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Alex Sadler

30 March 2026

5 min read

US Penny Shortages Continue

Production of the humble penny (one cent coin), long a staple of US American currency, officially ceased last year. This seems to have created an unexpected set of challenges for businesses, banks, and consumers across the United States. While pennies remain legal tender and existing coins will continue to circulate, access to them has already become an issue, prompting retailers to adopt new practices and the US Treasury to issue guidance.

Circulating Coins

Alex Sadler

5 Dec. 2025

3 min read

New Danish Coins Enter Circulation

Danmarks Nationalbank has begun issuing Denmark's new coins featuring the effigy or monogram of the current reigning monarch, King Frederik X. Research and development of the new coins began in January 2024, following the abdication of his mother Queen Margrethe II and the King’s subsequent accession to the throne.

Circulating Coins

Alex Sadler

1 Dec. 2025

3 min read

Farewell to the Penny, in More Ways Than One

The United States has reached a turning point in its monetary history. After 232 years of continuous production, the penny (or one cent coin) has finally ceased to roll off the presses for circulation. The US Mint hosted a ceremonial strike event at its Philadelphia facility in mid-November, with United States Treasurer Brandon Beach striking the final circulating penny coin.

Circulating Coins

Alex Sadler

5 Oct. 2025

2 min read

New Coins for Luxembourg Next Year

The Central Bank of Luxembourg has unveiled the designs of the country’s updated euro coins which feature HRH Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume on their national side. The new coins bearing the effigy of Grand Duke Guillaume – who acceded to the throne on 3 October – will enter circulation at the beginning of 2026.

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Francisco Mandiola

1 July 2025

4 min read

Colón Coins Updated for Costa Rica

The Central Bank of Costa Rica, as part of its mandate to keep businesses and the public informed, published the schedule for the entry and exit of coins to and from circulation for the year on in February. The new colón coin series shows different designs that allows each denomination to be readily identified and distinguished from the old series by the public.

Circulating Coins

Alex Sadler

27 May 2025

2 min read

Coin Issuance Down, Returns Up in Estonia

The latest figures from Eesti Pank on cash issuance detailed a fall in the number of coins issued in the first quarter of 2025. Approximately 1.5 million coins with a total value of €1.6 million were issued, with the most common being the €2 coin – which comprised half of the total number of coins issued into circulation.

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Astrid Mitchell

24 April 2025

2 min read

Curaçao and Sint Maarten Launches New Currency

The Central Bank of Curaçao and Sint Maarten began issuing a new family of banknotes and coins on 31 March. This is not just a redesign and upgrade for the coins and notes but a completely new currency, with the Caribbean guilder replacing the Netherlands Antilles guilder.

Circulating Coins

Astrid Mitchell

24 April 2025

2 min read

Zambia Introduces Heritage Series Coins and Notes

The Bank of Zambia has begun issuing new families of both banknotes and coins. The currency showcases Zambia’s rich heritage, with its unique flora and fauna as the central theme; hence it is called the ‘Heritage Series’.

Circulating Coins

Astrid Mitchell

24 April 2025

2 min read

New Coins for Central African States

The Bank of Central African States (BEAC) has released a new family of circulating coins for member countries of the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC). This includes Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of Congo.

Circulating Coins

Alex Sadler

1 April 2025

2 min read

German Cash Forum Supports Cash Rounding

Germany’s National Cash Forum is now advocating rounding to the nearest five euro cents for cash payments, asking the Federal Ministry of Finance to follow suit and ‘advocate for, and press ahead with, a binding statutory rounding rule in Germany’.

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Alex Sadler

4 March 2025

2 min read

US Coin Production Costs Continue to Rise

According to the US Mint’s Annual Report for 2024, the production and associated costs for circulating coinage continues to rise year-on-year. Much of the increased production costs this year have been attributed to the cost of metal acquisition, although this is far from the first time that penny and nickel costs exceed their face value.

Circulating Coins Mints

Alex Sadler

4 March 2025

6 min read

Penny for Your Thoughts? There Are Plenty

Debates surrounding low value coinage – their use, perceived usefulness, seigniorage, and so on – are hardly rare, particularly as countries such as the Bahamas, Estonia, Slovakia, and Lithuania have either previously or plan to introduce cash rounding, effectively dropping the lowest denominated coins regardless of them remaining legal tender.

Circulating Coins Editorial

Alex Sadler

30 Jan. 2025

2 min read

New Supplier for Danish Coins

Danmarks Nationalbank has announced the signing of a new agreement with Fábrica Nacional de Moneda y Timbre – Real Casa de La Moneda (FNMT-RCM, or the Spanish Mint) regarding production of Danish coins for the next four years.

Circulating Coins Mints

Aftab Baloch

23 Dec. 2024

6 min read

Coin Production and Distribution in Pakistan

The history of Pakistan, as reflected through its coinage, offers a fascinating narrative of the country’s development and it’s shifting political and cultural landscape.

Circulating Coins

Alex Sadler

23 Dec. 2024

2 min read

US Coin Production Falls Dramatically

According to production figures from the US Mint as of the end of October, just under 4.62 billion coins have been manufactured this year. Annual mintage for 2024 is estimated to reach 5.5 billion coins – a 56.5% decline compared to the same period in 2023.

Circulating Coins

Alex Sadler

25 Nov. 2024

5 min read

New Coin Issues

The Royal Canadian Mint has produced a $2 commemorative circulation coin to celebrate Inuit Nunangat, the Inuit homeland, a vast area that encompasses land, water, and ice and a source from which Inuit draw unity, strength, resilience, and identity.

Circulating Coins Commemorative Coins News

Alex Sadler

25 Nov. 2024

4 min read

Where Are We on King Charles III Coin Updates?

Following the death of HM Queen Elizabeth II in September 2022, there was much conversation about it meant for the countries whose currency – notably coins here – bore her portrait. Two years on from the succession of King Charles III as monarch, where do these countries stand with updating their coins?

Circulating Coins

Alex Sadler

28 Oct. 2024

5 min read

New Coin Issues

ABC Mint has launched a five coin series entitled ‘Untamed Landscapes’, celebrating the natural beauty of Oceania.

Circulating Coins Commemorative Coins News

Alex Sadler

28 Oct. 2024

2 min read

Estonia Drops Lowest Denomination Coins

Estonia is set to introduce new rounding rules next year, with the country also planning to cease minting 1 and 2 cent coins.

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Alex Sadler

30 Sept. 2024

6 min read

New Coin Issues

To commemorate 100 years of the Swiss Franc in Liechtenstein, CIT has released a new coin design crafted in smartminting® Ultra Deep Relief. The coins depict a three-dimensional coloured model of the Rhine Valley with topographical accuracy on the reverse, symbolising the bond between Liechtenstein and Switzerland.

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Latest News

US Penny Shortages Continue

New Danish Coins Enter Circulation

Farewell to the Penny, in More Ways Than One

New Coins for Luxembourg Next Year

Colón Coins Updated for Costa Rica

Coin Issuance Down, Returns Up in Estonia

Curaçao and Sint Maarten Launches New Currency

Zambia Introduces Heritage Series Coins and Notes

New Coins for Central African States

German Cash Forum Supports Cash Rounding

US Coin Production Costs Continue to Rise

Penny for Your Thoughts? There Are Plenty

New Supplier for Danish Coins

Coin Production and Distribution in Pakistan

US Coin Production Falls Dramatically

New Coin Issues

Where Are We on King Charles III Coin Updates?

New Coin Issues

Estonia Drops Lowest Denomination Coins

New Coin Issues

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