Mint of Austria: Silver Coin Land of the Forests
The Austrian Mint issues the next 5-euro silver coin in honor of the 2011 United Nations Declaration, the “Year of the Forests”...
Austrian 2011 Annual Set
The Austrian 2011 annual circulation set will also be released on June 15 in special uncirculated quality...
The International Coin Design Competition 2010
Since 1998, Japan Mint has invited coin designs from all over the world to the International Coin Design Competition (ICDC). Now the winners of the competition 2010 are chosen...
The Deák tér Lutheran Church of Budapest
The Magyar Nemzeti Bank is issuing a silver collector coin commemorating the 200th anniversary of the consecration of the Lutheran Church of Deák tér in Budapest. It is the fourth coin of the series “Masterpieces of the Hungarian ecclesiastical architecture”...
Rugby Men of Gold and golden Koalas: News from the Perth Mint in June
A comprehensive list of new commemorative coins struck by the Perth Mint in June reached us recently...
Morton & Eden: Orders awarded to the man who sold Alaska
Awards from a grateful Czar heaped upon the diplomat who negotiated the deal for the United States to buy Alaska from Russia are to be sold by specialist auctioneers Morton & Eden in London on Friday June 10, 2011...
Why were British coins buried in Australian Albany?
At the beginning of May a little hoard of British sovereigns was found at Australian Albany. But why were they buried there? There are various theories...
John Lennon in gold for charity
A one-off strike of the GBP 5 John Lennon silver coin in 22 carat gold is to be auctioned by the Imagine Appeal. The auction will be conducted by Bonham’s on 29th June...
News about VCoins
A Spanish group formed by young enthusiastic people from a variety of fields has acquired majority stake in VCoins in partnership with its founder Bill Puetz...
ANS commissions medal in honor of Eric P. Newman’s 100th birthday
To celebrate the 100th birthday of its Trustee Emeritus and benefactor, the American Numismatic Society is presenting Eric Pfeiffer Newman a portrait plaque, which was commissioned to commemorate this event...