Austria’s 100 E “Red Fox” Dated 2016 Won “Best Gold” COTY

As the world awaits the judging for the 2017 dated coins, we continue our review of the 2016 dated coins that won each category of the Krause Coin of the Year Awards.  The awards for these coins were presented at the World Money Show in Berlin in February 2018. The “Red Fox” 100 Euro gold […]

Austrian Mint’s Named “Most Artistic” 2017 Dated COTY

The Austrian Mint won the Most Artistic Coin Category at the 2019 Krause Coin of the Year Awards (COTY). The winning 50 Euro honoring Sigmund Freud, dated 2017, is part of a three-coin series celebrating the pioneering schools of psychotherapy. The other coins in the series honor Alfred Adler and Viktor Frankl. Considered the founding […]

USA Wins Most Inspirational for 2017 Dated Boy’s Town Silver Dollar

The U.S. Mint’s Boy’s Town Centennial silver dollar won “Most Inspirational Coin” for coins dated 2017 in the Krause Coin of the Year Awards (COTY). The winning commemorative silver dollar coin commemorates the 100th anniversary of Boys Town, an organization dedicated to helping children. A century ago, Father Edward Flanagan rented an old mansion to give […]

Canada Wins Best Crown for COTY dated 2014

Canada’s 20-dollar “Maple Canopy—Autumn Allure”(KM#1759) silver coin won the “Best Crown” category for coins dated 2014 in the Krause Coin of the Year Awards presented at the World Money Show in Berlin in 2016.  The award-winning coin was the fourth and final issue from the Royal Canadian Mint’s Maple Canopy series of silver coins. The […]

Joseph Menna Named U.S. Mint’s Chief Engraver

The U.S. Mint recently named Joseph Menna as its Chief Engraver. Menna, who has worked for the Mint for 14 years, is a talented artist, his work earning him numerous Krause Publications’ Coin of the Year awards in various categories. He will now oversee the design development aspects of the work created by the Mint’s sculptor engravers, as […]

Don Everhart Receives International Recognition for Lifetime Achievement

Don Everhart, retired Lead Sculptor at the United States Mint, was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award in Coin design at the World Money Fair in Berlin on Saturday, February 3, 2018. Everhart created more than 100 coins and medals for the United States during his nearly 14-year career at the U.S. Mint. Several of the […]

David Motl is the Third Acting Director of the United States Mint since 2011

Now that it looks certain that the United States Mint will soon have a properly appointed Director for the first time since George W. Bush’s nominee, Ed Moy, was sworn in as the 38th Director of the United States Mint on September 5, 2006, the period of Acting Directors will come to an end. The […]