A selection of news, finds, and notes on historic coins and banknotes.
September 6, 2026
Source: Heritage Auctions (opens in a new tab)
Heritage Auctions sold the 1762 NR-JV pillar dollar (PCGS AU50) in the ANA Platinum Session, auction #3135: US$195,200, about COP 627 million at the 1 September TRM.
Read more → A 1762 Santa Fe 8 reales sells for US$195,200
September 5, 2026
Source: La Nueva España (opens in a new tab)
La Nueva España recalls his 1943 Oviedo chair and how, in November 1936, he hid pieces from the MAN’s Numismatic Cabinet — including Peter I’s great dobla — from a gold requisition.
Read more → Felipe Mateu Llopis, the professor who saved Spain’s numismatic treasure
September 5, 2026
Source: El Aragüeño (opens in a new tab)
El Aragüeño announces Numiscola’s gathering at the Marriott Hotel in Maracay, Aragua, on Saturday 12 September from 10:00.
Read more → The 4th Numismatic Congress meets in Maracay on 12 September
September 4, 2026
Source: Pulzo (opens in a new tab)
Pulzo cites a Colecciones El Dorado listing: Jorge Isaacs, 23 July 2001, Urrutia signature. The figure is an asking price, not a hammer.
Read more → A 2001 50,000-peso note with serial 00000290, listed at COP 730,000
September 4, 2026
Source: COPE Jaca (opens in a new tab)
COPE Jaca covers Juan Carlos Moreno’s tours at the Diocesan Museum: an ox at 18 sueldos, Jaca billon, and auction quotes through 13 September.
Read more → In Jaca, a Sancho Ramírez dinero marked “Jaca” does not go below €6,000
September 3, 2026
Source: Infobae (opens in a new tab)
Infobae covers the 1 September Stack’s Bowers sale: the San Francisco Barber dime (24 struck, 9 known) that Q. David Bowers bought in 1957 for US$4,750.
Read more → The 1894-S dime sold for US$1,250,500
September 3, 2026
Source: Contexto Tucumán (opens in a new tab)
The Tucumán daily reports the same 1 September Stack’s Bowers Rarities Night: US$1,250,500 for the Bowers-provenance 1894-S Barber dime.
Read more → Contexto Tucumán covers the 1894-S dime at more than a million
September 3, 2026
Source: Mundiario (opens in a new tab)
Mundiario explains the U.S. Mint paradox: US$1 face, a 25-coin roll at US$61 and a 100-coin bag at US$154.50, plus the Semiquincentennial legal exception and the CCAC dispute.
Read more → The Trump dollar is worth a dollar; buying it costs more
September 2, 2026
Source: EL PAÍS (opens in a new tab)
The U.S. Mint opened sales of the 1776–2026 dollar in rolls and bags; demand triggered a virtual queue with waits exceeding one hour.
Read more → Trump dollar goes on sale with waits over an hour
September 2, 2026
Source: CNN en Español (opens in a new tab)
The U.S. Mint put Semiquincentennial dollar rolls and bags with Trump’s portrait on sale on 2 September; by mid-afternoon they were listed as unavailable.
Read more → Commemorative Trump dollars sell out in hours
September 2, 2026
Source: El Diario NY (opens in a new tab)
El Diario NY covers the GreatCollections sale: a 1919 Lincoln (392 million struck) reaches US$298,125 for original red color, not type rarity. A 1913 proof $20 closed at US$192,937.50.
Read more → A 1919 cent sells for US$298,125
September 1, 2026
Source: UnoTV (opens in a new tab)
UnoTV recaps the NGC Price Guide for the 1962 silver Washington: about US$12–14.50 in circulation, US$27–475 in MS-65/66, and US$8,750–11,000 only at MS-67 or higher.
Read more → A 1962 quarter can be worth thousands, depending on grade
August 31, 2026
Source: La Nación (opens in a new tab)
La Nación covers the Stack’s Bowers sale: an 1828 gold onza (NGC 63+) opened at US$120,000 and closed at US$146,400, below the US$200,000–300,000 estimate.
Read more → An 1828 Costa Rica 8 escudos sells for US$146,400
August 31, 2026
Source: Diario de Navarra (opens in a new tab)
Diario de Navarra recaps Germany’s 2011 North Rhine-Westphalia €2 (Cologne Cathedral): 30 million for circulation, and an eBay listing of €6,000 for an unspecified error.
Read more → A 2011 German €2 is listed at €6,000
August 29, 2026
Source: Crónica Global (opens in a new tab)
Crónica Global tours Barcelona’s Numismatics and Philately Market: 60 coin stalls, 32 for stamps, 10:00–14:30, free admission.
Read more → Every Sunday, 92 stalls in Plaça Reial
August 29, 2026
Source: Diario del Alto Aragón (opens in a new tab)
Until 13 September the Diocesan Museum gathers 200 Iberian, Roman, and medieval coins from three collections, with 18:00 tours.
Read more → Jaca shows 200 coins that lived its history
August 28, 2026
Source: Antena 3 (opens in a new tab)
Antena 3 links the Villena Treasure raid with Badajoz and Albacete: catalogued gold and the fear it will be melted.
Read more → Villena, Badajoz and Albacete: three museum thefts
August 26, 2026
Source: El Diario NY (opens in a new tab)
The year 1969 is not enough: El Diario NY recaps the 1969-S Lincoln Memorial doubled-die error, with about 40–50 known and a cited range of US$31,500 to US$605,000.
Read more → The 1969-S doubled-die cent can be worth up to US$600,000
August 25, 2026
Source: El Diario Vasco (opens in a new tab)
Münze Österreich unveiled the frontal Beethoven portrait for the 2027 €2: a collector proof on 2 December 2026 and circulation on 4 January.
Read more → Austria’s Beethoven €2 arrives in December
August 19, 2026
Source: El Diario NY (opens in a new tab)
From a Wisconsin Extra Leaf quarter to a 1943-D bronze cent: 15 U.S. varieties with sales from thousands to US$1.7 million, according to El Diario NY.
Read more → 15 U.S. coins with auction records
August 19, 2026
Source: El Heraldo de México (opens in a new tab)
A Mercado Libre listing asks $5,699 for a Coyolxauhqui silver ounce and a 2002 Hidalgo $1,000 (Family D1); it is an ad, not a closed sale.
Read more → A $1,000 Hidalgo combo listed at $5,699
August 18, 2026
Source: El Rancagüino (opens in a new tab)
El Rancagüino follows coins, banknotes, and other family collections; Héctor Osorio has spent 30 years with Chilean pieces.
Read more → Collectors in Rancagua and their heritage
August 17, 2026
Source: El Financiero (opens in a new tab)
BNCR is selling the Nicoya Annexation and Abolition of the Army coins again in BN Shop at ₡9,950, from 20 August to 31 December.
Read more → BNCR reopens commemorative coin sales
August 17, 2026
Source: Opinión (opens in a new tab)
On 22 August the Fernando Montes Museum in La Paz shows coins and notes from the colony to today, for the Numismatic Society’s 50th anniversary.
Read more → La Paz exhibits Bolivian coins and banknotes
August 17, 2026
Source: El Rancagüino (opens in a new tab)
The collector from Rancagua holds more than 300 notes: a private Curicó bank (c. 1880), an 1898 2-peso fiscal, and the 1940 5,000-peso “sheets.”
Read more → Raúl Canales and 300 Chilean banknotes
August 16, 2026
Source: Prensa Libre (opens in a new tab)
Prensa Libre traces how Guatemala’s coins moved from 1925 silver to collecting, while cash loses ground to digital payments.
Read more → From the silver quetzal to electronic payments
August 16, 2026
Source: Diario El Telégrafo (opens in a new tab)
Espacio Cultural Gobbi brought together collectors, exchange tables, and two lectures at Paysandú’s 1st Numismatic Meeting.
Read more → Paysandú held its first numismatic meeting
August 12, 2026
Source: Azteca Bajío (opens in a new tab)
Azteca Bajío reports online offers of up to $4 million for the dodecagonal C1; specialists note that a posted price is not the market.
Read more → The Bicentennial $20 is advertised at up to $4 million
August 12, 2026
Source: Ámbito (opens in a new tab)
Ámbito attributes up to $73,000 to Banorte for the Teocalli commemorative; Banxico issued it as a Family C1 $20.
Read more → Tenochtitlan 2021: Ámbito cites up to $73,000
August 12, 2026
Source: Popular Mechanics (opens in a new tab)
Oxford–Cambridge railway archaeologists found a denarius of Carausius (c. 287 CE), the “emperor of the north” who minted in Britain.
Read more → A Carausius coin found on the East West Rail
August 12, 2026
Source: UNN (opens in a new tab)
UNN reports the first batch of commemoratives with Trump for the Semiquincentennial; the $1 is manganese brass, not 24k gold.
Read more → The U.S. strikes Trump coins for the 250th anniversary
August 12, 2026
Source: El Diario NY (opens in a new tab)
From a Kennedy Half Dollar “Hair” to doubled-die cents: ten 1960s pieces sought for rarity, error, and grade.
Read more → 10 coins from the 1960s that can be worth more than US$150,000
August 12, 2026
Source: Billy Penn (opens in a new tab)
The 15 August Firstival recalls the 1792 U.S. Mint in Philadelphia: tours, a commemorative sculpture, and family activities.
Read more → Philadelphia marks the first U.S. Mint
August 11, 2026
Source: 24 Horas (opens in a new tab)
Notes with the serial on the face instead of the back are quoted at up to ten times face among collectors.
Read more → The Chilean $20,000 that can be worth up to $200,000
August 10, 2026
Source: G5noticias (opens in a new tab)
Three bronze tokens of Condorito, Yayita, and Coné in the Chilean Characters series; on sale from 10 August at tienda.casamoneda.cl.
Read more → Casa de Moneda honors Condorito with tokens
August 10, 2026
Source: MauleHoy (opens in a new tab)
ANUM is showing for the first time at the O’Higginiano Museum the silver coin O’Higgins authorized at the start of the Nueva Patria.
Read more → Talca exhibits the 1817 independent peso
August 10, 2026
Source: Cultivarte (opens in a new tab)
A .999 silver collector piece in the shape of a British 50 pence: Sun, Moon, and planets for thematic numismatics.
Read more → Heptagonal Solar System medal
August 8, 2026
Source: El Cronista (opens in a new tab)
The old-unit Lázaro Cárdenas note is worth 10 pesos at exchange; Banxico explains how to change it at banks.
Read more → The 10,000-peso note: Banxico explains the exchange
August 8, 2026
Source: Diario Época (opens in a new tab)
The first Collecting Expo at the Colegio Nacional highlighted a century of Argentine coins and 1978 World Cup series.
Read more → A hundred years of Argentine coinage in Corrientes
August 7, 2026
Source: El Heraldo de Saltillo (opens in a new tab)
Free admission at the Museo del Desierto with 40–50 exhibitors, piece advice, and the show Numisarte. Cartografías del signo.
Read more → Saltillo numismatic convention on 15–16 August
August 7, 2026
Source: Revelación.pe (opens in a new tab)
From 7 to 9 August the Mario Vargas Llosa Regional Library displays 206 notes and 184 coins with free admission.
Read more → Arequipa shows 390 pieces at its 3rd Numismatic Meeting
August 7, 2026
Source: Federación de Periodistas del Perú (opens in a new tab)
The Vatican euro series again shows the papal portrait; the arms appear on the 1, 2, and 5 cent, and the set costs 59 euros.
Read more → The Vatican issues euros with Pope Leo XIV
August 7, 2026
Source: 24 Horas (opens in a new tab)
Planchet errors, 2000–2001 copihue variants, and patterns raise interest in some circulating $100 coins.
Read more → Chilean $100 coins quoted up to $800,000
August 6, 2026
Source: Europa Press (opens in a new tab)
The BOE sets a .9999 gold ounce (face 1.5 €) for the Iberian pig; maximum mintage 5,000, launch in the last four months of the year.
Read more → Spain authorizes 5,000 gold Iberian-pig coins
August 6, 2026
Source: Canal 13 (opens in a new tab)
The 1971 “Caupolicán” 2 escudos had only 106 cupronickel pieces; collectors quote about $2 million depending on grade.
Read more → The Chilean 2-escudo coin that can be worth $2 million
August 6, 2026
Source: Heraldo Binario (opens in a new tab)
From a lit Fiji issue to a Crown Mint 3D mask (5,000 pieces) and 1987 AMC bullion: Marvel pieces quoted from hundreds to 10,000 pesos.
Read more → Spider-Man coins in .999 silver and 3D relief
August 5, 2026
Source: El Informador (opens in a new tab)
Carranza 1984, Hidalgo 1990, the Calles 100,000-peso note, and dodecagonal 20-peso coins are among the most sought pieces.
Read more → Mexican coins that catalog in the thousands
August 3, 2026
Source: Heraldo Binario (opens in a new tab)
Casa de Moneda de México offers six-medal dinosaur sets in brass, CuAlNi, and .999 silver; in-person sales only.
Read more → Banxico sells dinosaur medals: prices and how to buy
August 3, 2026
Source: Gobernación de Miranda (opens in a new tab)
In San Diego de los Altos, Miranda, a free August show ties the tricolor’s history to Venezuelan notes and coins.
Read more → Casa Museo Cecilio Acosta: flag and numismatics
August 3, 2026
Source: El Diario (opens in a new tab)
The 7th National Collectors Meeting in Pereira brought about 45 exhibitors with notes and coins from Colombia and abroad.
Read more → Numismatics gathers collections from across the country in Pereira
August 2, 2026
Source: El Diario NY (opens in a new tab)
From a 1932-D Washington quarter to doubled-die errors: ten U.S. pieces with record auction prices, according to El Diario NY.
Read more → 10 U.S. coins that could be worth up to US$143,750
August 2, 2026
Source: El Digital de Albacete (opens in a new tab)
Numismatist Jesús Vico values the Madrigueras and Villamalea treasures taken from the Albacete Provincial Museum at about €200,000.
Read more → Gold coins stolen in Albacete: €200,000
August 1, 2026
Source: Ex-Ante (opens in a new tab)
The ninth online sale from Al Sur del Mundo (Chile) offers 2,023 lots — about 2,500 pieces — closing between 27 and 30 August.
Read more → Al Sur del Mundo auctions more than 2,500 pieces
August 1, 2026
Source: Pénzmúzeum (Money Museum) (opens in a new tab)
Budapest’s Money Museum opens a 2026–2027 temporary show on the MNB gold train and 80 years of the modern forint.
Read more → The gold-train legacy and the forint in Budapest
August 1, 2026
Source: Tabasco Trends (opens in a new tab)
The Tabasco Numismatic Association is preparing a September show with Banco de Tabasco notes (1901–1903) and hacienda pieces.
Read more → Tabasco will exhibit Banco de Tabasco notes in September
August 1, 2026
Source: Cordópolis (elDiario.es) (opens in a new tab)
The MAN adds 239 Andalusi coins (Tonegawa, €990,000). Córdoba was a key mint; unique pieces include Boabdil’s dobla.
Read more → Córdoba and the Andalusi treasure that strengthens the MAN
July 31, 2026
Source: Diario Norte (opens in a new tab)
Dante Zacarías and José Campos show how Chaco numismatics preserves regional memory beyond market price.
Read more → Chaco collectors who keep memory in each piece
July 31, 2026
Source: LA NACION (opens in a new tab)
The 1794 Flowing Hair dollar, the first U.S. silver issue, can quote as high as US$8.5 million for rarity and history.
Read more → Flowing Hair 1794: the dollar that reaches US$8.5 million
July 30, 2026
Source: El Día (opens in a new tab)
The 46th National Numismatic Conference will gather collectors from 14 to 16 August at the Hotel Grand Brizo.
Read more → La Plata hosts a collectors’ meeting
July 30, 2026
Source: elDiario Cantabria (opens in a new tab)
The BOE authorizes a 925 silver piece from the Royal Mint of Spain: mintage 50,000, sale price 60.33 €.
Read more → A silver coin for the world champions
July 30, 2026
Source: El Diario NY (opens in a new tab)
Some quarters are worth thousands for silver, low mintage, or errors; check date, mint mark, and weight.
Read more → Quarter-dollar coins that could be worth a fortune
July 29, 2026
Source: Rue20 (opens in a new tab)
Bank Al-Maghrib issues a 250-dirham silver coin (Proof, 28.28 g) for the 27th anniversary of King Mohamed VI’s enthronement.
Read more → Bank Al-Maghrib strikes a coin for Mohamed VI’s 27 years
July 29, 2026
Source: 0221.com.ar (opens in a new tab)
After almost 20 years, La Plata again hosts the National Conference of Numismatics and Medallic Art, 14–16 August 2026.
Read more → La Plata hosts the 46th National Numismatic Conference
July 29, 2026
Source: COPE (opens in a new tab)
On COPE’s La Linterna, Luis Lanza explains that grade, date, and mint — Madrid, Seville, Mexico, or Guatemala — set the value of an old coin.
Read more → Mint, date, and grade: keys to numismatic value
July 29, 2026
Source: ADN Radio (opens in a new tab)
If 2000 appears on both obverse and reverse, the Chilean $500 can quote between 300,000 and 500,000 pesos.
Read more → The $500 coin with a double 2000 date
July 29, 2026
Source: El Morrocotudo (opens in a new tab)
Errors, patterns, and scarce $500 editions can quote from 15,000 to more than 2 million pesos.
Read more → Chilean $500 coins quoted up to $2 million
July 29, 2026
Source: elDiario.es (opens in a new tab)
The Royal Mint of Spain will issue 50,000 silver pieces (face 5 €, sale 60.33 €) for Spain’s world title, according to the BOE.
Read more → Spain will strike a coin for the 2026 World Cup win
July 28, 2026
Source: CBN Mundo Cristiano (opens in a new tab)
A Salamis siglos (5th century BCE), found in Ashdod, is the first of its type in Israel and documents maritime trade with Cyprus.
Read more → A 2,500-year-old Cypriot coin lights up ancient trade with Israel
July 26, 2026
Source: El Diario NY (opens in a new tab)
Date, portrait, seal, serial, and errors such as 2014–2016 duplicate serials can make a $1 note worth thousands.
Read more → What to check on $1 notes to see if collectors will pay thousands
July 24, 2026
Source: Tus Buenas Noticias (opens in a new tab)
Banxico marked its centennial with a 100-peso note and a special Family G series labeled “100 Aniversario 1925-2025.”
Read more → Do you have one? Mexican collectible notes in detail
July 23, 2026
Source: El Diario NY (opens in a new tab)
A red seal, star notes, fancy serials, uncirculated grade, the 1976 Bicentennial, errors, and large-size 19th-century notes can lift a $2.
Read more → 7 details that could make a $2 note worth much more to collectors
July 23, 2026
Source: Museo Arqueológico Nacional (opens in a new tab)
The MAN adds 239 Andalusi coins (8th–15th centuries) to the world’s most important collection, including unique pieces such as Boabdil’s dobla.
Read more → The National Archaeological Museum adds 239 major coins to its Andalusi collection
July 21, 2026
Source: Heraldo Binario (opens in a new tab)
With higher silver prices, the 2004 Estado de México $100 commemorative (first phase) quotes between 400 and 1,200 pesos.
Read more → After silver’s rise, what is the Estado de México $100 first-phase coin worth?
July 17, 2026
Source: Debate (opens in a new tab)
Nine coins from Mexico and abroad stand out for gold content, rarity, history, or minting errors.
Read more → The centenario and 8 other coins that could be worth a fortune today
July 17, 2026
Source: LA NACION (opens in a new tab)
A US$2.50 gold coin struck in Philadelphia in 1796 can be worth up to US$1.85 million for rarity, design, and grade.
Read more → The U.S. coin that can reach US$1.85 million — and why it is sought
July 15, 2026
Source: JETSS (opens in a new tab)
Scott Bessent confirms a new commemorative coin in the program for the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence.
Read more → Bessent announces a commemorative for the 250th anniversary of the U.S.
July 15, 2026
Source: Yahoo Noticias (opens in a new tab)
Why carrying a $50,000 note day to day is impractical, and what experts recommend for high-denomination cash.
Read more → The $50,000 note that can be worth more than a million
July 14, 2026
Source: La República (Perú) (opens in a new tab)
A 2003 two-dollar note with an extremely low serial reaches auction prices above US$5,000.
Read more → The $2 note with serial L00000002A worth more than US$5,000
July 13, 2026
Source: Meganoticias (opens in a new tab)
An octagonal $10 prototype tested by Casa de Moneda de Chile in 1992 is now a rarity sought by collectors.
Read more → The octagonal Chilean $10 that quotes above $500,000
July 13, 2026
Source: OKDiario (opens in a new tab)
Headlines promise fortunes for 2-euro coins, but specialists qualify which pieces are actually quoted and why.
Read more → Is the €2 coin in your wallet worth 1,000 euros?