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Luxembourg’s New €2 Coin Celebrates Anniversary of Grand Duchess Charlotte Bridge

May 12, 2016 By Michael Alexander Leave a Comment

The Banque Centrale du Luxembourg has announced (9th May) the issue of a special €2 coin in celebration of the Grand Duchess Charlotte Bridge, a contemporary road bridge that passes 74 meters over Pfaffenthal, a small quarter in Luxembourg City, from Kirchberg to Limpertsberg. The bridge was designed by German architect Egon Jux, whose winning submission was […]

Luxembourg’s Grand Ducal Dynasty celebrates 125th Anniversary and Independence

October 30, 2015 By Michael Alexander Leave a Comment

The Bank Centrale de Luxembourg have issued a new €2 coin celebrating the 125th anniversary of the Grand Duchy’s Royal dynasty, the Royal House of Nassau-Weilbourg, as well as the Grand Duchy’s independence from the Netherlands. Luxembourg’s Ruling House is effectively a branch of the greater House of Nassau, a diversified aristocratic dynasty in Europe […]

Luxembourg Celebrates Congress of Vienna Bicentenary with New Silver & Color Coin

July 29, 2015 By Michael Alexander Leave a Comment

The Banque Centrale de Luxembourg has announced the issue of a new coin celebrating the bicentenary anniversary of the Congress of Vienna, an accord that established the Grand Duchy of Luxenbourg as a separate geopolitical entity in association with the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The Congress of Vienna, which opened in September 1814, was called […]

Must-see rarities at Denver World’s Fair of Money

The American Numismatic Association is celebrating the 50th anniversary of its Colorado headquarters, which officially opened in Colorado Springs on June 10, 1967. Those who attend the World’s Fair of Money (www.WorldsFairofMoney.com), which takes place August 1–5, 2017, at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver, will be in for an anniversary treat: The ANA will […]

Miles Standish to get his head shaved to benefit ANA and help sick children

(Denver, Colorado)—Prominent numismatist Michael “Miles” Standish will get his head shaved in public at the American Numismatic Association 2017 World’s Fair of Money in Denver. The hair-raising act will raise money for the ANA and the nonprofit Standish Foundation for Child & Family Centered Healthcare. Standish is an award-winning numismatic author as well as being […]

Interview with Colin Campbell, investment and banking manager, Isle of Man Treasury

The coins of the Isle of Man have become some of the best-known issues with foreign coin collectors, who would have at least one piece included in their treasured collections. The journey to this level of esteem in the numismatic world has taken decades. As the Isle of Man embark on a brand-new phase of […]

Ozark National Scenic Riverways three-coin set available June 26

The United States Mint will accept orders for the 2017 America the Beautiful Quarters Three-Coin Set featuring the Ozark National Scenic Riverways (product code 17AF) on June 26 at noon Eastern time. The reverse of the quarters in this set depicts Alley Mill, a steel roller mill built in 1894. This merchant mill was used to convert […]

U.S. Mint sales report: Week ending June 18, 2017

This U.S. Mint numismatic sales report covers the week ending June 18, 2017. Only one new release is on the report this week: the highly anticipated 2017-P American Liberty silver medal (17XB). Preceded on the calendar by the $1,690 American Liberty 225th-Anniversary high-relief gold coin (17XA), the silver medal, priced at $59.95, was expected to […]

Estonia: Release of pre-independence anniversary coins announced

The Bank of Estonia have announced (20th June) that they will make available their much-anticipated €2 commemorative coins celebrating the events preceding Estonia’s centenary of independence on 26th June, with the coin entering circulation thereafter. The design for this new commemorative coin is dedicated to the events that preceded Estonia’s declaration of independence. On the […]

Texas attorney general issues consumer-protection tips for gold buyers

(Austin, Texas)—With input from numismatic experts, the attorney general of Texas, Ken Paxton, has issued a consumer-protection alert about buying and selling gold coins. Award-winning rare-coin and precious-metals writer Michael Fuljenz, president of Universal Coin and Bullion in Beaumont, Texas, provided continuing consultation to the attorney general’s office on this important consumer alert. Fuljenz, in […]

Development of the first U.S. state-run bullion depository is underway in Texas

The following is a re-post courtesy of Coin Update’s sister site Mint News Blog. Lone Star Tangible Assets (LSTA), an Austin-based firm, has signed a five-year contract with the government of Texas to manage the state’s bullion depository, which will be under the authority of the state comptroller general (currently Glenn Hegar). Prior to the […]

St. Helena and the East India Company: The Empire Collection celebrates the history of the EIC

The government and Treasury of St. Helena, in association with the East India Company (EIC), have released a new set of gold coins which chronicles the establishment and history of the East India Company and is entitled the “Empire Collection.” From its very first voyage in January 1601 until it was dissolved and absorbed into […]

Falkland Islands: Second “penguin” coin in popular series issued

The government and Treasury of the Falkland Islands have issued (20th June) their second coin as part of the very popular “Indigenous Penguins” coin series, which features full-colour renditions of the islands’ more numerous inhabitants. The Falkland Islands refer to themselves as the “penguin capital of the world,” as more than one million penguins nest […]