News & Notes

The go-to news resource for coin and paper money collectors.

Kangaroos and Canberra

Kangaroos and Canberra

August 15, 2025

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The Royal Australian Mint's 2025 Kangaroo bullion issue honors Canberra, Australia's capital and home of the Royal Australian Mint.

Kangaroos and Canberra
One Design to Rule Them All

One Design to Rule Them All

August 14, 2025

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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

Rarities on Preview at the World’s Fair of Money

August 12, 2025

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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)

Notable News (August 6-11, 2025)

August 11, 2025

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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

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

Timeless Beauty

August 7, 2025

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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

2,200-Year-Old Hoard Discovery

August 6, 2025

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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)

Notable News (July 30-August 5, 2025)

August 5, 2025

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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)
An Esteemed Sale

An Esteemed Sale

July 30, 2025

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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

Hobby Legend Retires

July 30, 2025

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

Hobby Legend Retires