Numismatic News

Numismatic News has been a reliable source for collectors of U.S. coins and paper money since 1952, offering weekly updates on market trends and relevant news. Each month, the first issue features Coin Market, an extensive guide to retail prices for U.S. coins. Readers enjoy popular segments like Coin Clinic, Class of ’63, Making the Grade, Facts about Fakes, Under the Glass, On the Scene, and Item of the Week. With over 40 years of experience in the hobby, Editor David C. Harper contributes valuable insights and writes a weekly column for the publication.

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Pop Culture Meets Numismatics

1 week ago | numismaticnews.net | Sophia Mattimiro

The line between pop culture and numismatics is increasingly becoming blurred. There are many pop culture-themed coins in the world, and it can be challenging to pinpoint when and where the first were minted; however, it is generally accepted that the first coins began appearing for collectors in the 1980s and 1990s.
From the Field to the Mint - Collecting Sports Coins

1 month ago | numismaticnews.net | Sophia Mattimiro

Nothing brings people together or tears them apart quite like sports. When meeting someone new and you discover they love a sport as much as you, there is a burst of excitement until you learn they root for your rival team. When moving to a new state, do you learn to love your new home team or stay steadfast in supporting your childhood teams? Many sports collectors rank their favorite teams with their rivals at the bottom of the list by default.
Starck Reality: The Trend of Boutique Mintages

1 month ago | numismaticnews.net | Jeff Starck

A visit to a local coin shop recently spurred some pricing additions to NumisMaster. In the generic world silver coin pile were three 2022 1-ounce silver $2 coins from Niue from the “Yu-Gi-Oh!” Japanese manga series. I knew these coins existed but had never seen them in person. And there’s a good reason: the 2022 release of eight 1-ounce silver coins featuring characters from the series only had mintages of 250 per design.
Coin of the Year Presents the 2025 COTY 100

1 month ago | numismaticnews.net | Sophia Mattimiro

The process for the 2025 Coin of the Year (COTY) awards began in early January with a worldwide call for nominations. From roughly 7,000 coins released in 2024, mints, banks, and enthusiasts submitted nearly 550 for consideration. A nominating committee then narrowed this number into the COTY 100, which contains 100 2024-dated candidates from 38 countries. Over 35 mints and central banks are represented in this group. This selection features 10 outstanding coins in 10 specific categories.
Susanna Blunt on Art, Coins, and Capturing a Queen: An Exclusive Interview

2 months ago | numismaticnews.net | Sierra Holt

Since beginning her artistic career at age 3, Canadian artist Susanna Blunt has mastered many art forms: sculpture, print, contemporary mixed media, and portraiture, all of which she exhibits internationally. Through her portrait work, Blunt captures the likeness of many well-known celebrities and politicians, including Queen Elizabeth. Blunt's portrait of the Queen, sans crown, was chosen as the featured design for all obverses of Canadian coins from 2004 to 2023.
Starck Reality: Precious Metal Pricing and Tariffs Inject Volatility into the Market

2 months ago | numismaticnews.net | Jeff Starck

Anyone following the market in recent weeks has endured some serious whiplash. The price of precious metals, recently driven downward by the implementation of tariffs, is experiencing gyrations that make tracking the value of one's coins difficult. Simply put, volatility makes pricing more difficult, as the values of many world coins (and even U.S. coins) are primarily driven by their precious metal content.
Numismatic Industry Local and Afar Rocked by Pending U.S. Tariffs

2 months ago | numismaticnews.net | Sierra Holt

Since the Trump administration released the "International Emergency Economic Powers Act" on April 2, which is now mostly paused as instructed by President Trump during an April 9 announcement, numismatists in the United States and abroad have been anxiously trying to understand better how it will impact the industry.
Keeping Up With Volatile Markets is Challenging

Mar 21, 2025 | numismaticnews.net | Jeff Starck

As anyone who has paid attention to the precious metals market in recent weeks can tell you, the market gyrations are hard to keep up with. Gold continues to gain momentum on previously unreached, unadjusted for inflation and price levels, and silver steams ahead to stronger numbers, too, for 2025.
Breaking the Bank Note Ceiling: Debbie Marriott’s Trailblazing Career at the Bank of England

Mar 18, 2025 | numismaticnews.net | Sierra Holt

BNR: How did you get into banknote design? Was it a field you considered during your art education? DM: My education led to a fine art painting degree. My artistic style was highly figurative and had an attention to detail, which, unknown to me at that time, would serve me well later in my career.
Starck Reality: Provenance matters… and doesn’t when it comes to pricing.

Mar 18, 2025 | numismaticnews.net | Jeff Starck

We were recently tasked with updating prices for multiple Italian coins from the 1800s and 1900s. At some levels, the listed values were below the silver melt value of the coins. In doing this, I took the occasion to review all the market prices for the 5 lire from 1869 to 1875. This example is cataloged as KM 8.3. While reviewing past sales results, the price realized for 1872-M silver 5 lire, sold in a Heritage auction more than 10 years ago, jumped out at me.