Description The obverse features the portrait of Queen Elizabeth II designed by Ian Rank-Broadley (initials IRB); surrounded by the monarch’s name, the issuing country, and the denomination 2 DOLLARS. The reverse presents the cover of the AC/DC album Highway to Hell in color. Below, is the year of issue, 2018. Story Highway to Hell was […]
2019 Canadian dollar coin marks 50th anniversary of the country’s decriminalization of homosexuality
50 years ago, Pierre Trudeau, the father of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, introduced amendments to Canada’s Criminal Code in 1967 that decriminalized same-sex relationships two years later. His words regarding the matter echoed a very libertarian sentiment: There’s no place for the state in the bedrooms of the nation. What’s done in private between […]
Argentina: New $2 and $10 circulation coins complete latest series
The Banco de la Republica Argentina has issued (19th December) the two remaining coin denominations planned as part of their new series of re-designed and revised circulation coins and banknotes. The latest denominations are the $2 and $10 coins which feature a silk floss tree and a calden tree, respectively. With these coins issued, the […]
First International Coin Designer Training program held in Shanghai
In early December the Chinese Mint held the first International Coin Designer Training program at its Shanghai branch mint, which brought together several prominent coin designers from Europe, the U.S., and China. These experienced coin designers and medallic artists shared their wealth of experience with artists and designers from China during several days of presentations […]
Greece: New silver collector coin dedicated to the centenary anniversary of the Hellenic Mathematical Society
The Bank of Greece has announced that they have issued, on the 20th December, their last silver Proof collector coin for 2018 and will be in recognition of the centenary anniversary of the founding of the Hellenic Mathematical Society. Greece has a rich tradition in mathematics since antiquity, with such figures as Thales, Pythagoras, Euclid, and Archimedes. Founded […]
Netherlands: 11th silver ducat in current series focuses on the province of Groningen
The Royal Dutch Mint has released (6th December) the latest silver ducat which is part of their current series, with this coin featuring the historical province of Groningen. The silver ducat was once a very important means of payment for international Dutch trade between 1659 and 1816. The silver ducat was used on a literally inhabited continent […]
Record prices in 2018 U.S. rare coin market, reports Professional Numismatists Guild
Dealers organization estimates the U.S. rare coin market was over $4 billion in 2018 (Temecula, California) December 27, 2018 — Quality was in the eyes of the bidders in the multi-billion dollar United States rare coin market during 2018, according to a year-end tabulation conducted by the Professional Numismatists Guild (PNG), a nonprofit organization composed […]
Bowers on Alexandre Vattemare and the Numismatic Scene
Alexandre Vattemare was quite the character and personality. He lived two lives, and was famous in both. However, few people in the 1820s through the 1850s, when he was most active, knew they were the lives of a single man. Q. David Bowers explores this juxtaposition in a fascinating new book, Alexandre Vattemare and the […]
U.S. Mint sales report: Week ending December 23, 2018
This U.S. Mint numismatic sales report covers the week ending December 23, 2018. The Mint’s best-selling product this week was the 2018 American Innovation $1 Proof coin (18GA), which sold 30,521 units. In second place was the 2018 U.S. Mint Proof Set (18RG), which sold 5,038 units. The third best-selling item this week was the 2018 U.S. […]
Romania: New commemorative 100-lei banknote issued in tribute to centenary anniversary of the Great Union
The Banca Nationala’ a Romaniei has issued (1st December) a new commemorative banknote which is in tribute to the country’s year-long celebration recognising the Great Union. This occurred at the end of World War I, and united territories largely populated with Romanians from the former Austrian-Hungarian and the Russian Empire with the rest of the […]
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