Here are a couple of items relating to modern coinage.
The first is an article on Cosmos of Collectibles by Daniel Baumbach titled "What Is the Difference Between a Coin, a Commemorative Coin and a Medal?"
The second item is a CoinWeek podcast interview with representatives from CIT, maker of a plethora of modern medallic issues using advanced minting techniques.
-Editor
What Is the Difference?
Structuring the world of modern coins isn't that easy. Just some of the items laymen classify as coins are actually coins. In addition, there are special and hybrid forms and all kinds of unclear terms such as commemorative coin, collector coin, NCLT, bullion coin etc. Which types of coins exist? We present an overview.
Let's start with the typical form of a coin: circulation coins are coins issued by a state. They are legal tender with a face value and usually feature the name or the symbol of the issuing nation, for example the portrait of the monarch. They circulate as genuine coins in the respective issuing country or monetary union and can be used to pay at any time without a problem – provided that they aren't old coins that lost their status as legal tender.
To read the complete article, see:
What Is the Difference Between a Coin, a Commemorative Coin and a Medal?
(https://cosmosofcollectibles.com/what-is-the-difference-between-a-coin-a-commemorative-coin-and-a-medal/)
Ultra-Modern Coins Take Over
This week on the coinweek podcast we are going to have a lively, interesting, and provocative conversation with Chang Bullock and Orlando Lorenzana of CIT, where we talk about how ultra-modern coins have taken over the contemporary coin market and how CIT's innovations in color and coin minting technology are changing the game for private and sovereign mints. You cannot walk away from this podcast without learning something about the way minting has changed and we hope it will give you a clearer picture of where we are heading.
To read the complete article, see:
CoinWeek Podcast: Ultra-Modern Coins Take Over
(https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/coinweek/episodes/2021-03-30T13_00_40-07_00)
Wayne Homren, Editor
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