With the news of the last hour that Kate Middleton has given birth to her second child, the Royal Mint has announced there's to be a limited run of 750 Sovereigns celebrating the birth of the new Princess that are being specially struck today. A standard bullion gold Sovereign coin, the coins are to be issued with an individually [...]
With an all-new high-tech 12-sided £1 coin due to debut in 2017, the current £1 coin design doesn't have long to go, so new designs will be hard to come by going forward. Now however, is as good a time as any for a fresh one given that Jody Clark's new effigy of Queen Elizabeth II has just been [...]
Here's a quick look at a hot off the press image of Britain's new ultra-secure £1 coin fresh from HM Treasury. We believe this design will be for the 2016 run and not for 2015, but we should know more tomorrow when more information is released. UPDATE: It's the 2017 design. It's a good design, incorporating elements of the [...]
September 09 2015 is a key date in British History. On this day, Queen Elizabeth II will become the longest serving monarch of this island nation, surpassing the record set by Queen Victoria, who reigned from 20 June 1837 to 22 January 1901, a total of 63 years, 216 days. In celebration of this landmark, the Royal Mint is changing the Queens [...]
We covered the new £2 Britannia themed coin from the Royal Mint just yesterday, so have a look over there for all you need to know, but we didn't expect the proof versions to debut until Monday as that's when the new Queens obverse portrait debuts, and these coins will be the first to carry it. However, they've appeared [...]
After a period of seven years, the Royal Mint's ultra-iconic Britannia is back on circulating currency in the United Kingdom. Adorning the bi-metallic £2 coin, the highest non-paper denomination in the UK, it coincides nicely with the introduction of the Queens new obverse portrait due to debut this coming Monday. It's a fine design, especially considering circulating currency is [...]
The Royal Mint are one of the mints most involved in commemorating the First World War, along with hose in Australia, and with five years of coins being released on these landmark dates there will undoubtedly be something that appeals to the collector. To date there have been some great coins released, a six-coin set, some larger 5oz [...]
Sir Winston Churchill, one of histories greatest wartime leaders, died fifty years ago in 1965, and as you'd expect, the Royal Mint has released several coins in commemoration of the event. The best of them was the full-head portrait released last month in both gold and silver, and in that post you can read more about the man [...]
The Royal Mint have five new deals for January, we're not sure on the exact end date so don't assume it's the end of the month, and it's a pretty decent selection. Chief amongst the deals is the new Brilliant Uncirculated version of the 2014 Britannia, though that's the traditional Nathan Philips bullion design, not the limited proof which has [...]
We've seen a marked increase in the number of precious metal coins selling for the same price as their face value, primarily driven by the Royal Canadian Mint with it's $20 for $20 range, quickly followed by $50, $100 and even $200 coins. Jumping on board the concept, the Royal Mint released a £20 for £20 coin in September [...]
