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1984 Lincoln Penny Varieties To Look For in Pocket Change
We now continue our examination of Lincoln cent varieties. Moving right along to the varieties that you can discover for 1984. 1984-D…
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Grand Prix Centenary 50p: The Royal Mint Marks 100 Years of British Motorsport on Its First Ever Racing Coin
The Royal Mint has, for the first time in its history, put motorsport on an official UK coin. Launched at 9am on…
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The Museum Becomes the Coin: Monnaie de Paris Marks the Musée d’Orsay’s 40th Anniversary
Forty years ago, a disused Beaux Arts railway station on the left bank of the Seine reopened as one of the most…
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The Libertas Americana Returns: Monnaie de Paris Reimagines Franklin’s Medal for America’s 250th
In 1783, a French engraver named Augustin Dupré finished a medal that Benjamin Franklin had dreamed up entirely on his own, no…
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Monnaie de Paris Marks America’s 250th by Reviving the Libertas Americana
The Monnaie de Paris has opened its tribute to the 250th anniversary of American independence, and it has done so by going…
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The Royal Mint Strikes a Coin for American Independence, and Buries the Rebellion in the Relief
There is a quiet irony in this release that the marketing copy never quite says out loud. To mark 250 years since…
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U.S. Mint to Slip 250,000 “July 4th” Privy-Mark Quarters Into Pocket Change for America’s 250th
The U.S. Mint has found a way to make a coin nobody can buy. On June 23, the Mint announced it will…
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Monnaie de Paris Marks the Marilyn Monroe Centenary With a Five-Coin Tribute in Gold and Silver
A hundred years after a baby named Norma Jeane Mortenson was born in Los Angeles, the woman she became is back on…
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The Royal Mint Marks 500 Years of the Crown, and the Gold Coin That Started It All in 1526
The Royal Mint has released 500 Years of the Crown, a UK £5 range marking half a millennium since the crown was…
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U.S. Mint Opens Subscriptions for Comic Art Three Medal Set Pairing Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman
The United States Mint has opened subscriptions for the Comic Art Three Medal Set, 2025 Super Heroes, a single package that brings…
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The US Mint Breaks the Mold: Bell Shaped “Freedom Ringing – Liberty Bell” Coins Lead the 250th Anniversary Lineup
For the first time in recent U.S. history, the United States Mint is striking a coin that isn’t round. On July 16,…
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Royal Canadian Mint Honours Filipino Canadian Heritage With 2026 “Resilience and Unity” Coins
The Royal Canadian Mint has released the seventh coin in its annual series celebrating the diversity of Canadian society, and this year…
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U.S. Mint Opens Orders for the Declaration of Independence Quarter Rolls and Bags
The third of this year’s five Semiquincentennial quarters reaches collectors in quantity this week. The United States Mint will begin accepting orders…
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Swissmint Opens Its New “4 Seasons” Series With a 20 Franc Silver Summer Coin
On 11 June 2026, Swissmint releases the first coin in a new four part program, a 20 franc silver special coin titled…
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The Royal Arms Reaches Bullion: Charles III’s Coat of Arms Debuts on Gold and Silver
For the first time, the full Coat of Arms of His Majesty King Charles III appears on a bullion coin. The Royal…
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The 2026 U.S. Mint Silver Proof Set Goes on Sale, Carrying the Nation’s 250th Anniversary Designs
The 2026 United States Mint Silver Proof Set went on sale on June 11, priced at $245.00. Its ten coins were struck…
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A Guide to 1909 Penny Varieties Worth Money
The Lincoln Penny series was first introduced in 1909. And as is so often the case in transitional years, mint errors and…
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The Royal Mint Honours 50 Years of Aardman With a Colour 50p, and Its First Recycled Gold Coin
The Royal Mint has put Wallace, Gromit, Morph and Shaun the Sheep onto legal tender. On 9 June 2026 the Mint launched…
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Malta Marks the Gaudí Centenary with a Mosaic in Silver
A century after Antoni Gaudí stepped in front of a Barcelona tram and died days later, the Central Bank of Malta has…
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U.S. Mint Launches FIFA World Cup 2026 Commemorative Coins, Reviving a Three Coin Tradition Last Struck in 1994
The United States Mint begins accepting pre orders for the FIFA World Cup 2026™ Commemorative Coin Program on June 4, 2026, at…
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Perth Mint Adds Eleven, Vecna and Hawkins to Its Stranger Things Coin Series
The Perth Mint has added two more coins to its officially licensed Stranger Things range, a 2026 pairing that pushes the series…
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