Scottsdales 2016 Congo Silverback coin spawns a coloured proof variant

By |2016-11-05T06:30:15+00:00October 18th, 2016|Categories: Nature, Coloured, Silver, Congo, Scottsdale Mint|

Scottsdales 2016 Congo Silverback coin spawns a coloured proof variant Two years into its new bullion coin programme with the African state, the Republic of Congo, Scottsdale are releasing higher quality proof variants of the coin with a selective colour enhancement. The first coin in Scottsdale Mint’s annual Congo [...]

Scottsdale debut the 2016 Congo Silverback Gorilla silver bullion coin

By |2016-11-05T06:30:45+00:00July 4th, 2016|Categories: Bullion, Nature, Silver, Congo, Scottsdale Mint|

The second in the Scottsdale Mint's annual Congo Silverback series of bullion coins has debuted, appearing at big US dealer APMEX for pre-order. The first coin launched late last year and has been pretty successful, seemingly well liked by collectors. It had a very cool design, was well struck, and well presented, each coming encapsulated. Premiums [...]

Superb Taj Mahal one-kilo coin gets an equally fine sibling, the temples at Angkor Wat

By |2016-11-05T06:31:00+00:00May 11th, 2016|Categories: Architecture, Inserts, Silver, Congo, Moneda Nueva|

I think we're not alone in believing that some of the very best that the modern numismatic world has to offer are in the field of architectural coins. Ever since Coin Invest Trust kicked off the genre with its award-winning Tiffany Art coin in 2004, there have been multiple new series from various mints entering the [...]

Numiscom release a video of the first in their new Murano glass coin series

By |2016-11-05T06:31:59+00:00June 13th, 2015|Categories: Art & Literature, Inserts, Silver, Congo, Numiscom|

German coin producer Numiscom has released a very good video showcasing the first in their new series of Venetian Murano glass adorned coins that we first reported on in detail back in February. Having its debut at the World Money fair in Berlin, the coin called Pink Lady of 1470 is a clever mix of the minting and [...]

MURANO GLASS FEATURES IN TWO NEW PREMIUM EUROPEAN PRODUCED COINS: UPDATED

By |2016-11-05T06:32:27+00:00February 20th, 2015|Categories: Art & Literature, Inserts, Silver, Congo, Cook Islands, CIT Coin Invest, Numiscom|

One of the more unusual items to grace a coin in recent years has been the Royal Canadian Mint's use of Murano glass to adorn a small range of sought after nature coins. Taking the form of a small hand-crafted glass animal on top of a coin designed to show the environment of the animal represented, they've proven extremely [...]

Numiscom uses actual DNA in its new coin, in an effort to raise awareness of the plight of the Big Cats

By |2023-06-01T20:13:00+01:00October 23rd, 2013|Categories: Nature, Silver, Congo, Numiscom|

Numiscom uses actual DNA in its new coin, in an effort to raise awareness of the plight of the Big Cats We don't know a huge amount about this coin at the moment, but it's clear it's something very unusual. It appears that embedded into the coin is a vial containing Cheetah D.N.A. At first, we thought [...]

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