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Oneida Nation Celebration

Oneida Nation Celebration

July 9, 2026

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The National Museum of the American Indian will hold an event on July 22 highlighting the Oneida people's contributions to America's founding.

Oneida Nation Celebration
New Egyptian Coin

New Egyptian Coin

July 8, 2026

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The Egyptian government will implement a new coin denomination, the Egyptian 2 pound, to boost the amount of small change in circulation.

New Egyptian Coin
$2,500 Bounty Claimed for July 4 Quarter

$2,500 Bounty Claimed for July 4 Quarter

July 8, 2026

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Numismatic Guaranty Company has awarded its $2,500 bounty for the first submission of a 2026 quarter with the July 4 privy mark.

$2,500 Bounty Claimed for July 4 Quarter
Gold Florin Reborn

Gold Florin Reborn

July 7, 2026

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The Hungarian Mint continues its Gold Florins of Medieval Hungary series with a collector coin based on the gold florin of King Matthias I.

Gold Florin Reborn
Italian Anniversaries

Italian Anniversaries

July 6, 2026

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The IPZS released a coin to mark the anniversaries of the first election in which Italian women could vote and the Italian Republic.

Italian Anniversaries
Upcoming Seminars Teach Students Critical Skills

Upcoming Seminars Teach Students Critical Skills

July 6, 2026

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Upcoming seminars at the American Numismatic Association’s WFM convention will cover counterfeit detection and coin grading.

Upcoming Seminars Teach Students Critical Skills
Happy 250th Birthday, America!

Happy 250th Birthday, America!

July 4, 2026

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United States Mint Director Paul Hollis asked a few friends to join him in delivering a historic, celebratory message to Americans on July 4.

Happy 250th Birthday, America!
Bounty Offered for July 4 Quarter

Bounty Offered for July 4 Quarter

July 4, 2026

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Professional Coin Grading Service is offering a $5,000 reward to the first person who submits a “July 4” privy mark quarter.

Bounty Offered for July 4 Quarter
Quarter Error Discovered

Quarter Error Discovered

July 2, 2026

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Professional Coin Grading Service has certified a unique 2022-D Wilma Mankiller quarter error struck on the wrong planchet.

Quarter Error Discovered
Legal Concerns Mark Trump $250 Note

Legal Concerns Mark Trump $250 Note

July 2, 2026

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Funding for a proposed, but not yet legal, $250 note bearing President Donald Trump’s portrait is raising eyebrows.

Legal Concerns Mark Trump $250 Note
World Record Set for Heaviest Silver Coin

World Record Set for Heaviest Silver Coin

July 1, 2026

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Texas Precious Metals and Sunshine Minting set a world record with a coin that weighs as much as an average adult.

World Record Set for Heaviest Silver Coin
Golden State Mint America 250

Golden State Mint America 250

June 29, 2026

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The Golden State Mint has created an America 250 collection with silver and copper commemoratives depicting American landmarks.

Golden State Mint America 250