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Power Coin Offers a 5 oz Silver Trojan Horse Coin for the Cook Islands, Limited to 499 Pieces
On August 21, 2026, the Spanish coin news site Numismática Visual reported that Power Coin has presented TROJAN HORSE, a collector coin in five ounces of pure silver. It is a 2026 Cook Islands issue with a face value of 25 dollars and a mintage of 499. The coin is on pre-sale, with estimated availability on November 30, 2026.
- Discovery
U.S. Mint Set Morgan, Peace, Constitution Quarter and 1804 Gold Set Releases for Aug. 25-27, 2026
CoinNews reported on August 22, 2026, that the U.S. Mint planned releases on three consecutive days, August 25 to 27. They were enhanced uncirculated Morgan and Peace silver dollars, the U.S. Constitution quarter, and a set pairing a gold recreation of the 1804 dollar with a silver medal. The set has a mintage limit of 15,000, and its price had not been announced at the time of the report.
- Culture
CoinTalk Member Shares a Partial 1801 U.S. Year Set Assembled Over About Eight Years
On the collector forum CoinTalk, a member posting as Eduard shared a year set of U.S. coins dated 1801. According to the post, it includes the dime, half, dollar and large cent, while the half dime is missing. Eduard wrote that the set took about eight years to assemble and that the first coin, the dollar, cost $650 at a Bowers auction in 1987.
- Regulation
U.S. Mint Adds a President Trump $1 Coin to Its 2026 Semiquincentennial Lineup
Numismatic News reported on August 21, 2026, that the U.S. Mint has added a President Donald J. Trump $1 coin to its 2026 Semiquincentennial lineup. The obverse shows his portrait and the reverse shows the Presidential Seal. The coins are legal tender but will not be placed into circulation; the Mint will sell them in 25-coin rolls and 100-coin bags.
- Culture
Vatican Shows Designs of Its Two 2026 Commemorative 2-Euro Coins
On August 21, 2026, Numismática Visual described the designs of Vatican City's two commemorative 2-euro coins for 2026, published by the Vatican Governatorato. One honors the Magisterium of Pope Leo XIV and the other the 400th anniversary of St. Peter's Basilica, reviving a 17th-century medal design. Mintages and issue dates have not been announced.
- Technology
COTY 2026 Most Innovative Coin nominees include cube, lipstick and paper airplane shapes
On August 21, 2026, Numismatic News described the nominees in the Most Innovative Coin category of COTY 2026. They include a cube-shaped silver coin from Burundi, a Lancôme lipstick-shaped silver coin from France and a Samoan coin with a sliding door. The article lists nominees, not winners.
- Culture
U.S. Mint Issues 2026 Freedom 250 Race Medal on a Half Dollar Planchet, Limited to 15,000
On August 20, 2026, CoinWeek reported that the United States Mint would release the 2026 Freedom 250 Race Medal, marking a race that organizers call the first IndyCar street race in Washington. The medal was priced at $60 and limited to 15,000 pieces. The Philadelphia Mint strikes it on a U.S. half dollar planchet, but it is a medal, not a legal-tender half dollar.
- Discovery
Solomon Islands Releases Commemorative $50 Note; Eastern Caribbean Plans Series Without the Queen
On August 21, 2026, Numismatic News reported on new bank notes. The Solomon Islands has released a commemorative $50 note for its 50th Golden Jubilee. The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank is preparing a new series that will remove Queen Elizabeth II's portrait for the first time and use portraits of national heroes and prominent figures.
- Culture
U.S. Mint Presents 2,983 Half Dollars With 9/11 Privy Mark to the National 9/11 Memorial
The U.S. Mint has presented the National 9/11 Memorial & Museum with 2,983 Enduring Liberty half dollars carrying a 9/11 privy mark, CoinNews reported on August 21, 2026. The mintage matches the names inscribed on the Memorial, and the coins were struck at the West Point Mint. The Mint did not announce plans for public sale.
- Discovery
CoinTalk Member Reports Buying Items From a Case at a Garage Sale
On the CoinTalk forum, a member posting as Kentucky reported buying "some goodies" from a case at a garage sale in the member's area. Another case held "ancient" coins the seller said came out of the ocean, with nothing much identifiable; Kentucky also wrote of dipping the pesos. The thread does not give the date of the posts or the price paid.
- Discovery
CoinTalk Members Discuss Lines Found on a Morgan Dollar After Dipping
In a CoinTalk forum thread, a poster said that dipping a Morgan dollar revealed lines across the whole coin and asked what caused them. The poster did not believe they were die polish lines because they cross the devices. Other members discussed how roller marks and die polishing differ in general, commented on a photo of a different coin and asked for photos, but what the lines on the poster's coin are remains unresolved; the posting date is not given in the source.
- Market
2026 Enhanced Uncirculated Gold Eagle: Ungraded Prices Fall, Grade 70 Steady
On August 2, 2026, CoinNews reported its review of completed eBay sales of the 1776 ~ 2026-W Enhanced Uncirculated American Gold Eagle, which the U.S. Mint launched on May 28. Ungraded coins in original Mint packaging averaged $5,875 in July, 10.2% below May, nearly matching gold's 10.1% decline over the period. Coins certified at grade 70 averaged $6,788 in July, virtually unchanged from May.
- Discovery
A Forum Member Points to Saxony or Poland for a Coin Found in a Lot of Ancient Coins
On the CoinTalk forum, JoshuaP asked for help identifying a coin found among several hundred ancient coins and recognized as not Roman, in a thread titled "Medieval German or Austrian?" A reply said the coin is from Saxony or Poland and that the king is Augustus III of Poland, and another member wrote, "I was gonna say Saxony."
- Market
CoinTalk Members Post Coins They Bought for Under $50
Members of the CoinTalk forum posted coins they bought for under $50, excluding shipping, in a thread started by member jtlee321. According to the posters, the purchases included an 1836 bust half marked down from $55 to $20 at a coin show, an 1852-O half dime for $36 and a 1738 Spanish half real for about $28 including shipping. The source does not show the posting dates.
- Discovery
CoinTalk coin puzzle: members name the Walking Liberty Half Dollar
In a CoinTalk forum thread titled "New Coin Puzzle," poster Denis Richard shared a partial image of a coin and asked members to name it. Neal answered "WL half," and Mr. Numismatist agreed, writing "Walking Liberty Half Dollar reverse." The source does not give a posting date.
- Culture
CoinTalk Members Play a Picture Game: Post a Coin of the Same Type or the Same Date
On the collector forum CoinTalk, a member started a game in which members post pictures of coins that match the previous coin's type or date. A medal with the same date can be used as a "Wild Card." The source does not give the date of the posts.
- Market
CoinTalk Members Say a Cent With a Dished Center Looks Like a Struck Through Die Cap Error
On the CoinTalk forum, a member posting as MeowtheKitty asked whether a cent with a dished center, found while searching penny rolls, was post-mint damage (PMD) or something unusual. Several members said it looked like a struck through die cap error. The poster wrote that they read the date as 1982 D and put the coin in a holder with that label; the source does not give the date of the posts.
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CoinTalk Member Shows Leftover World Coins Received From a Friend
On the collector forum CoinTalk, a member named The Eidolon posted photos of world coins received from a former coworker. They were the non-silver modern world coins that a shop did not take when it bought the coins the friend had inherited. The source does not give the date of the posts.
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CoinTalk member says puzzling coin is a 1788 Connecticut copper counterfeit from Machin's Mill
On the CoinTalk forum, a member asked for help with a coin that appeared to be a Connecticut copper but bore an unexpected "NO" on the obverse. Another member, who collects these coins by die variety, identified it as a 1788 12.2-C variety overstruck on a Nova Constellatio and described it as a contemporary counterfeit made at Machin's Mill. The source material does not show when the posts were made.
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Forum Posters Discuss a Civil War Token Reading "SHOOT HIM ON THE SPOOT"
In a CoinTalk forum thread, posters discussed a Civil War token whose reverse reads "SHOOT HIM ON THE SPOOT"; a poster said it should be "SPOT." One poster put its value at about $250 and said about 3,000 are known; these figures are the poster's own statements and were not verified.