2023 African Animal Mask Coin Series Starts With the Elephant

2023 African Animal Mask Coin Series Starts With the Elephant

First coin released in the African Animal Mask Series Produced in stunning Virenium featuring the elephant Low mintage of only 950 worldwide Pobjoy Mint...
CIT Introduces New Coin Featuring Sherlock Holmes

CIT Introduces New Coin Featuring Sherlock Holmes

Typefaces – Sherlock Holmes Cook Islands. 5 Dollars 2023. Silver .999. 1 oz. 45 mm. Proof. Mintage: 1,887 pieces. Special technology: Microminting. Minted by B....
A Brief History of the Chinese Gold Panda

A Brief History of the Chinese Gold Panda

By Tyler Rossi for CoinWeek .....   First struck in 1982, the .999 pure Chinese Gold Panda series has been a perennial favorite of numismatists and...
CoinWeek Streaming News: Three Awesome Gold Coins You Can't Afford to Miss

CoinWeek Streaming News: Three Awesome Gold Coins You Can’t Afford to Miss

  CoinWeek Streaming News is brought to you by NGC. For information about NGC’s current grading specials and services, as well as to look up certs,...
Latest in CIT Mountain Coin Series Features Legendary Half Dome

Latest in CIT Mountain Coin Series Features Legendary Half Dome

Mountains – Half Dome Cook Islands. 10 Dollars 2023. Silver .999. 2 oz. 38.61 mm. Proof. Mintage: 1,500 pieces. Special technology: smartminting® (Ultra High Relief)...
Tyrant Collection's Historic Mexican, Brazilian Coins at Long Beach Expo

Tyrant Collection’s Historic Mexican, Brazilian Coins at Long Beach Expo

Tyrants of the New World exhibit features 197 superb-quality Latin American coins publicly exhibited together for the first time   Important early coins of Mexico and...
Currently Circulating Mexican Coins

Currently Circulating Mexican Coins

By Tyler Rossi for CoinWeek .....   With nearly 500 years of western-style monetary history, Mexico’s numismatic story is quite fascinating. As one of the oldest North...
The 1849 Michael Jackson Memorial Coin?

The 1849 Michael Jackson Memorial Coin?

By Jay Turner for PCGS ......   Late Renaissance composer Orlando di Lasso was famous for his numerous musical compositions, including many religious choral pieces. Also...
Royal Canadian Mint Announces Numismatic Collection Honoring Life and Reign of Queen Elizabeth II

Royal Canadian Mint Announces Numismatic Collection Honoring Life and Reign of Queen Elizabeth II

The life and legacy of Queen Elizabeth II, who served as Canada’s monarch and head of state for 70 years, is being remembered on...
Astrolabe Featured on Historical Instruments Coin From CIT

Astrolabe Featured on Historical Instruments Coin From CIT

Historic Instruments – Astrolabe Cook Islands. 10 Dollars 2022. Silver .999. 2 oz. 45 mm. Antique finish. Mintage: 1,500 pieces. Special technology: smartminting® (Ultra High...
Royal Mint Unveils Henry VIII Coin for British Monarchs Collection

Royal Mint Unveils Henry VIII Coin for British Monarchs Collection

First coin in the collection to feature His Majesty King Charles III’s official coinage portrait   The Royal Mint, the official maker of UK coins, has...
New World Coins at Atlas Numismatics Include Madagascar Dollar

New World Coins at Atlas Numismatics Include Madagascar Dollar

By Atlas Numismatics ......   There are 595 new pieces for your consideration and browsing enjoyment. We hope that you may find something of interest for your...
Royal Canadian Mint Commemorative Coin Honors Black Canadian Volunteers of No. 2 Construction Battalion

Royal Canadian Mint Commemorative Coin Honors Black Canadian Volunteers of No. 2 Construction Battalion

No. 2 Construction Battalion, the first and only all-Black battalion-sized unit in Canadian military history, is being remembered on the 2023 issue of the...
The History Behind the Euro and Euro Coins

The History Behind the Euro and Euro Coins

By Tyler Rossi for CoinWeek .....   While it is not well known, Europe has flirted with a single unified currency since the founding of the...
Gold Coinage in Pre-Meiji Japan

Gold Coinage in Pre-Meiji Japan

By David Yoon for American Numismatic Society (ANS) ......   The coinage of western Eurasia and its colonial explants featured, from the Archaic Aegean to the...
Coins Circulating at the Time of Jack the Ripper

Coins Circulating at the Time of Jack the Ripper

By Tyler Rossi for CoinWeek .....   Over the past seven years, it seems as if true crime and serial killer podcasts have become ingrained in...
Latest Australian Opal Lunar Coin Celebrates Year of the Rabbit

Latest Australian Opal Lunar Coin Celebrates Year of the Rabbit

From our prestigious Australian Opal Lunar Series, this 2023 Year of the Rabbit coin features a spectacular centerpiece crafted from authentic Australian opal. Those born...
NUMISMATA Munich: Everything a Collector’s Heart Desires

The 2023 NUMISMATA Munich: Everything a Collector’s Heart Desires

Those who visit the Munich NUMISMATA on March 4 and 5 will find a sold-out venue with more than 220 exhibitors, who offer everything...
What Is a Bracteate? A Brief Explanation

What Is a Bracteate? A Brief Explanation

By Tyler Rossi for CoinWeek .....   A product of the highly fragmented political and economic world of central, eastern, and northern Europe during the early...
First Charles III Coins, Largest Royal Mint Coin Submitted to Trial of the Pyx

First Charles III Coins, Largest Royal Mint Coin Submitted to Trial of the Pyx

The Royal Mint’s coins have been submitted for quality testing in the annual Trial of the Pyx at Goldsmiths’ Hall in the City...
Rhino Featured on 2nd Coin in 2023 African Animal Mask Series

Rhino Featured on 2nd Coin in 2023 African Animal Mask Series

Second coin released in the African Animal Mask Series Produced in stunning Virenium featuring the rhino Low mintage of only 950 worldwide Pobjoy Mint...
Krause 2023 Coin of the Year (COTY) Winner

Ukraine Wins Coin of the Year

Competition was tough for the Coin of the Year (COTY) competitors this year. The 10 category wins had numerous close calls in voting, with Canada,...
Coins of the Medieval Ottoman Sultans of Turkey

Coins of the Medieval Ottoman Sultans of Turkey

By Mike Markowitz for CoinWeek .....   AT THE BEGINNING of the 14th century (c. 1300 CE), Anatolia (modern Türkiye) was a patchwork of “beyliks”, small,...
Perth Mint 2023 Kookaburra ANDA Privy Mark

Perth Mint Issues Special Privy Mark ANDA Kookaburra Coin

The Perth Mint is proud to present this exclusive Australian Kookaburra as its 2023 Melbourne Money Expo ANDA Special. Struck from 1oz of 99.99%...
The Piastre in French Indochina

The Piastre in French Indochina

By Tyler Rossi for CoinWeek .....   In 1847, after the Nguyễn dynasty of Vietnam had executed several members of the French Catholic missionary community for...
Bi-Metallic Swiss Mint Rosenlaui Glacier Coin.

Swiss Mint Issues New Rosenlaui Glacier Bimetallic Coin

By Federal Mint Swissmint ......   The Federal Mint Swissmint has issued the new Rosenlaui Glacier bimetallic coin, continuing the three-part Swiss glaciers series launched in...
Royal Mint Celebrates Flying Scotsman Centenary With £2 Coin

Royal Mint Celebrates Flying Scotsman Centenary With £2 Coin

The Royal Mint has launched a collectable £2 coin to mark the 100th anniversary of Flying Scotsman. The Royal Mint’s talented design team combined traditional...
Ottoman Coins and Currency at the End of Empire

Ottoman Coins and Currency at the End of Empire

By Tyler Rossi for CoinWeek .....   The Ottoman Empire was described as the "Sick Man of Europe" by the Russian tsar Nicholas I during a...
New Pyramid-Shaped 1oz Silver Proof Coin Commemorates Centenary of Opening of King Tut's Tomb

New Pyramid-Shaped 1oz Silver Proof Coin Commemorates Centenary of Opening of King Tut’s Tomb

Featuring Tutankhamun's Death Mask in full color Legal tender of Sierra Leone Issue limit of 500 coins worldwide The Pobjoy Mint is thrilled to...
London Coin Latest in Tiffany Art Metropolis Series

London Coin Latest in Tiffany Art Metropolis Series

Tiffany Art Metropolis – London Palau. 20 Dollars 2023. Silver .999. 3 oz. 55 mm. Proof. Mintage: 999 pieces. Special technology: smartminting® (Ultra High Relief);...