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    December 17, 2024

    Coin World Topical Articles and Photo Finish Pages, January 2020 to May 2023

    I once subscribed to a relatively obscure but nevertheless wonderful magazine called WorldWide Coins published by Coin World (Amos Media). This now-defunct magazine existed briefly from 2007 to 2009 and delighted me with colorful coin photography and interesting articles about money from around the world. Later on, Coin World magazine started including a World Coins section, albeit only twenty or so pages rather than a whole magazine. Unfortunately since 2023, the World Coins section is now only about ten pages if that, and therefore I decided to cancel my magazine subscription.

    Like many numismatists, I still learn about coins but mainly through websites and also printed literature. Intriguing former features of the World Coins section included “Topical” articles and “Photo Finish” pages. These features provided nice suggestions about world coin collecting possibilities. As you can read below, there were countless topics that can build an intriguing, informative collection. These topics were featured in Coin World magazines from January 2020 to May 2023.

    2020 Coin Topics
    January 2020 Topical:
    January 2020 Photo Finish:
    February 2020 Topical:
    February 2020 Photo Finish:
    March 2020 Topical:
    March 2020 Photo Finish:
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    April 2020 Photo Finish:
    May 2020 Topical:
    May 2020 Photo Finish:
    June 2020 Topical:
    June 2020 Photo Finish:
    July 2020 Topical:
    July 2020 Photo Finish:
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    August 2020 Photo Finish:
    September 2020 Topical:
    September 2020 Photo Finish:
    October 2020 Topical:
    October 2020 Photo Finish:
    November 2020 Topical:
    November 2020 Photo Finish:
    December 2020 Topical:
    December 2020 Photo Finish:
    silver bullion coins
    dogs
    Pierre-Auguste Renoir
    fraction denominations
    cricket sport
    Sun
    Raffaello Santi (Raphael)
    epidemics and illnesses
    golf
    innovations and science
    Smartminting (high-relief coins)
    masks (“Hidden in Plain Sight”)
    fantasy coins
    heptagonal coins
    Vincent van Gogh
    Phrygian (liberty) caps
    nurses
    banks and financial institutions
    British musicians
    navies on circulation coins
    coats of arms and shields
    poppy
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Gibraltar Christmas 50 penny coins


    2021 Coin Topics
    January 2021 Topical:
    January 2021 Photo Finish:
    February 2021 Topical:
    February 2021 Photo Finish:
    March 2021 Topical:
    March 2021 Photo Finish:
    April 2021 Topical:
    April 2021 Photo Finish:
    May 2021 Topical:
    May 2021 Photo Finish:
    June 2021 Topical:
    June 2021 Photo Finish:
    July 2021 Topical:
    July 2021 Photo Finish:
    August 2021 Topical:
    August 2021 Photo Finish:
    September 2021 Topical:
    September 2021 Photo Finish:
    October 2021 Topical:
    October 2021 Photo Finish:
    November 2021 Topical:
    November 2021 Photo Finish:
    December 2021 Topical:
    December 2021 Photo Finish:
    women
    coronations, inaugurations, and other transitions
    Chinese New Year (Year of the Ox)
    Valentine’s Day
    coins minted in multiple years, inscribed with the same date/year
    lambs
    James Bond
    lions
    insects
    flowers
    French motifs
    non-circular coins
    Europa the goddess
    libraries
    sculptures
    sharks
    country name changes
    bridges
    pirates
    autumn
    small denominations
    triskeles
    Dante Alighieri
    Pearl Harbor


    2022 Coin Topics
    January 2022 Topical:
    January 2022 Photo Finish:
    February 2022 Topical:
    February 2022 Photo Finish:
    March 2022 Topical:
    March 2022 Photo Finish:
    April 2022 Topical:
    April 2022 Photo Finish:
    May 2022 Topical:
    May 2022 Photo Finish:
    June 2022 Topical:
    June 2022 Photo Finish:
    July 2022 Topical:
    July 2022 Photo Finish:
    August 2022 Topical:
    August 2022 Photo Finish:
    September 2022 Topical:
    September 2022 Photo Finish:
    October 2022 Topical:
    October 2022 Photo Finish:
    November 2022 Topical:
    November 2022 Photo Finish:
    December 2022 Topical:
    December 2022 Photo Finish:
    flora
    petroleum
    Leaning Tower of Pisa’s 650th anniversary
    airplanes
    multiple languages on coins
    telephones
    Krugerrands
    doves and peace
    crowns on coins
    musical instruments
    French Mint and 20 years of the Euro
    D-Day (Normandy landings)
    Coinage of “far-flung nations” (remote island territories)
    historic heroes of American independence
    Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee
    Princess Diana
    laborers and workers
    lighthouses
    copper collector coins
    corn (maize)
    tyrants
    crustaceans and mollusks
    King Tut/Tutankhamun/Tutankhamen
    hippos/hippopotami


    2023 Coin Topics
    January 2023 Topical:
    January 2023 Photo Finish:
    February 2023 Topical:
    February 2023 Photo Finish:
    March 2023 Topical:
    March 2023 Photo Finish:
    April 2023 Topical:
    April 2023 Photo Finish:
    May 2023 Topical:
    May 2023 Photo Finish:
    June to December 2023:
    rabbits (Year of the Rabbit)
    clocks and calendars
    Knight (Saint George) and the Dragon
    Cupid
    computerized and digital-like coins
    basketball
    Earth from space (and other space themes)
    hot air balloons
    agriculture and food crops
    tennis
    magazine reduced – no more Topical or Photo Finish sections

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