Tag: Donald Scarinci
Donald Scarinci: Federal Advisor and Authority on American Coinage
A Leading Voice in America’s 250th Anniversary Coin Debate Donald Scarinci is a nationally recognized numismatics expert with over 35 years of experience, specializing in the historical and artistic foundations of American coinage. Federal Advisory Service with the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee In 2005, Scarinci was appointed by the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury to […]
January 5, 2026
Austria Takes 3 COTY Category Awards for 2020 Dated Coins
Provided by: U.S. Mint Austria was the big winner in the 2022 Coin of the Year Awards for coins dated 2020, winning three of ten categories. The U.S. Mint won the “Most Historically Significant” category with its Women’s Suffrage Centennial Commemorative Silver Dollar. One final Coin of the Year will be chosen from the category […]
January 10, 2022
Cook Islands Wins Most Innovative Coin at 2021 COTY Awards
Canadian Coin Review Cook Islands’ “Meteorites: Chicxulub Crater” coin was named the Most Innovative Coin at the 2021 Coin of the Year (COTY) Awards. The coin, which pays homage to the famous Chicxulub crater, features a genuine meteorite insert. The Chicxulub crater is an impact crater located on Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula. Its center is near […]
August 23, 2021
Monnaie de Paris Tribute to Eiffel Tower Wins Best Crown Coin at 2021 COTY
Treasure of Paris, the Eiffel Towner The Monnaie de Paris won the Best Crown Coin in the 2021 Coin of the Year (COTY) Awards with its Paris’ Treasures, City of Lights: Eiffel Tower coin. The award-winning coin, which is part of the “Tresors de Paris” series, commemorates the 130th Anniversary of the Eiffel Tower. The […]
August 2, 2021
Italy 10 Euro Wins “Most Artistic” & COTY for Coins Dated 2015
Italy won in the “Most Artistic” category and Coin of the Year for coins dated 2015 with the 10 Euro, silver, 70 Years of Peace, KM387. The obverse and reverse of the coin was designed by Maria Grazia Colaneri. Ms. Colaneri received the distinction of being named the artist of the year by Krause Publications […]
February 5, 2019
USA Kisatchie Ntl. Forest Quarter Won “Best Circulating Coin” for 2015 Dated COTY
The United States Mint won “Best Circulating Coin” for its America the Beautiful Program quarter honoring Kisatchie National Forest. The USA Kitsache 25 cent KM#598 was the Mint’s second win in the 2017 Krause Coin of the Year Awards. In 2010, the United States Mint began issuing 56 quarter-dollar coins featuring designs depicting national parks […]
December 26, 2018
Latvia’s “National Entrepreneur” Wins Most Artistic 2016 Dated COTY
The Republic of Latvia’s 5 Euro silver “National Entrepreneur” was named the most artistic coin in the Krause Coin of the Year Awards for coins dated 2016. The multi-faceted coin features a QR code, highlighting that it is possible to combine the art of the coin with modern technology. The coin was designed by Paulis […]
November 26, 2018
France’s Gold Joan of Arc Wins 2016 dated COTY “Most Historically Significant Coin”
In a somewhat surprising selection, the Krause Coin of the Year judges selected France’s Joan of Arc coin as the “Most Historically Significant Coin.” The 200 Euro gold coin is the third issue in the multi-year Women of France series, which pays tribute to three important women of France each year. In 2016, the Women […]
November 5, 2018
No Controversy with 2016 Best Contemporary & Most Historical COTY Coin Picks
2016 and 2017 were years of seemingly endless controversy, but the international panel of Krause Coin of the Year judges preferred non-controversial commemorative topics to win the best contemporary event and most historical categories for coins dated 2016. Switzerland’s 20 Euro commemorative for the Gottardo Tunnel won the best contemporary event and France’s gold 200 […]
October 8, 2018
King of Mint Errors Certified by NGC
When the U.S. Mint makes a mistake, coin collectors often rejoice. Rare 1943 bronze cents are a stellar example, intriguing numismatists ever since 16-year-old Don Lutes Jr. found one in change from his school cafeteria in 1947. According to coin experts, there are 17 confirmed specimens from the Philadelphia Mint, six from San Francisco, and […]
October 1, 2018