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The article discusses the expected sale of coins by North Korean coin company Korea Pugang Coins Corp. at a coin fair in Singapore during the weekend of March 30, 2013. Among coins it may sell are gold coins bearing the likeness of late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il. Famed investor Jim Rogers says he will buy any gold coins offered for sale in the belief that they will rise in value when the North Korean state ultimately collapses, as he expects it will.

Focuses on the sales of coins recovered from the rubble of the World Trade Center after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Where the coins were found, that belonged to the Bank of Nova Scotia's precious metals trading unit, ScotiaMocatta, which is not involved in the sale of the coins; Phrase used on the packaging of coins, suggesting the sellers are co-opting the tragedy for personal gain; Comments from Scott A. Travers, a coin authority, about the individuals' attempting to profit from the tragedy; Comparison of the price of gold coins being offered and the value of the price of gold on the market, indicating a high markup; Comments from Mark Renstrom, a salesman of the coins at Preferred Customer Club, a Minneapolis (Minn.) marketing company controlled by Asset Marketing Services Inc. in defense of the coin sales and prices; Others involved in the plan to sell the coins.

The article reports that Belgium will issue a special coin to celebrate the Battle of Waterloo, wherein British and Prussian troops defeated Napoleon Bonaparte's French forces in Waterloo on June 18, 1815, despite objections from France which claims that such move sends a negative signal in Europe.

The article discusses the release of a 10 ruble coin by the Russian central bank, focusing on the country's commemoration of the annexation of Crimea by releasing the coin.

The article discusses sales of silver coins displaying a saltwater crocodile from the Perth Mint in Australia as of May 2014, and its sales of Great White Shark coins launched in April 2014, despite a decline in silver prices and the overall sales of commemorative coins.

This article reports on a decision by the U.S. Mint in 2008 to discontinue presidential $1 coin Historical Signature Sets amid low sales. The bestseller among collectors is the George Washington special set. Greg Hernandez of the U.S. Mint says the decision was based on customer feedback and the sales figures for a variety of products. Particular focus is given to the design features of each set. David Ganz of Ganz & Hollinger points out that the Historical Signature Sets were not designed for the coin-collecting community.

The article reports on the release of presidential coins in the U.S.

Reports on the unveiling of a silver-dollar coin to honor the 230th foundation anniversary of the U.S. Marine Corps. in May 2005.

Reports on a court order obtained by New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer regarding the suspension of the sale of commemorative September 11, 2001 coins recovered at Ground Zero in New York City.

Reports on military coins and their use among United States Army and Air Force personnel. Coins used as rewards and as morale boosters; Concerns that coins are losing their meanings due to high volumes; Design of the coins by military personnel; Restrictions on expenditures on coins.

Discusses the entrepreneurial interest in the year 1000 as the world approaches the year 2000. The cottage industry that exists for first-millennium books; The possible tour in summer 2000 to key first-millennium sites in Europe; A commemorative 1000 coin.

Reports that an advisory panel voted to recommend to the United States Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin that the design of the dollar coin, which will replace the one honoring suffragette Susan B. Anthony, should depict the native American woman. Ratio of the vote; Why the Anthony dollar was disliked; What legislation specifies for the replacement coin.

Discusses how the United States Mint has been losing money on its commemorative coin collections. How Congress is fond of sponsoring commemorative coin bills as a cheap and easy way to serve constituents; The resulting glut in the market which has decreased the value of the coins and left the Mint with significant losses; How the system has been reformed so that only two commemorative collections can be issued each year.