The Royal Mint returns to the Star Wars universe with a second four-issue series of proof coins, and all new bullion bars

By |2024-03-18T00:01:32+00:00March 18th, 2024|Categories: Bullion, Movies & TV, Gold, Silver, Royal Mint|

The Royal Mint returns to the Star Wars universe with a second four-issue series of proof coins, and all new bullion bars Last July, the Royal Mint surprised us with a new Star Wars coin collection, a franchise which had been associated with the New Zealand Mint for almost a decade. Consisting of four designs, [...]

The Royal Mint launches its eagerly anticipated 2024 Britannia proof range and it’s a beautiful piece by a French artist

By |2024-03-08T00:23:07+00:00March 8th, 2024|Categories: Culture, Gold, Silver, Royal Mint, United Kingdom|

The Royal Mint launches its eagerly anticipated 2024 Britannia proof range and it's a beautiful piece by a French artist One of the highlights of the numismatic calendar, certainly for the more classical-leaning collector, has been the Royal Mint's proof Britannia range. The series split from the bullion range in 2012, when those coins standardised [...]

The Royal Mint’s Music Legends proof coin range continues its look at icons of British Music with George Michael

By |2024-02-26T00:05:38+00:00February 26th, 2024|Categories: Art & Literature, Gold, People, Silver, Royal Mint, United Kingdom|

The Royal Mint's Music Legends proof coin range continues its look at icons of British Music with George Michael "One of the bestselling musicians of all time, George Michael transitioned from a teen heartthrob as part of pop duo WHAM! Into a global superstar as a solo artist. Decades after their initial release, his hits ‘Careless [...]

Myths & Legends: Beowulf and Grendel gold and silver bullion coins (2024 The Royal Mint)

By |2024-02-20T10:47:35+00:00February 20th, 2024|Categories: Quicklooks, Culture, Bullion, Gold, Silver, Royal Mint, United Kingdom|

The Royal Mint's 'British Myths & Legends' series has been issued in waves of three designs, each trio featuring a particular tale from British history. The first trilogy was Robin Hood, and the second, King Arthur's Camelot. Now it's time for the latest story, and we're drawn back to Anglo-Saxon times for the epic tale, Beowulf. "Beowulf," [...]

Tudor Beast’s adds proof versions of the Tudor Dragon as its sixth release in a ten-coin program, with bullion to follow

By |2024-02-19T00:10:57+00:00February 19th, 2024|Categories: Culture, History, Gold, Silver, Royal Mint, United Kingdom|

Tudor Beast's adds proof versions of the Tudor Dragon as its sixth release in a ten-coin program, with bullion to follow The spiritual successor to the Royal Mint's 'Queen's Beasts' series, Tudor Beasts is back with a sixth entrant in this ten-coin series. Designed by David Lawrence, the series is a look at the heraldic history [...]

Benedetto Pistrucci’s numismatic icon, ‘St George & the Dragon’ is brought to stunning life for the Royal Mint’s sixth ‘Great Engravers’

By |2024-02-15T20:20:16+00:00February 15th, 2024|Categories: History, Gold, Politics & Finance, Silver, Royal Mint, United Kingdom|

Benedetto Pistrucci's numismatic icon, 'St George & the Dragon' is brought to stunning life for the Royal Mint's sixth 'Great Engravers' The Royal Mint continues its Great Engravers programme with what must be one of the most recognisable designs in numismatic history. St George and the Dragon has been a staple of British coinage, including the [...]

The Royal Mint and the United States Mint debut their collaborative range of bullion and proof coins

By |2024-02-08T00:12:39+00:00February 8th, 2024|Categories: Culture, Bullion, Gold, Silver, Royal Mint, United Kingdom, United States, US Mint|

The Royal Mint and the United States Mint debut their collaborative range of bullion and proof coins Just a quick heads up that today is the day the Royal Mint/US Mint collaborative 'Britannia and Liberty' coin is released. We did a tease of it with information about a month ago, but the full specs are listed [...]

The Royal Mint and the United States Mint tease a new collaborative coin design from their Chief Engravers

By |2024-01-09T17:10:50+00:00January 9th, 2024|Categories: Culture, History, Silver, Royal Mint, United Kingdom, United States, US Mint|

The Royal Mint and the United States Mint tease a new collaborative coin design from their Chief Engravers A quick heads-up for some interesting news concerning a new collaborative effort between The Royal Mint, and the United States Mint that will develop as the year goes on. The last time this happened was back in September [...]

National buildings, national institutions, heroes of history, and heroes of sport headline the Royal Mint’s 2024 circulating designs

By |2023-12-28T09:47:20+00:00December 28th, 2023|Categories: Architecture, Art & Literature, Culture, Gold, People, Politics & Finance, Sport, Silver, Royal Mint, United Kingdom|

National buildings, national institutions, heroes of history, and heroes of sport headline the Royal Mint's 2024 circulating designs Hers's a little detour from our break to take a traditional look at the new Royal Mint circulating designs which were unveiled today. Perhaps a less political mix this year, we have a pair of designs marking [...]

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