News & Notes

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

Timeless Beauty

Timeless Beauty

August 7, 2025

Read time 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

2,200-Year-Old Hoard Discovery

August 6, 2025

Read time 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)

Notable News (July 30-August 5, 2025)

August 5, 2025

Read time 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)
An Esteemed Sale

An Esteemed Sale

July 30, 2025

Read time 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

Hobby Legend Retires

July 30, 2025

Read time 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)

Notable News (July 23-29, 2025)

July 29, 2025

Read time 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

Collaborative Coin at World’s Fair of Money

July 29, 2025

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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
Maple Tree of Life

Maple Tree of Life

July 28, 2025

Read time 1 min read

The Royal Canadian Mint has released a silver coin depicting a maple tree in a unique spin on the tree of life motif.

Maple Tree of Life
Recovered and Repatriated

Recovered and Repatriated

July 25, 2025

Read time 1 min read

Harlan J. Berk, Ltd. has identified and returned coins that were looted from the 1850 USS Yorktown wreck in Cape Verde.

Recovered and Repatriated
Shekel Prize Recipient

Shekel Prize Recipient

July 25, 2025

Read time 2 min read

The recipient of the 2025 Shekel Prize authored a book on Jewish medals and how these artifacts represent Jewish culture.

Shekel Prize Recipient
Up, Up, and Away!

Up, Up, and Away!

July 25, 2025

Read time 1 min read

The U.S. Mint is now accepting pre-orders for the first release in its Comic Art Coin and Medal Program depicting Superman.

Up, Up, and Away!