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March 13, 2026
While metal detectorist Angus James was searching an Australian gold rush-era campsite last month, he made an exciting discovery. He unearthed a nearly 200-year-old Japanese coin. The oblong, bronze...
From The Reading Room
March 13, 2026
To celebrate the life of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother, who died on March 30, 2002, the Royal Mint has struck an official £5 coin.
From Coins and UK
March 12, 2026
The United States Mint revealed nearly 30 potential designs for 2027 commemorative coins honoring dogs that serve in military, law enforcement, search-and-rescue, and other assistance roles.
From Coin News
March 12, 2026
The Royal Mint has revealed the UKs brainiest regions, as new data shows where thousands of puzzle lovers and collectors have joined The Great British Treasure Hunt.
From Royal Mint
March 12, 2026
March 12 is an annual holiday known as National Girl Scout Day, celebrating the organization that was founded in Savannah, Georgia, by Juliette Gordon Low on March 12, 1912, and has enriched and...
From PCGS
March 12, 2026
The U.K.’s Royal Mint has introduced the 2026 Proof Britannia coin, featuring a new artistic interpretation of Britain’s enduring national symbol. The design highlights Britannia as a figure of...
From Canadian Coin News
March 12, 2026
The United States Mint (Mint) will begin accepting orders for the Woodrow Wilson Presidential Silver Medal (product code S828) on Thursday, March 19, 2026, at noon EDT.
From United States Mint
March 11, 2026
The 2026 Revolutionary War semiquincentennial quarter will hit the streets later this month. News that the 2026 Revolutionary War quarter would be included in the nation’s 2026 semiquincentennial...
From The Reading Room
March 11, 2026
The Liberty Nickel was officially produced for circulation from 1883 through 1912, and it served its purpose well for the three decades it was struck. Designed by Charles E. Barber, the coin was a...
From PCGS
March 10, 2026
Dariusz F. Jasek has written the second installment of the comprehensive catalog of Dutch gold coinage: Gold Ducats of The Netherlands, Volume II. This scholarly work is based on a database...
From The Reading Room
March 10, 2026
Abolitionist and social activist Harriet Tubman was born into slavery in Dorchester County, Maryland, in 1822. She suffered extreme abuse – including a traumatic head injury – by her enslavers and...
From PCGS
March 10, 2026
Liberty will take equine form for the second time in less than a decade with the 2027 American Liberty High Relief 1-ounce .9999-fine gold $100 coin and complementary 1-ounce .999-fine silver medal.
From The Reading Room
March 10, 2026
The United States Mint last week released its 2026-W Proof American Gold Eagles, part of an annually issued series that includes four individual sizes and a four-coin set. This year’s coins carry...
From Coin News
March 9, 2026
Many collectors know Standing Liberty Quarters as a popular series that was designed by Hermon A. MacNeil and was in production from 1916 through 1930. But what is often glossed over when surveying...
From PCGS
March 9, 2026
Proposed obverse and reverse designs for the Proof and Uncirculated gold $5, silver dollar and copper-nickel clad half dollar coins in the legislated 2027 Working Dog commemorative coin program were...
From Coin World