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: April 2020 Topical: 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: August 2020 Topical: 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