Coin Collecting News
The news that a new effigy of the Queen would be introduced by the Royal Mint this year made national news headlines in the UK as there hasn't been this kind of change to British coinage since 1998. Michael Alexander of the London Banknote and Monetary Research Centre went to the unveiling to see firsthand the new portrait which will be included on British coinage from now on and to also speak … [Read More...]
On February 26 Heritage Auctions held session 1 of a signature auction held in conjunction … [Read More...]
Following the typically robust sales in January, gold and silver bullion coin sales at the … [Read More...]
Elgin, Illinois is a city of approximately 110,000 people located northwest of Chicago on … [Read More...]
The United States Mint has started accepting orders for the thirty-third release within … [Read More...]
From February 26 to March 1, Heritage Auctions will be holding a signature auction of … [Read More...]
I first became interested in coin collecting the old fashioned way in the late 1960’s. A … [Read More...]
As part of the Long Beach Coin Expo held in Long Beach, CA during the last week of … [Read More...]
The Perth Mint has started accepting orders for the 2015 Australian Sovereign Gold Proof … [Read More...]
With fanfare not seen since the unveiling of the new reverse sides of the Nation’s coinage … [Read More...]
The Royal Mint have revealed the new design for the currently circulating £2 coin which … [Read More...]
The Bank of England announced (24th February) that the signature of new Chief Cashier … [Read More...]
If a grading company sends back your coin questioning its toning, is that the end of the … [Read More...]
Numismatic Guaranty Corporation, one of the hobby's premier holdering companies, has … [Read More...]
The first Long Beach Coin Expo of the year (one of three this year) was held from January … [Read More...]
Coin Invest Trust has created a coin which captures 542 million years of evolution on our planet condensed on a single coin, compressed on a nano chip. The Nano Life Coin is the fourth issue of the Nano series issued under the authority of the Cook Islands. Introduced in the 1970s, nanotechnology is concerned with […]
The New Zealand Post have launched two new coins to mark the centennial of one of the most crucial battles undertaken during the First World War, that of the Battle of Gallipoli. In 1915 New Zealand’s role in the First World War reached a new level. In near-impossible conditions, the New Zealand Expeditionary Force took […]
The United States Mint has started accepting orders for the 2015 Homestead National Monument of America Quarters in numismatic bags and rolls. Circulating quality quarters struck at either the Philadelphia, Denver, or San Francisco Mint facilities are available across six different product options. The Homestead Quarter represents the first release of the year and the […]
The European Central Bank today launched their latest banknote which has undergone significant design change as well as security upgrades, the €20 note joins both the €5 and €10 which themselves underwent similar upgrade in 2013 and 2014 respectively. In a ceremony presided over by ECB President Mario Draghi who welcomed the world’s media and […]
The latest weekly United States Mint numismatic product sales report includes the debut number for the 2015 America the Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Set. Other products in focus include the 2015 Kennedy Half Dollar bags and rolls and 2015 US Marshals Commemorative Coins. The 2015 America the Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Set went on sale […]
The Berlin Auction of January 29, 2015 on the occasion of the World Money Fair proved that the market for fresh material in highest quality is more than strong. A total of 1,073 lots with an estimate of 6.5 million euros reached a total hammer price of 8.6 million euros. For more than 60 years, […]
Today, the United States Mint will begin accepting orders for the 2015 America the Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Set. This product provides collectors with the first opportunity to acquire this year’s five different quarters struck in a composition of 90% silver. The America the Beautiful Quarters Program is in its sixth year, with five different […]
The Bank of Lithuania have issued a new silver coin which marks the 500th anniversary of one of the country’s most revered statesmen during the era of the Lithuanian Grand Duchy, Mikolaj Krzysztof Radziwill (1515 – 1565) nicknamed The Black. In his time, he was able to gain much political influence with Zygmunt II August, […]
March 9-13, 2015 Fritz Rudolf Künker, Osnabrück Auction 259-262 Over 6.700 lots with a total estimate of more than 6.5 million euros will be auctioned off by Künker in March. You will find German and world coins featuring multiple special collections. Phaleristic objects and ancient coins are particularly well represented this time. It is, as […]
The latest weekly United States Mint numismatic product sales report includes the opening figures for the 2015 Kennedy Half Dollar bags and rolls. The 2015 US Marshals Commemorative Coins make their third appearance within the reports. On February 12, 2015, the US Mint opened sales for products containing circulating quality 2015 Kennedy Half Dollars. Two […]
