Coin Collecting News & Notes

Revising Lydian History

September 12, 2025

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Recent archaeological evidence suggests that the ancient Lydian capital of Sardis became an urban center earlier than previously thought.

Revising Lydian History

Happiness Is… 75 Years of Peanuts

September 12, 2025

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The Monnaie de Paris is commemorating the 75th anniversary of the comic strip Peanuts with several silver and gold collector coins.

Happiness Is… 75 Years of Peanuts

Honoring a Classic Design

September 10, 2025

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The third release in the U.S. Mint's 2026 Best of the Mint series pays homage to the 1916 Walking Liberty half dollar.

Honoring a Classic Design

Tariff Uncertainty

September 3, 2025

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Consequences of U.S. tariffs and the end of the $800 "de minimis" exemption could disrupt the global coin market.

Tariff Uncertainty

Notable News (September 3-8, 2025)

September 3, 2025

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This week's headlines include a donation to Iowa's Higgins Museum, a colorful Canadian $2 coin, a fall coin show, and new Whitman releases.

Notable News (September 3-8, 2025)

New Canadian Coin Honors History in a Big Way

August 30, 2025

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The Royal Canadian Mint has released its second coin featuring artist Emanuel Hahn’s brilliant medallic sketches.

New Canadian Coin Honors History in a Big Way

Updated Sample Slabs Book

August 29, 2025

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Authors David Schwager and Burton Strauss have released the 3rd edition of their book Sample Slabs, Volume 1, which can be ordered online.

Updated Sample Slabs Book

ANA Wins Big at NLG Awards Ceremony

August 29, 2025

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The ANA’s websites and a Numismatist author received Numismatic Literary Guild awards for excellence at the WFM.

ANA Wins Big at NLG Awards Ceremony

From Space to the Auction Block

August 29, 2025

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Stack's Bowers Galleries will auction the 22-karat gold 2000-W Sacagawea $1 coins that flew on a space shuttle in a sale on September 12.

From Space to the Auction Block

Ozzy Artwork

August 27, 2025

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Contemporary British artist Dion Kitson designed a series of bank notes that pay homage to musician Ozzy Osbourne, who died last month.

Ozzy Artwork

Fit for a Queen

August 26, 2025

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An unexpected and remarkable archaeological find in Jerusalem depicts the ancient Egyptian Queen Berenice II.

Fit for a Queen

Notable News (August 19-25, 2025)

August 25, 2025

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This week's headlines include the Queen Elizabeth II £1 coins, CCAC meeting, a new U.S. Mint Authorized Purchaser, and the collectibles boom.

Notable News (August 19-25, 2025)