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Counterfeit Coin Detection – 1913 Great Britain Gold Sovereign

By NGC (Numismatic Guaranty Company) ......   These two counterfeits share some of the same imperfections.   The British gold Sovereign is one of the most popular and...
Royal Australian Mint - Rough-Toothed Dolphin $1 dollar silver coin. Image: RAM / CoinWeek.

Rough-Toothed Dolphin Latest Coin From Royal Australian Mint

By Royal Australian Mint ...... Dolphins are found in oceans throughout the world, but more often located in deeper waters far out to sea are...
Royal Mint Welcomes Music Legend Dame Shirley Bassey to Strike Her Own Coin

Royal Mint Welcomes Music Legend Dame Shirley Bassey to Strike Her Own Coin

On Monday, June 26, The Royal Mint, official maker of coins for the United Kingdom, unveiled a collectable coin celebrating Dame Shirley Bassey with...
CIT Reveals Dinosaur Adventure on New Silver Coin

CIT Reveals Dinosaur Adventure on New Silver Coin

Daydreamer – Adventure Palau. 10 Dollars 2023. Silver .999. 2 oz. 45 mm. Antique finish. Mintage: 1,500 pieces. Special technology: smartminting® (Ultra High Relief) with...
Royal Mint Marks 75th Anniv. of Windrush Arrival on New 50p

Royal Mint Marks 75th Anniv. of Windrush Arrival on New 50p

The Royal Mint has collaborated with multidisciplinary artist Valda Jackson, to design a 50p marking the 75th anniversary of HMT Empire Windrush arriving in...
Royal Canadian Mint 2023 $20 Indigenous Day Commemorative Coin.

Royal Canadian Mint Celebrates Indigenous Peoples Day With $2 Commemorative Coin

On the eve of the Summer Solstice, a day of great significance for First Nations, Inuit, and Métis people across Canada, the Royal Canadian...
CIT Gets Ready for 2024 With New Year of the Dragon Coin

CIT Gets Ready for 2024 With New Year of the Dragon Coins

Year of the Dragon Mongolia. 1000 Togrog. 2024. Silver .999. 1 oz. Size approx. 35 mm. Antique finish. Mintage: 999 pieces. Special technology: smartminting® (Ultra...
1668 AV Klippe 10 Ducats. NGC MS62. Image: Atlas Numismatics.

Rare Gold Swiss Pattern 20 Francs at Atlas Numismatics

By Atlas Numismatics ...... Atlas Numismatics presents 218 new coins and medals for your consideration and browsing enjoyment. We hope that you may find something interesting...
Royal Mint Unveils Remastered Charles II Coin for British Monarchs Collection

Royal Mint Unveils Remastered Charles II Coin for British Monarchs Collection

The Royal Mint, official maker of UK coins, has unveiled the seventh coin in its British Monarchs Collection, featuring a remastered portrait of Charles...
Treasure of the Sichuan - Coins and Cultural Heritage. A 2002 silver 20 Yuan Sichuan Sanxingdui Relics coin. Courtesy of PCGS.

Treasure of the Sichuan – Coins and Cultural Heritage

By Peter Anthony for PCGS ...... Only splish, splash, splish, splash – the sounds of oars and the creaking of wood – break the Sichuan...
The campus of Western Michigan University, host of the International Congress on Medieval Studies.

Medieval European Numismatics in the United States

By David Yoon for American Numismatic Society (ANS) ...... The International Congress on Medieval Studies has met every May at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo...
Charles III 100 Pounds. Image: Heritage Auctions.

Charles I Features on Sixth Coin in British Monarchs Collection

The Royal Mint, one of the oldest continuously operating mints in the world, has struck coins for every British monarch for the last millennium,...
ITALIAN STATES. Venice. Alvise Mocenigo IV. (1768-69) RBP AR Ducato. NGC MS66.

Superbly Toned Gothic Crown Offered by Atlas Numismatics

Gothic Crown just one coin among other new highlights at Atlas Numismatics   By Atlas Numismatics ...... Atlas Numismatics has prepared 451 new coins and medals for your...

Collecting the Canadian $2 Coin

By Tyler Rossi for CoinWeek ..... The date? February 19, 1996. The location? Ben’s Deli in Montreal. The plot line? The official launch of Canada’s...
Royal Canadian Mint’s $2 Coin Honoring Elizabeth II Named Best New Circulating Coin by IACA. Image: Royal Canadian Mint.

Royal Canadian Mint’s $2 Coin Honoring Elizabeth II Named Best New Circulating Coin by...

Two-dollar circulation coin with innovative black nickel plating earns Mint another Excellence in Currency Award   The Royal Canadian Mint is delighted that its bi-metallic $2...
Royal Canadian Mint Pysanka coins.

Royal Canadian Mint Raises Over $1 Million for Ukraine Relief

Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the Royal Canadian Mint made the decision to donate all net cash proceeds from the sale...
2023 Royal Canadian Mint Coronation Commemorative Coins.

Royal Canadian Mint Unveils Coins Marking Charles III Coronation

As Canadians celebrate the coronation of His Majesty King Charles III, the first formal investiture of a new monarch in seven decades, the Royal...
Abruzzo National Park Honored on New 5 Euro Italian Coin. Image: Mint of Italy.

Abruzzo National Park Honored on New 5 Euro Italian Coin

By the Italian Mint ...... The 2023 Numismatic Collection created by the Italian Mint and Printing Institute dedicates a new silver coin with a face...
Unusual Brockage Error Among New Coins at Atlas Numismatics

Unusual Brockage Error Coin Among New Inventory at Atlas Numismatics

By Atlas Numismatics ...... Atlas Numismatics has prepared 251 new coins and medals for your consideration and browsing enjoyment. We hope that you may find something...
PCGS Around the World: French 1641/0 Croix de Templier ½ Louis D’or

PCGS Around the World: French 1641/0 Croix de Templier ½ Louis D’or

By Jay Turner for PCGS ...... What is better? The tried-and-true way practiced for centuries or a new way developed with new methods and technology?...
The Coins of Portuguese Mozambique, Part 2 by Tyler Rossi.

The Coins of Portuguese Mozambique, Part 2

By Tyler Rossi for CoinWeek ..... Part 1 | Part 2 * * * While Portugal originally claimed a massive swath of Africa--from Angola on the west...
20 Years of Silver Niobium Coins From the Austrian Mint

20 Years of Silver Niobium Coins From the Austrian Mint

By Austrian Mint ...... Twenty years ago, through the combination of silver and niobium, the Austrian Mint created an internationally recognized innovation in which wonderful...

Two Coins in One: Croatia Issues Its 1st Euro Collector Coins

The coins are dedicated to a fashion accessory that owes its name to the Croats: the cravat, the precursor of the necktie   On April 18,...

The Coins of Portuguese Mozambique, Part 1

By Tyler Rossi for CoinWeek ..... Part 1 | Part 2 * * * Portugal’s first contact with East Africa was during the "Age of Exploration" in...

Royal Mint UK Reveals Charles III Coronation Coin Range

The Royal Mint has revealed a range of commemorative coins to celebrate the upcoming Coronation The commemorative coin range features the first official...

The Potosí Mint Fraud of 1649: Long Table 130 With Jesse Kraft

  In Long Table 130, join ANS Curator Jesse Kraft to discuss the Potosí Mint Fraud of 1649. This seemingly small scandal had international repercussions...

Air Force Centennial, Veneto Cuisine Honored on New Italian Coins

By the Italian Mint ...... 100 Years of the Air Force As part of the 2023 Numismatic Collection from the Italian State Mint and Printing Institute,...

Royal Mint Issues King Charles III Official Maundy Money Coins

The Royal Mint has unveiled His Majesty King Charles III’s official Maundy Money. This year was King Charles III's first official Royal Maundy...

Royal Australian Mint Inaugurates Coat of Arms Series With Queensland Coin

By Royal Australian Mint ......   The Royal Australian Mint’s Australian Coat of Arms investment coin series is characterized by quintessentially Australian designs that tell a...

Proof High Relief 2oz Gold Kangaroo Now Available From Perth Mint

For April, The Perth Mint presents this 2oz gold Proof high-relief coin featuring the latest Kangaroo design. Each coin is struck by The Perth Mint...