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Ireland’s iconic Lady Lavery bank notes offer a beautiful glimpse into the nation’s early paper money history.
The 2026 Coin of the Year competition is officially underway, beginning with the global call for nominations that will shape the COTY 100.
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A rare 1691 five-guinea gold coin depicting joint monarchs William and Mary, struck during England’s Glorious Revolution era, will cross the auction block at Roseberys London.
Forged in San Francisco in 1857 and lost for 130 years in the SS Central America “Ship of Gold,” the massive 64-pound Eureka bar is now offered through fractional ownership.
Reader questions explore elusive Peruvian colonial coins, mint marks on modern Indian issues, foreign-struck coinage, and the legacy of East India Company money.
This month’s CoinClinic explores the line between collecting and speculation, the legality of company store money, wage payments in cryptocurrency, and the presses striking today’s U.S. coins.
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On February 24, 2026, the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) met for a public, virtual meeting to discuss coinage designs for 2027-dated coins. The video conference was livestreamed via the…
A quiet Erie Canal village reveals a rich history—from canal commerce and steamboat magnate John H. Starin to the rare national bank notes issued by the Fultonville National Bank.
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