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A Guide to 1909 Penny Varieties Worth Money
The Lincoln Penny series was first introduced in 1909. And as is so often the case in transitional years, mint errors and especially varieties tend to…
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The Royal Mint Honours 50 Years of Aardman With a Colour 50p, and Its First Recycled Gold Coin
The Royal Mint has put Wallace, Gromit, Morph and Shaun the Sheep onto legal tender. On 9 June…
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Malta 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…
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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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