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Alex Sadler

1 June 2026

2 min read

Mastering Colour and Precision with High-Speed Colour Inkjet Printers

In China, regular commemorative coins enjoy wide public appeal, with a single issue reaching anywhere from tens of millions to over 100 million pieces, which typically require three to four months to produce. The mass production of colourised regular commemorative coins has, as result, required a breakthrough in colour spraying efficiency.

Technology

Alex Sadler

1 June 2026

1 min read

Czech Mint Unveils THINCUSE™ Technology

The Czech Mint has unveiled a new ultra-lightweight gold bullion coin utilising its proprietary THINCUSE™ technology. Struck from 999.9 fine gold and weighing just 1/200 of a troy ounce (0.156 grams), the coin achieves a diameter of 16mm despite a thickness of only 40 micrometres.

Technology

Alex Sadler

23 April 2026

9 min read

WMF Technical Forum 2026 Review: Part 1

The 22nd iteration of the World Money Fair (WMF) Technical Forum took place on 28 January, with this year's event offering 14 specialist presentations and providing a comprehensive overview of current innovations in the coin industry. In this month’s issue of Coin & Mint News™, we review the first five papers from the 2026 Technical Forum.

Events Technology

Alex Sadler

30 March 2026

3 min read

Changebox: Where Cash Meets Convenience

What do people do with spare cash, particularly coins? That is the perennial question asked by central banks, mints, and those involved in ensuring that cash continues to circulate effectively. Although there is a phenomenal amount of cash in circulation, there is often a gap between circulation/production figures and availability of certain denominations on the street. This is arguably a greater issue with lower denominations and therefore coins specifically, and it is unsurprising that companies are noticing the issue and developing systems to gather spare cash and get it back into circulation. Enter Changebox and its founder and CEO, Chase Goggans.

Companies Technology

Alex Sadler

5 Oct. 2025

2 min read

A(I) for Accessibility

Earlier this month, Carveco unveiled its new suite of AI-powered tools, designed to make creative manufacturing faster, more accessible, and more intuitive. It contains two new tools aimed to assist designers when creating 3D designs – Text to Relief and Image to Relief.

Design Free Technology Free

David Tidmarsh

27 May 2025

10 min read

WMF Technical Forum 2025 Review: Part 1

The World Money Fair is the world’s largest coin fair. This year’s event, held 30 January to 1 February, attracted more numismatics enthusiasts than ever before – with over 13,600 attendees and more than 300 exhibitors from 50 countries present. WMF Director, Goetz-Ulf-Jungmichel, commented that the event ‘shows that our industry is not only preserving history, but actively shaping the future’.

Events Technology

Alex Sadler

4 March 2025

3 min read

Technical News Update

Germania Mint unveiled a new special release coin for the recent World Money Fair, featuring Black Light Colours technology. The 2025 Germania Black Silver WMF Edition coin utilises the Mint’s Black Light Colours – a technology born from anti-counterfeiting security – to showcase vibrant hidden colours when held under UV light.

Technical Features Technology

Alex Sadler

30 Jan. 2025

9 min read

Sigma Metalytics: Generating Trust in Precious Metals Investments

Interest in precious metals investments continues to grow – attributed in part to investors, both experienced and novel, turning to these products as a safe and secure method of investment. Authenticity and trust generation are particularly important to Sigma Metalytics, a family owned and operated business based in California, USA, that offers precious metal verifiers to individuals and mints alike.

Interviews Numismatics Technology

Alex Sadler

5 Aug. 2024

4 min read

Is Artificial Intelligence the Future of Minting?

In June, the Mint Director’s Association held a webinar focusing on artificial intelligence (AI) as a tool and how it can be implemented to improve productivity. Titled ‘The Future is Here: How Artificial Intelligence Will Change Modern Minting’, the webinar was hosted by Aditya Berlia – an entrepreneur, educator, and AI advocate – and sponsored by Carveco.

Events Minting Technology

Robert Newman

5 Aug. 2024

3 min read

Discovering AI’s Potential in Modern Coin Design

AI is an inevitable evolution in many aspects of the minting business. At its core, it automates repetitive tasks, making it a powerful tool for numerous applications within a modern mint.

Design Free Technology Free

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Chander S Jeena

3 July 2024

2 min read

A New Approach for Detecting Counterfeit Coins

Researchers at the Centre for Pattern Recognition and Machine Intelligence at Concordia University in Montreal, Canada have utilised image-mining techniques and machine learning algorithms to identify flaws in counterfeit coins, enabling greater detection of fakes.

Authentication Technology

David Tidmarsh

4 June 2024

8 min read

World Money Fair Technical Forum 2024 Review – Part 3

Earlier this year, the World Money Fair Technical Forum celebrated its 20th anniversary, with 15 papers presented at the event in total. This article is the third and final summary of the remaining five papers which have yet to be reviewed in previous issues of Coin & Mint News™.

Events Technology

Mühlbauer

4 June 2024

6 min read

Cash Handling – State of the Art Inspection of Used Coins

Beside cashless payments, coins are still a part of modern life. Minting, circulating and recirculating of coins remains a great responsibility for mints and central banks. Depending on the quality of the coin, the lifespan of hard cash can be 10 years or more.

Cash in Circulation Free Technology Free

Alex Sadler

4 June 2024

1 min read

How Will AI Change Modern Minting?

‘The Future is Here: How Artificial Intelligence Will Change Modern Minting’ is the title of the Mint Directors Association’s webinar focusing on artificial intelligence as a tool and how it can be implemented to improve productivity.

Events Minting Technology

David Tidmarsh

2 May 2024

9 min read

World Money Fair Technical Forum 2024 Review – Part 2

This year the Technical Forum celebrated its 20th Anniversary at the World Money Fair, with some 280 people attending either in person or online. A total of fifteen papers were presented, with this month’s review continuing on from the March issue and covering the middle third of these presentations.

Events Technology

Alex Sadler

4 April 2024

3 min read

Anti-Counterfeiting and Traceability Updates

The Central Bank of Kosovo has released details of its efforts to fight counterfeit currency, noting that it had successfully coordinated inter-institutional meetings to design and implement effective strategies to combat the circulation of counterfeit coins, especially €2 coins.

Authentication Cash in Circulation Technology

Alex Sadler

4 April 2024

4 min read

Brazilian Mint Celebrates Three Anniversaries

The Casa da Moeda do Brasil celebrated its 330th anniversary earlier this month with the launch of a commemorative medal featuring augmented reality (AR) technology. The medal is available in either bronze or silver and features invisible ink in addition to the AR technology.

Commemorative Coins Mints Technology

David Tidmarsh

4 April 2024

10 min read

World Money Fair Technical Forum 2024 Review – Part 1

The World Money Fair Technical Forum celebrated its 20th anniversary this year, just two years after the main event commemorated its half-centennial, having been established in 1972. In this month’s issue of Coin & Mint News™, we review the first five papers from the Technical Forum, with subsequent issues to cover the remainder.

Events Technology

Alex Sadler

5 March 2024

3 min read

Royal Canadian Mint Reaches New Heights for the New Year

The Royal Canadian Mint has released several coins in varying designs and denominations to commemorate the Year of the Dragon. Amongst these are a 1kg gold coin with an extremely limited mintage and a pair of silver and gold coins featuring Extraordinarily High Relief.

Minting Technology

Alex Sadler

5 March 2024

2 min read

Australian Mint Turns to New Platform for Online Sales

The Royal Australian Mint has teamed up with EQL, the commerce platform built to ensure reliable and fair product launches, to improve its e-commerce infrastructure and the experience for collectors as they aim to get their hands on new coins.

Mints Technology

Latest News

Mastering Colour and Precision with High-Speed Colour Inkjet Printers

Czech Mint Unveils THINCUSE™ Technology

WMF Technical Forum 2026 Review: Part 1

Changebox: Where Cash Meets Convenience

A(I) for Accessibility

WMF Technical Forum 2025 Review: Part 1

Technical News Update

Sigma Metalytics: Generating Trust in Precious Metals Investments

Is Artificial Intelligence the Future of Minting?

Discovering AI’s Potential in Modern Coin Design

A New Approach for Detecting Counterfeit Coins

World Money Fair Technical Forum 2024 Review – Part 3

Cash Handling – State of the Art Inspection of Used Coins

How Will AI Change Modern Minting?

World Money Fair Technical Forum 2024 Review – Part 2

Anti-Counterfeiting and Traceability Updates

Brazilian Mint Celebrates Three Anniversaries

World Money Fair Technical Forum 2024 Review – Part 1

Royal Canadian Mint Reaches New Heights for the New Year

Australian Mint Turns to New Platform for Online Sales

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