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20 Years of Silver Niobium Coins From the Austrian Mint

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By Austrian Mint …… Twenty years ago, through the combination of silver and niobium, the Austrian Mint created an internationally recognized innovation in which wonderful colors arise on niobium through light refraction on a very thin, transparent oxide layer. The unique appearance and beauty of these Silver Niobium coins is a major factor in their […]

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Neutron Star Features on Final Coin in Uncharted Universe Series

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Featuring a semi-sphere in its center that curves inwards on one side and outwards on the other, the last coin in The Uncharted Universe series is designed to be a simplified representation of that unique galactic phenomenon – the neutron star. There are thought to be up to one billion neutron stars in the Milky […]

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New £2 Coin Commemorates Anniversary of 1st Antarctic Crossing

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New 2023 Coin Commemorates English Scientist Sir Vivian Ernest Fuchs First £2 Coin featuring HM King Charles III’s Effigy from Pobjoy Mint Issue Limit of 1,950 Available in Bi-Metal and Proof Fine Silver Pobjoy Mint announces a brand new coin issued on behalf of the British Antarctic Territory to commemorate 65 years since the first […]

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Third Coin in Southern Constellations Series Features the Peacock

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Third coin in the new Southern Constellations five-coin £2 series Bimetallic coin available in special color pack – only 2,000 available Also produced in Proof Fine Silver with Goldclad® surround in a small issue limit of only 175 Pobjoy Mint is delighted to announce the release of a second £2 coin series to commemorate 200 […]

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Royal Canadian Mint Issues $1 Circulating Coin Commemorating Alexander Graham Bell

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Stories of great achievement often find their way on Royal Canadian Mint coins and on the 175th anniversary of his birth, Alexander Graham Bell is being recognized for his numerous breakthrough inventions, and the legacy of innovation he fostered over the many years he spent working and living in Canada. The famous inventor of the […]

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Second Coin in Southern Constellations Series Features the Crane

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Second coin in the new Southern Constellations five-coin £2 series Bimetallic coin available in special color pack – only 2,000 available Also produced in Proof Fine Silver with Goldclad® surround in a small issue limit of only 175 Pobjoy Mint is delighted to announce the release of a second £2 coin series to commemorate 200 […]

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Astronomer William Herschel Commemorated on New £2 Coins

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First coin in a new Southern Constellations five-coin £2 series Bimetallic coin available in special color pack – only 2,000 available Also produced in Proof Fine Silver with Goldclad® surround in a small issue limit of only 175 Pobjoy Mint is delighted to announce the release of a brand new £2 coin series to commemorate […]

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Perth Mint Coin Commemorates 150th Anniversary of Overland Telegraph

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The Perth Mint and Australia Post are pleased to present this stamp and coin cover which features the 150th anniversary of the Overland Telegraph’s completion. On August 22, 1872, the Overland Telegraph line between Adelaide and Darwin was finally connected. It was the result of years of planning and 23 months of arduous construction through […]

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New Coin Celebrates One of Australia’s Greatest Engineering Feats

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In the lead-up to the 150th Anniversary of the first telegraph being sent from Australia, the Royal Australian Mint has released a unique $1 coin that depicts the Overland Telegraph Line running through the center of Australia, from Port Augusta to Darwin. Darwin historian and author of Twenty to the Mile, Derek Pugh, said: “[T]he […]

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Royal Mint Celebrates Alexander Graham Bell With New £2 Coin

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The Royal Mint celebrates the life and work of Alexander Graham Bell on a collectible £2 coin The collectible £2 coin features as part of The Royal Mint’s Innovation in Science coin series The Royal Mint, the original maker of UK coins, has launched a collectible coin and historic coin set to celebrate Alexander Graham […]

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Royal Mint Celebrates Alan Turing on Collectable 50p Coin

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The Royal Mint has launched a collectable 50p to celebrate the life and work of Alan Turing for the first time on official UK coin, available in gold, silver, and base metal from Monday, July 4, 2022. Alan Turing’s achievements range from formulating ground-breaking theories in the fields of computing, mathematics, and biology to ingenious […]

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Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee Makes Recommendations for 2024 Dollar Coins

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On Tuesday, June 14, 2022, the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) met at United States Mint headquarters in Washington, DC, to review several coin and medal programs. After discussions, the committee made recommendations to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen regarding the 2024 Native American dollar and the 2024 American Innovation dollars for Illinois and Alabama. The […]

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United States Mint Releases Set of Reverse Proof 2021 American Innovation $1 Coins Nov. 8

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The United States Mint will accept orders for the 2021 American Innovation $1 Coin Reverse Proof Set beginning on November 8 at noon EDT. Production is limited to 50,000 sets, with orders limited to five sets per household for the first 24 hours of sales. The American Innovation $1 Coin Program is a multi-year series […]

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2021 American Innovation $1 Coin Proof Set Available October 14

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  The United States Mint will begin accepting orders for the 2021 American Innovation $1 Coin Proof Set on October 14 at noon EDT. The set is priced at $24.00 USD. The American Innovation $1 Coin Program is a multi-year series featuring coins with distinctive reverse designs that celebrate America’s ingenuity and the pioneering efforts […]

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United States Mint Opens Sales for Virginia American Innovation $1 Coin Products July 27

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  Product options containing Uncirculated quality American Innovation $1 coins honoring Virginia will be available for purchase directly from the United States Mint beginning on July 27 at noon EDT. The coins are produced at the Mint’s facilities in Philadelphia and Denver and are packaged as follows: The American Innovation $1 Coin Program is a […]

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Royal Canadian Mint $2 Circulation Coin Marks 100th Anniversary of Discovery of Insulin

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The Royal Canadian Mint is issuing a new $2 circulation coin celebrating the fact that, 100 years ago, four researchers achieved a Canadian medical breakthrough that changed the world forever. In 1921, the collaboration of Frederick Banting, Charles Best, James Collip, and John Macleod led to the isolation and purification of insulin and offered a […]

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Numismatic Commemorations of Vaccination Research

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By Elena Stolyarik for American Numismatic Society (ANS) …… The year 2020, which brought to the world a coronavirus pandemic, is coming to an end. Humanity looks forward with hope to successful innovations against the new deadly virus. This is an appropriate time to pay tribute to the achievements of scientists of previous generations. On […]

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US Mint Director Ryder, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan Welcome American Innovation $1 Coin Products Dec. 14

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At noon EST on December 14, United States Mint Director David J. Ryder and Maryland Governor Larry Hogan will celebrate the opening of sales for products containing American Innovation $1 Coins honoring the State of Maryland. The coin’s reverse design pays homage to the Hubble Space Telescope, one of the largest and most versatile space […]

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Connecticut American Innovation $1 Reverse Proof Coin Available From United States Mint

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The United States Mint began accepting orders for the 2020 American Innovation $1 Reverse Proof Coin honoring Connecticut on July 21 at noon EDT. The coin recognizes the Gerber Variable Scale, often called the most revolutionary engineering tool since the slide rule. Produced at the Mint’s facility in San Francisco, the Connecticut American Innovation $1 […]

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Perth Mint Coin Profiles – Tuvalu 2019 Periodic Table 150th Anniversary 1oz Silver Proof Coin

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This 1oz silver proof coin celebrates the 150th anniversary of the creation of the periodic table. Russian chemist Dmitri Mendeleev, often referred to as the Father of the Periodic Table, is credited with formalizing the arrangement of the chemical elements in 1869. By grouping the known elements in order of increasing atomic weight he developed […]

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United States Wins 2016 Coin of the Year Award

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By Connor Falk – World Coin News…. The United States Baseball Hall of Fame cupped clad half dollar has been named Coin of the Year by an international panel of judges in a vote that concluded December 6. An award trophy will be presented February 6, 2016 at the World Money Fair in Berlin, Germany, […]

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CoinWeek Editor Charles Morgan unboxes a cool coin that recently arrived at the CoinWeek offices. Its a 2015 Irish 15 euro coin in .999 fine silver. Fans of Irish coins and those with a penchant for physics will enjoy the coin as it honors famous Irish physicist Ernest Walton.  Those who like world coins will definitely want […]

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