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Are they circling the wagons, or are they closing a noose around the neck of ancient coin collectors? The U.S. State Department’s Cultural Property Advisory Committee will be meeting at the end of January to consider cultural property Memorandum of U

Bulgaria is a member of NATO and a member of the European Union. Bulgaria would like to join the eurozone common currency union, but it doesn’t appear to be in the cards at the moment. Bulgaria has recently set a new target date of Jan. 1, 2025, on w

The Philippines has been trying to avoid minting costs by encouraging coins held by the public to re-circulate. The Isle of Man grudgingly submitted to consumer demands that their lowest denomination coins remain in circulation despite the expense of

There’s a glimmer of hope in the ongoing effort of Philippine central bankers to get coins out of piggy banks and back into circulation. The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas or Central Bank of the Philippines recently reported 115 million pisos in value h

Should we have a numismatist and archaeologist appreciation day? If you were among the numismatists and archaeologists who have studied a cache of ancient coins found buried in a Welsh field in 2018 you might feel that way. It has been five years sin

Perhaps it’s a classic “who done it,” but a hoard of an estimated 100 to 150 silver medieval Silesian bracteates that appears to have been hidden intentionally was discovered in November in an old burgage lot in Szprotawa, Poland. A burgage was a tow

The Ghat pathway connected British India and Portuguese India during the age of the spice trade. A cashew farmer clearing brush on his farm in what had been Portuguese Goa recently found artifacts from India’s colonial past, these being a hoard of 83

Alexander I was born at Pavlovsk, just outside St. Petersburg, in December 1777; he was the eldest son of the Czarevich Paul and his consort, Maria. His education was personally supervised by his grandmother, Empress Catherine II. Alexander grew up i

Feb. 10, 2024, or year 4722 in the Chinese Lunar year, starts the Year of the Dragon, otherwise referred to as the Wood Dragon. The dragon is the fifth animal in the Chinese zodiac 12-year animal cycle. The dragon is unique from the other zodiac sign

The Certified Collectibles Group® (CCG®) is excited to announce that it will open an office in Tokyo, Japan, in 2024. CCG is a global leader in expert, impartial, and tech-enabled services for collectibles. Its iconic brands include some of the world

The Royal Mint has revealed five new designs set to appear on UK commemorative coins in 2024. The five designs will feature on a 50p, £2 and £5 coin, each one celebrating key events and anniversaries from the upcoming year. Arguably one of the most i

For complete show listings visit NumisMaster.com The World Coin News club show and commercial events calendar is a guide to events with a focus for world-coin collectors. Domestic events scheduled up to 10 weeks in advance of the issue date and forei