Coin Collecting News & Notes

One Design to Rule Them All

August 14, 2025

1 min read

The Tolkien Society wrote to the Bank of England to recommend J.R.R. Tolkien appear on the next series of UK bank notes.

One Design to Rule Them All

Rarities on Preview at the World’s Fair of Money

August 12, 2025

2 min read

An extraordinary Dutch pattern coin is among the top offerings featured in Heritage’s ANA world and ancient coins auction on August 27-29.

Rarities on Preview at the World’s Fair of Money

Notable News (August 6-11, 2025)

August 11, 2025

1 min read

This week's headlines include a possible unified BRICS currency, a RCNA commemorative, ANS semiquincentennial medal, and IMMY awards.

Notable News (August 6-11, 2025)

Sacagawea Dollar Anniversary

August 8, 2025

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The U.S. Mint released a 24-karat gold, 2025-W Sacagawea dollar to recognize the popular collectible's 25th anniversary.

Sacagawea Dollar Anniversary

Timeless Beauty

August 7, 2025

2 min read

The U.S. Mint has released the second issue in its Best of the Mint series—the 1916 Standing Liberty gold coin and silver medal.

Timeless Beauty

2,200-Year-Old Hoard Discovery

August 6, 2025

2 min read

Researchers have uncovered an astonishing array of millennias-old gold and silver coins in the Czech Republic.

2,200-Year-Old Hoard Discovery

Notable News (July 30-August 5, 2025)

August 5, 2025

1 min read

This week's headlines include jail time for coin thieves, Falkland Islands bank notes, and the 2025 U.S. Mint Silver Proof Set.

Notable News (July 30-August 5, 2025)

Classical Commemorative Marks 50 Year Anniversary

July 31, 2025

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Classical Numismatic Group has released commemorative medals struck by the Shenyang Mint for its 50th anniversary.

Classical Commemorative Marks 50 Year Anniversary

An Esteemed Sale

July 30, 2025

3 min read

Stack's Bowers Galleries will hold two auctions of the James A. Stack Sr. Collection for the first time in 30 years.

An Esteemed Sale

Hobby Legend Retires

July 30, 2025

3 min read

After over seven decades in the hobby, Q. David Bowers, the legendary founder of Stack’s Bowers Galleries, is retiring.

Hobby Legend Retires

Notable News (July 23-29, 2025)

July 29, 2025

1 min read

This week's headlines include a Princess Anne commemorative, Spink Books spinoff, and Royal Mint Museum leadership changes.

Notable News (July 23-29, 2025)

Collaborative Coin at World’s Fair of Money

July 29, 2025

1 min read

Minted Assets and the ANA collaborated to produce a special-edition coin for the ANA's World's Fair of Money in Oklahoma City.

Collaborative Coin at World’s Fair of Money