The Perth Mint has released their entire lineup of new coins from the February 2018 catalogue and with the releases coinciding with the annual Berlin World Money Fair, the mint […]
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The United States Mint has now released the 2018 Native American $1 Coins, in several product options for collector's to order.Since 2009, this $1 coin has displayed a different reverse […]
US Mint Releases 2018 Jim Thorpe Dollar Coins
The United States Mint has now released the final design images for the 2018 Breast Cancer Awareness Commemorative coins, due to be released in 2018.The designs were unveiled during a […]
US Mint 2018 Breast Cancer Awareness Commemorative Coin Designs Unveiled
The US Mint has unveiled the final designs for the 2018 World War I Centennial silver dollar coin. The unveiling took place during the Association of the United States Army […]
Final Design for 2018 USA WWI Memorial Silver Dollar Coin
3 One of the most remarkable and scarce coins in all of American Numismatics will be offered on public auction in early November 2017. The 1861 Confederate States Half Dollar Coin […]
1861 Confederate Half Dollar to Highlight Eric P Newman Auction
One of the finest known examples of what is arguable one of the world's most sought after and beautiful coins, the 1839 British gold quintuple sovereign, simply referred to as […]
Una and the Lion Coin Sells for Nearly 1/2 Million ...
The Numismatic Guaranty Corporation has recently certified yet another British “Una and the Lion” coin. This time the coin in question received a grade of PF 65 Ultra Cameo, making […]
NGC Grades Spectacular Gold Una and the Lion Coin
During 1943 the US Mint was producing Lincoln pennies from zinc coated steel in a an effort to save copper for the war effort. But as chance would have it […]
Rare 1943 Copper Wheat Ear Cent Sold for $282 000
21 Early in 2017 it was reported that Us Coin error specialist Ken Potter had confirmed the discovery of a unique 1982 Denver minted small date Lincoln penny coin. It caused […]
Copper Transitional Lincoln Cents Sell for Over $35K at Auction
2 Well the American Numismatic Association's World's Fair of Money is in the record books, and one of the more interesting events to have taken place during the annual convention was […]
Glass and Plastic 1942 Experimental Cents Fetch over $100K at ...
Following their much publicised, and very successful, auction of an experimental 1942 glass 1 cent piece in January of 2017, Heritage Auctions have managed to secure an unprecedented 28 experimental […]
Experimental Glass and Plastic 1942 Cents to be Auctioned at ...
The United States Mint have now officially released the Ozark National Scenic Riverways Quarter Dollar Coin as a part of the America the Beautiful Coin Program. The coin is the […]
America the Beautiful : Ozark National Scenic Riverways Coin
Monnaie de Paris(the French Mint) is continuing their excellent Women of France series in 2017 with the sixth coin to be released to the series, this time dedicated to Olympe […]
Women of France Coin Series Heralds Revolutionary Pioneer
The New Zealand Mint is continuing their Classic Star Wars collection with the addition of the Chewbacca gold and silver coins in 2017.Chewbacca is the eighth character to feature on […]
Chewbacca Roars onto Classic Star Wars Coin Collection
It sounds like a plot from a Hollywood movie. A band of plucky misfits cobble together a plot to steal a million dollar coin against impossible odds, all somehow for […]
Million Dollar Gold Coin Stolen From Germany’s Bode Museum
Although it has been available to collectors for some time now, Britain's new twelve sided pound coin has now officially entered circulation. The new pound coin was designed as a […]
Security Features of the New UK £1 Coin Explained
2 The Numismatic Guaranty Corporation® (NGC) has announced that they have certified an, until recently, unknown variety of the 1982 bronze 1c coin. The coin is the only known example of […]
NGC Slabs Extremely Rare One of a Kind “Discovery Coin”
1 On the day of her 21st birthday, in April of 1947, the then Princess Elizabeth gave an address from Cape Town, South Africa, where the royal family was on tour. […]
Coronation and Jubilee Coins of Queen Elizabeth II 1952 – ...
First look at the new 2017 Kangaroo, Kookaburra and Rooster bullion coins from the Perth Mint.I really do think that the Perth Mint knocked the proverbial ball out of the […]
First Look at 2017 Kangaroo, Kookaburra and Rooster Coins
The Mint of Finland has added yet another government to their steadily expanding list of customers this week. In a press statement dated 8 November 2016 the Mint's vice president […]
Mint of Finland To Produce Circulation Coins For Bolivia
Discovery of ancient coins coin cashes aren't an every day occurrence, but they are not exactly unheard of either. Earlier this year we reported on the discovery of a huge […]
Mystery of Ancient Roman Coins Discovered at Japanese Dig Site
After more than forty years the British Pobjoy Mint and the Isle of man will be parting ways. This comes after the Isle of man announced a reduction in the […]
Pobjoy Mint Will No Longer Mint Isle of Man Coins
New ReleasesThe Bank of England has unveiled the design of the new polymer five pound banknote. The banknote features Winston Churchill and is set for release on the 13th of […]
Banknote News Roundup – June 2016
According to a press release, dated 10 June 2016, the Numismatic Guaranty Corporation(NGC) have now graded over 35 million coins to date and counting, making them the first third party […]
NGC Slabs 35th Million Coin
The National Bank of Poland has unveiled the design of the brand new 500 Zloty banknote this week.The 500 Zloty banknote will become the highest denominated circulating banknote in Poland […]
Poland to introduce 500 Zloty Banknote
England has finally unveiled their new five Pound note this week, and World Numismatic News is here to provide you with all of the details.The new fiver, as the Bank […]
New Polymer £5 Banknote for England
The following is a brief summary of the most interesting or important developments in the international banknote market during May 2016. News, new releases or just interesting facts.Banknote News in […]
Banknote News Roundup – May 2016
The National Bank of Denmark and the Mint of Finland have announced that starting in 2017 moving forward all Danish coins will be produced by the Mint of Finland.This follows […]
Mint of Finland To Produce Danish Coins
Following the release earlier this month of the Fireman's silver $15 coin, the Royal Canadian Mint has released the details of the remaining three coins in the National Heroes Collection […]
Canadian National Heroes Series To Benefit Red Cross
The Pobjoy Mint is issuing a special ultra high relief piedfort coin to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act.The Civil Rights Act of 1866 was first enacted […]