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All NewsMalta Marks the Gaudí Centenary with a Mosaic in Silver
A century after Antoni Gaudí stepped in front of a Barcelona tram and died days later, the Central Bank of Malta has issued a one ounce…
U.S. Mint Launches FIFA World Cup 2026 Commemorative Coins, Reviving a Three Coin Tradition Last Struck in 1994
The United States Mint begins accepting pre orders for the FIFA World Cup 2026™ Commemorative Coin Program on…
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Perth Mint Adds Eleven, Vecna and Hawkins to Its Stranger Things Coin Series
The Perth Mint has added two more coins to its officially licensed Stranger Things range, a 2026 pairing…
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Trump $250 Bill: Treasury Confirms It Has Prepared for a Denomination the Law Doesn’t Yet Allow
The U.S. Treasury has acknowledged for the first time that it is preparing for the possibility of a…
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Monnaie de Paris Honours the Elizabeth II Centenary With a Five Coin Gold and Silver Collection
A century after she was born in London, Elizabeth II is being commemorated by the mint of the…
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Italy Puts the Prancing Horse on Legal Tender: IPZS Issues Gold and Silver Ferrari Coins
The Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato has done something the Italian state mint rarely does: it has…
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The Perth Mint Re Imagines Its Founding Coin for 2026, With a Centenary Privy Mark for Queen Elizabeth II
The coin that built the Perth Mint is back for 2026, and it no longer looks like itself.…
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Royal Canadian Mint Marks the Royal Military College of Canada’s 150th Anniversary With a New $20 Fine Silver Coin
The Royal Canadian Mint has issued a new collector coin honouring the 150th anniversary of the Royal Military…
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Trophy Gold and a Single-Finest Morgan:GreatCollections’ Top Ten, Closing May 24, 2026
The headline number in this group came not from a coin at all but from a kilogram of…
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Sixbid Top Coins For April 2026
Read from the bottom up, SIXBID’s Top Coins board for April is less a price list than a…
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The Royal Mint Posts Its Busiest Financial Year on Record as Gold Tops £4,000 and Silver Demand Surges
The Royal Mint has closed the busiest financial year in its history, reporting record figures across almost every…
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