What a year! Within the last 12 months, the numismatic world has stayed busy. New issues of every shape and design entered the market, as currency from times past sold for amazing sums. NumisMaster saw updates to its database and its team, while winners were announced at the COTY awards, and Numismatic News went on a world adventure.
Creativity Abounds with New Issues
In 2025, hundreds of new coins were released. This year brought creativity in all forms, with coin designs recalling the past, predicting the future, and addressing modern-day events and people.
Some of the favorites, and most notable, in the U.S. market were the first coins in the U.S. Mint’s new Comic Art series, coins honoring the 250th Anniversaries of the U.S. Army, Navy, and Marine Corps. The…