek News Staff ....   On Monday, May 21, news media outlets in the United States noticed a curious knickknack available at the White House...

By Medalcraft Mint ......   Medalcraft Mint, a designer and producer of custom medallions, challenge coins and other awards, has expanded its customer base with the...

By Everett Millman - Gainesville Coins .......   The committee tasked with preparing Tokyo for the 2020 Olympics is exploring a frugal plan for producing the bronze,...

By CoinWeek ....   In conjunction with Dorotheum Jewellers in Vienna, the Austrian Mint has created a line of jewelry based on medallic art from its...

 CoinWeek Podcast #97: Numismatic Americana Through the Eyes of John Kraljevich Mobile phone users. Stream this podcast for free by downloading the podomatic app or subscribe to...

By CoinWeek .....   When astronaut and Apollo 11 Mission Commander Neil Armstrong stepped on the lunar surface at 10:56 Eastern Time on July 21, 1969,...

By Don Everhart - Former Sculptor-Engraver, United States Mint ..... Exclusive for CoinWeek   Links to earlier parts: 1 | 2 During my 13+ years as a sculptor-engraver...

2017 + 2018 J. Sanford Saltus  Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Art of the Medal The Board of Trustees of the American Numismatic Society...

Coinweek News Wire for April 13, 2018 .... In Memoriam 1.) Walter Ray Lockwood, 1939-2018 Walter Ray Lockwood (member 1256) passed away early morning Tuesday, April 3. He was...

By David T. Alexander and Dr. David Menchell .....   Highlighting its educational mission for more than three decades, the American Numismatic Association (ANA) has offered...

By Atlas Numismatics ......   Atlas Numismatics will be attending the Chicago Coin Expo 2018 April 18-21, and the Long Beach Expo from June 14 to...

The Stack’s Bowers Galleries Official Auction of the March 2018 Whitman Coin & Collectibles Expo was one of the most dynamic and impressive Baltimore...

APMEX, Inc. is excited to announce the latest releases from KOMSCO , the South Korean Mint with the 2018 1 oz Silver Chiwoo Cheonwang and...

Coinweek News Wire for March 26, 2018 ....   News Wire Current Events 1.) Lawmakers Push to Put Women on Quarters In a program that would mimic the ongoing commemorative...

Working with a partially sighted artist and adding braille to a coin for the first time, the Royal Canadian Mint is proud to launch...

The members of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) received a Congressional Gold Medal on March 21 during a ceremony in Emancipation Hall of...

By Atlas Numismatics ......   Atlas Numismatics will be attending the Whitman Spring Expo in Baltimore March 22-25, the Chicago Coin Expo 2018 April 18-21st, and...

An impressive gold medal of Catherine the Great, which will be auctioned off at the Künker Auction 306 on March 23, shows the magnificent...

One of the highlights of the upcoming Heritage April 20-24 World Coins Signature Auction is the Douglas Robins Collection of Canadian Tokens, possibly the...

By Coinweek News Wire ....   Coinweek News Wire for February 23, 2018 Current Events 1.) US, Libya sign MoU to combat looting of cultural properties As part of the...

Chiwoo Cheonwang Medal Gold & Silver Bullion Series APMEX, Inc., a leading online Precious Metals retailer based in Oklahoma City, is pleased to offer the...