Tag: Numismatic
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, 2022Great Britain Won Home Most Inspiration Coin Category at 2021 COTY Awards
exclusivecoins.blogspot.com The Royal Mint of Great Britain won the Most Inspirational Coin category at the 2021 Coin of the Year (COTY) Awards. The winning coin, “Innovation in Science: Stephen Hawking,” is the first in a series celebrating innovators in science. The first coin in the series, dated 2019, honors renowned physicist Stephen Hawking. He is […]
September 10, 2021
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
Paris Mint’s “Fall of Berlin Wall” Coin Named Most Artistic at 2021 COTY Awards
The Monnaie de Paris (Paris Mint) won the Most Artistic Coin category at the 2021 Coin of the Year (COTY) Awards with its 10 EURO silver coin commemorating the fall of the Berlin Wall. The shaped coin, dated 2019, features an optical illusion. As the name suggests, the Fall of Berlin Wall coin celebrates the […]
August 9, 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
CCAC Looking for New Members
The Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) is currently accepting applications for new members. The CCAC was created in 2003 by Congress under Public Law 108-15. Its role is to advise the Secretary of the Treasury on the themes and designs of all U.S. coins and medals. The CCAC specifically advises the Secretary of the Treasury on any […]
May 29, 2018
Rare Brasher Doubloon Sells for Record $5 Million
A rare 1787 New York Brasher Doubloon was recently sold for more than $5 million. The transaction, which was brokered by Heritage Auctions, sets one of the highest prices ever reported for an American coin. The Brasher Doubloon is one of the rarest and most historical of all U.S. Coinage. They were the only gold coins struck […]
April 9, 2018
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 […]
February 15, 2018
Krause Coin of the Year Awards for Coins Dated 2016
Germany won the 2018 Krause Coin of the Year Award for coins dated 2016. The winner is the 5 Euro silver “Planet Earth” coin with the new polymer ring technology. The coin was designed by Stefan Klein. An easy win in the Most Innovative category, the polymer ring was developed by the German Mint as […]
February 8, 2018
CCAC Member Tom Uram on the ANA Board of Governors
Tom Uram has been elected to the American Numismatic Association (ANA) Board of Governors for the 2017-19 election term. Uram is also a member of the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee and President of the Pennsylvania Association of Numismatists (PAN). Uram was sworn-in to his new post this summer at the annual ANA Banquet at the […]
December 4, 2017