PENGUIN SERIES: GENTOO PENGUIN (2020, Pobjoy Mint)

By |2020-07-18T16:56:28+01:00July 18th, 2020|Categories: Quicklooks, Nature, Silver, Pobjoy Mint, South Georgia|

The British Pobjoy Mint's long love affair with the penguin continues with the release of the second of four 50p coins in their 2020 collection. These collections originated in 2017 with a 4-coin set issued for the Falkland Islands, followed by a similar set of 5 the following year. In 2019, they moved to the British Antarctic [...]

2020 PENGUIN SERIES: CHINSTRAP PENGUIN (Pobjoy Mint)

By |2020-05-27T17:10:44+01:00May 27th, 2020|Categories: Quicklooks, Bi-Metallic, Nature, Silver, Pobjoy Mint, South Georgia|

Pobjoy has a long history with the trqaditional British 50 pence coin, and while the UK issues are obviously dealt with by the Royal Mint, they've carved out a healthy niche in the Overseas Territories. In 2019, the mint issued a five-coin series depicting penguins. The lovable little bird-torpedoes were popular enough to warrant a new series for [...]

AgAuNugget: Pobjoy Mint expands its titanium coin range with the Blue Whale

By |2017-01-13T11:51:26+00:00January 13th, 2017|Categories: News Nuggets, Nature, Silver, Titanium, Pobjoy Mint, South Georgia|

AgAuNugget: Pobjoy Mint expands its titanium coin range with the Blue Whale The British Pobjoy Mint has long been the world's biggest issuer of titanium coins ever since releasing the first one back in 1999 for the British  Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. An exceptionally difficult metal to strike for coins because [...]

Pobjoy Mint roundup of new releases includes silver and titanium nature coins

By |2016-11-24T14:16:24+00:00November 24th, 2016|Categories: History, Nature, People, Silver, Titanium, British Virgin Islands, Pobjoy Mint, South Georgia|

Pobjoy Mint roundup of new releases includes silver and titanium nature coins. A quick look at some new releases from British independent producer, the British Pobjoy Mint, and there are continuations of two series and a new anniversary coin in the mix. Pobjoy are multi award winning producers and specialise in [...]

Pobjoy back with a three-coin Ocean Zones coin set in sterling silver and blue titanium

By |2016-11-05T06:31:11+00:00March 5th, 2016|Categories: Nature, Silver, Titanium, Pobjoy Mint, South Georgia|

Pobjoy continue their relationship using the ultra-strong metal Titanium with the release of a new set of three coins under the theme Ocean Zones. Each of the three coins depicts life under the sea in one of three depths. The Daylight coin features creatures that live at or near the surface of the oceans, the Twilight [...]

Pobjoy Saturday. South Georgia celebrates 30 years of its quirky Coat of Arms

By |2016-11-05T06:31:57+00:00June 27th, 2015|Categories: Culture, Silver, Pobjoy Mint, South Georgia|

The last of the six new releases from the Pobjoy Mint to be covered in our week long series, we're heading back to the South Atlantic island group of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. There's more about the islands in our earlier post, but this coin marks the 30th anniversary of the islands receiving their Coat of [...]

Pobjoy Thursday: Discovery of South Georgia commemorated in silver 240 years on

By |2016-11-05T06:31:58+00:00June 25th, 2015|Categories: History, Silver, Pobjoy Mint, South Georgia|

It's the fourth day of our Pobjoy Mint catchup and this time it's the little known but highly worthy commemoration of the first landing on a tiny British Dependancy in the South Atlantic. Found by Captain James Cook, an absolute legend in the history of exploration, South Georgia remains one of the most remote locations that were ever part [...]

Pobjoy Monday. South Georgia celebrates the magnificent Humpback Whale

By |2016-11-05T06:31:59+00:00June 22nd, 2015|Categories: Nature, Silver, Pobjoy Mint, South Georgia|

We've dropped a little behind with the issues of some mints which we'll aim to rectify in the coming weeks and we're going to start that process today. In this case, it's the British Pobjoy Mint, who've seen quite a few new issues over the last four weeks or so. Based in Surrey in England, they're Europes largest privately [...]

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