Coin Collecting News
The latest weekly United States Mint numismatic product sales report includes the opening figures for the 2013 Helen Taft First Spouse Gold Coin. Also, the spate of product sell outs continues with the 2013 Proof Gold Buffalo no longer available. The Helen Taft Gold Coins went on sale at the US Mint on December 2, […]
The United States Mint has started accepting orders for the 2013 Ellen Wilson First Spouse Gold Coins. Ellen Wilson was the first wife of President Woodrow Wilson and served as the First Lady of the United States from 1913 until her death in 1914. The obverse of the coin features a portrait of Ellen Wilson […]
The Central Bank of Malta has issued a third coin in the series of €2 commemorative coins highlighting milestones in Malta’s Constitutional History. The theme of this new coin is ‘Self-government – 1921’. Malta was granted a form of self-rule by the British government in 1921, in the aftermath of the First World War and […]
The Treasury of the Isle of Man Government has issued their much loved and eagerly collected “Cat” crown which depicts a specific breed in the feline world. This year’s breed chosen to grace the reverse of the crown is the Snowshoe cat – accompanied by two of her kittens. The coin is struck by the […]
Introduced to replace the long-lived Liberty seated design which had been in production since the 1830s, the Barber Dime was struck from 1892 until 1916. While not the most popular dime series to collect, like the quarter and half dollar with the same design by Charles E. Barber, it still has a strong collector base […]
The Perth Mint of Australia has released their latest monthly sales figures for gold and silver sold as coins and minted products. Although total sales for each metal recorded a decline compared to the prior month, in both cases sales were above the levels from the year ago period. For the month of November 2013, […]
The Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) met on November 22, 2013 at United States Mint Headquarters and discussed some ideas and concepts surrounding the upcoming March of Dimes Commemorative Silver Dollar. In attendance from the committee were Chairman Gary Marks, Dr. Michael Bugeja, Erik Jansen, Michael Moran, Michael Olson (via teleconference), Michael Ross, Donald Scarinci, […]
The Royal Canadian Mint’s Silver Maple Leaf will be getting a new look in 2014. A new finish formed of complex radial lines and a micro-engraved laser mark will become permanent additions to the Mint’s flagship silver bullion coin. “The Royal Canadian Mint is committed to delivering outstanding quality and value to its customers by […]
Sell outs continue to take place for the United States Mint’s 2013 numismatic products as the end of the year approaches. Shortly following the reporting date for this week’s sales report, sell outs occurred for the 2013-W Uncirculated Gold Eagle and the 2013 Fort McHenry National Memorial Five Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin. The US Mint […]
The Bank of Greece has issued (2nd December) two new coins which honor the man who is universally acknowledged as the father of western medicine. Hippocrates of Cos (460-377 B.C.) is remembered as the physician who based the art of healing on rational principles and liberating it from divine intervention and/or superstition. He perceived the […]
