CIT week: Latest meteorite coin has a strike deep enough to believe it was actually hit by one

By |2016-11-05T06:31:47+00:00August 19th, 2015|Categories: Nature, Inserts, Silver, Cook Islands, CIT Coin Invest|

CIT week zips along with a look at one of the ever-popular meteorite coins that they've added to the eclectic mix already out there. Along with the Mint of Poland, Coin Invest Trust have been instrumental in raising the profile of this type of coin in new and innovative ways. Coins with inset meteorite fragments have been around for [...]

CIT week: All new Magnificent Life series debuts with a startlingly intricate Peacock design

By |2016-11-05T06:31:47+00:00August 18th, 2015|Categories: Nature, Coloured, Silver, Cook Islands, CIT Coin Invest|

Coin Invest Trust Week continues on with our look at all the new Chicago ANA releases, and after showcasing the beautiful Evolution of Life and innovative Space-Time coins, we go back to the nature of the world around us today with the debut coin in a new flagship series simply called Magnificent Life.

CIT week: Mindbending space-time theory visualised in Cook Islands striking new silver coin

By |2016-11-05T06:31:48+00:00August 17th, 2015|Categories: Science, Inserts, Silver, Cook Islands, CIT Coin Invest|

Following our journey through Numiscollects latest releases over the last week, we head 850 km south-east across Europe to the small nation of Liechtenstein where one of the worlds most innovative coin producers has their home just south of the capital, Vaduz. Coin Invest Trust, known to collectors by their acronym CIT, are responsible for two of the most highly regarded series of coins on the market today

Numiscollect week: Huge Great Star of Africa launches Famous Diamonds series of inset silver coins

By |2016-11-05T06:31:48+00:00August 14th, 2015|Categories: Culture, Inserts, Silver, Cook Islands, Numiscollect|

Another new series debuts from Numiscollect this week and it's one firmly centred around the insert. Struck in two ounces of fine silver, the series is called Famous Diamonds, which pretty much encapsulates the theme perfectly. The signature feature of the coin is a crystal replica of one of the worlds great cut diamond stones, in this case the [...]

Numiscollect week: Royal Delft series continues with a Vincent Van Gogh porcelain inset coin

By |2016-11-05T06:31:51+00:00August 12th, 2015|Categories: Art & Literature, Inserts, Silver, Cook Islands, Numiscollect|

The second issue in Numiscollects Royal Delft series of coins has been announced and follows a similar path to the first coin released last year. World-renowned producer of pottery, Royal Delft is the last remaining producer from 32 earthenware factories established in the 17th century, Koninklijke Porceleyne Fles continues to this day to manufacture porcelain of the highest quality [...]

Numiscollect Week: New Great Deserts series debuts with inset sand from Judea

By |2016-11-05T06:31:51+00:00August 11th, 2015|Categories: Nature, Inserts, Silver, Cook Islands, Numiscollect|

Next in line for Numiscollect week is the launch of a whole new series instead of the continuation of an existing one. The Dutch coin producer aren't afraid to experiment with new ideas and have been responsible for some excellent ones in the past. Of special note are the Glasswing Butterfly coin with it's innovative use of the window [...]

Numiscollect week: History of the Crusades series marches into its second half via Egypt

By |2016-11-05T06:31:51+00:00August 10th, 2015|Categories: History, Silver, Cook Islands, Numiscollect|

A week long look at Numiscollects latest releases starts off with the latest in the excellent History of the Crusades series. With a debut back in 2009, Numiscollect started the series of twelve coins depicting one of the Middle Ages most destructive series of conflicts, the Crusades, but after the release of two coins in 2009 and two more [...]

Marine oddball the Narwhal sits front and centre of Numiscollects latest silver coin

By |2016-11-05T06:31:53+00:00July 31st, 2015|Categories: Nature, Silver, Cook Islands, Numiscom|

The latest coin from Numiscollect is one that should have great appeal to wildlife and nature coin collectors, featuring a fascinating subject rarely seen on coins, and presented in a clever way. The Dutch coin producer has long been adept at releasing antique-finish coins. Indeed, one of my own favourite coin series is one such, History of the Crusades. [...]

MINI GOLD COINS FROM CIT REMEMBER MAGNA CARTA AND ABRAHAM LINCOLN

By |2016-11-05T06:32:08+00:00May 14th, 2015|Categories: History, People, Gold, Cook Islands, CIT Coin Invest, Mongolia|

No mint has invested more time and expertise in the popularising of mini gold coins than collector favourite, Coin Invest Trust (CIT). Mini gold coins are those that come in at under one gram in weight, most commonly 0.5g. Nobody would ever consider them a way to stack gold at a bargain price, that's what 1/10 oz gold bullion [...]

ITS A BIT LATE, BUT THE SECOND YOUNG WILDLIFE COIN FINALLY DEBUTS

By |2016-11-05T06:32:15+00:00April 14th, 2015|Categories: Nature, Silver, BH Mayer, Cook Islands|

Making its debut back in June 2013, the Young Wildlife series kicked off with a really superb Tiger cub coin that had quite a beautiful design and offered a fresh look at this magnificent animal. All went quiet and despite being told it was to be a new series of coins, nothing appeared in 2014. Well now the 2014 [...]

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