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1 month ago | 
readingroom.money.org | Louis Golino |Caleb Noel
During the last week of February, reports began appearing in media outlets that the U.S. Mint had quietly removed one of its popular bronze medal offerings from its website. The pieces are duplicates of the Congressional Gold Medals awarded on December 6, 2022, to the law enforcement officers who defended the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. The bronze medal, which was designed and sculpted by U.S. Mint artist John P. McGraw, features a simple but powerful design with unmistakable motifs.
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2 months ago | 
readingroom.money.org | Louis Golino |Caleb Noel
From January 30 to February 1, the world’s largest coin show—the World Money Fair (WMF)—was held as usual at the Estrel Hotel in Berlin, Germany. This year’s guest of honor was Swissmint—the official mint of Switzerland. Most other world and major private coining facilities were also represented, presenting their newest releases to collectors and discussing recent technological innovations.
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Oct 22, 2024 | 
readingroom.money.org | Louis Golino |Caleb Noel
The United States Mint and a video game studio are collaborating to issue the second-ever silver American Eagle with a privy mark to help nurture a new generation of coin collectors. The first privy eagles were the 2020-W proof V75 privy mark coins issued to mark the 75th anniversary of World War II. Those coins have a mintage of 75,000, one of the lowest of the series.
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Oct 21, 2024 | 
readingroom.money.org | Louis Golino |Caleb Noel
On September 10, the Perth Mint launched its 2015 Year of the Snake collection that includes gold, silver, and platinum coins in a variety of finishes, sizes, and denominations. Snakes are the sixth coin in the mint’s third 12-year Lunar zodiac coin series that is widely collected globally. The snake was the sixth to win a race to decide which animals would be included in the lunar zodiac, according to ancient Chinese legend.
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Sep 13, 2024 | 
readingroom.money.org | Louis Golino |Caleb Noel
Liechtenstein-based CIT, whose coins have reshaped the modern coin market since 1970, launched an impressive group of premium collector coins at the ANA’s World’s Fair of Money® in Rosemont. Among the many highlights of that assortment is a special series to mark the centennial of Liechtenstein’s use of the Swiss franc as its national currency. These coins were also issued for Liechtenstein. Most CIT coins are made on behalf of Palau or other countries.
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Sep 4, 2024 | 
readingroom.money.org | Louis Golino |Caleb Noel
Since 2020 the Paris Mint has paid homage to the history of American independence with a medals series. These euro-denominated silver and gold collector coins reproduce the famous Comitia Americana (“American Congress”) medals, which are believed to be the first American medals produced. Augustin Dupré engraved the originals. He was the French mint’s famous chief engraver during the young American Republic.
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Jul 16, 2024 | 
readingroom.money.org | Louis Golino |Caleb Noel
The American Numismatic Association and Minted Assets have joined forces to create a special program: the first-ever decimalized legal-tender coins issued to mark the Chicago ANA World’s Fair of Money® (WFM)! The coins also honor Chicago, the place where the ANA was born in 1891 and the host city for many conventions. For decades, the ANA has issued special Panda show medals to mark ANA conventions, which are popular collectibles.
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Jul 9, 2024 | 
readingroom.money.org | Louis Golino |Darcie Graybill
The year 2024 could be called the Royal Mint’s year of Benedetto Pistrucci—the famed 19th-century Italian coin engraver known for his obsessive pursuit of numismatic perfection. In addition to the new bullion pieces that feature his St. George and the Dragon design, the mint’s popular Great Engravers series has honored the artist’s most celebrated designs on its seventh and eighth coins. The series, which began in 2019, has featured only two other engravers—William Wyon and Thomas Simon.
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Jun 25, 2024 | 
readingroom.money.org | Louis Golino |Caleb Noel
On June 18, 1815, the armies of the Duke of Wellington and his Prussian allies defeated the French army of Napoleon near Waterloo. This ended France’s attempts to dominate Europe in the 19th century. The Royal Mint marked this historic date by launching its St. George and the Dragon silver and gold bullion coin range on June 20. The bold design features a contemporary version of the classic gold sovereign design.
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Jun 14, 2024 | 
readingroom.money.org | Louis Golino |Caleb Noel
The Royal Canadian Mint has just released a companion to its 2023 Allegory of Peace $50 silver coin, the world’s first to feature a dual-sided, three-dimensional sculpture. That amazing 5-ounce silver coin was nominated for a Coin of the Year award for “Most Inspirational Coin.” The winner will be announced during a ceremony at the upcoming ANA World’s Fair of Money® on August 8. Allegory of Freedom, like the earlier piece, is based on a sculpture at the National War Memorial in Ottawa.
