This year has seen much change that has impacted world of coins, and yet much remains the same. Three key trends were remarked upon by Coin & Mint News™ last year – environmental sustainability, effective circulation, and industry collaboration – and these only continue to grow in importance.

As technologies and minting techniques develop suppliers and mints are producing ever more advanced coins and precious metal products. To that end, Coin & Mint News™ is beginning a new segment in partnership with CoinsWeekly to highlight new collectible issues that are notable for one reason or another.

Estonia is set to introduce new rounding rules next year, with the country also planning to cease minting 1 and 2 cent coins.

Earlier this year, the Belgian Treasury launched a #spendyourchange campaign encouraging citizens to use their loose change, following warnings from several key trade federations in Belgium of an artificial coin shortage.

The Coin Conference takes place in Lisbon, from 28-30 October, against a backdrop of considerable change in the world of circulating coinage. The agenda is busy and full of substance, reflecting the key challenges, and opportunities, that face issuers and producers.

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.

The next edition of the Directory of Circulating Coins is currently being compiled, and is scheduled for publication this Autumn. First developed by the publishers of Currency News in 2014, the upcoming issue will be the fourth edition published.

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.

A new website, a new online shop, a new layout for its customer magazine – these are just some of the innovations Swissmint has in store for us. The mint has changed profoundly over the past two years. Ursula Kampmann explains how.

The Mint of Poland and Monnaie de Paris have recently published their annual results for financial year, with the former noting a more than doubling of operating profit year-on-year and the latter a 9% increase in turnover from the previous year.