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April 18, 2026
The American Chemical Society has published a second volume by Mark Benvenuto on the creation, collecting, and appreciation of art medals as part of its Symposium Series. Like Volume 1, which was...
From The Reading Room
April 14, 2026
The first offering from the late Geoffrey Bell’s medal collection is set to headline an upcoming Geoffrey Bell Auction, bringing to market a remarkable selection built over decades by one of Canada’s...
From Canadian Coin News
April 14, 2026
Swiss shooting medals are an extremely popular collecting field worldwide. Collectors appreciate the fact that these pieces are visually appealing and, at the same time, relatively affordable given...
From Coin Weekly
April 9, 2026
Launched in 2023, the nexGen program assists future coin dealers by connecting interested young adults with mentors and uses PNG’s resources to build relationships with numismatic organizations...
From Coin News
April 2, 2026
John Paul was born the son of a gardener in Scotland. Leaving for sea at the age of 13 as a ship’s boy, he was a skilled sailor by the age of 20. After killing a mutinous sailor in self-defense in...
From PCGS
March 31, 2026 | Featured
During the Civil War, the United States experienced a severe shortage of currency. To address this, several monetary substitutes emerged: patriotic tokens, merchant tokens and notes, fractional...
From Coins and Canada
March 25, 2026
This year, National Education and Sharing Day falls on March 29. Established by President Jimmy Carter on April 18, 1978, the day honors Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson and his accomplishments in...
From The Reading Room
March 17, 2026 | Featured
If Time magazine had existed in 1815, it would have named Arthur Wellesley Man of the Year. Arthur who? You probably know him better as the Duke of Wellington, Prince of Waterloo. He earned those...
From Coins and Canada
March 11, 2026 | Featured
This medallion was issued to commemorate the first royal visit to North America in 1939. It was the first time a reigning monarch had visited the country. In Europe, it was apparent that war was...
From Coins and Canada
March 9, 2026
A winner’s medal from the first modern Olympic Games in Athens, Greece, in 1896 brought three times its estimate in a March 1 online sale by Danish auction house Bruun Rasmussen Arts Auctioneers.
From Coin World
March 3, 2026
More than 50 years after purchasing his first wooden nickels, Norm Belsten is still adding new listings to the most comprehensive catalogue of Canadian wooden money ever assembled. Now 92 and living...
From Canadian Coin News