The Royal Mint's move to yellow gold for the Sovereign stirs up some controversy over the potential fineness of the metal UPDATE: The Royal Mint has confirmed there are no plans to move to 0.9999 fineness gold for the Sovereign, so, as the late, great Detective Lieutenant Frank Drebin of Police Squad once said, "Move [...]
The Royal Mint Museum kicks off its podcasts with a six-parter about 'Coins and the Sea' Given the popularity of ships as a theme for modern coins, I thought you might be interested in this new podcast series from the Royal Mint Museum. It's a fascinating place, as you can imagine, so this could well be [...]
In shock news, the British Pobjoy Mint is to close after 58 years of producing fine coins for 42 states around the globe In shock news, Pobjoy Mint has announced it is to close after 58 years of producing a huge range of coins for countries located in all corners of the globe. [...]
A Friday afternoon special from the Royal Mint? Possible Britannia silver bullion coin mint error surfaces An intriguing video from YouTuber Backyard Bullion has just popped onto the radar, and will make stackers perk up in interest. The latest issue of the one-ounce silver Britannia bullion coin has encountered a small production [...]
Germania Mint is auctioning a one-off kilogram cast silver bar for charity. Stackers assemble! The Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity (GOCC) is the biggest, non-governmental, non-profit, charity organization in Poland raising money for paediatric and elderly care. As part of their 31st Finale fundraising, Germania Mint has produced a unique, one-off cast silver bar, emblazoned [...]
The Royal Mint unveils the new effigy of King Charles III and a pair of coins that will feature it The sad death of Queen Elizabeth II was an event that's been long planned for, it eventually comes to all of us, of course, and amongst those plans was the change in effigy used on the [...]
Royal Mint opens the voting for their Coin of the Year poll The Royal Mint has opened the voting to choose Britain's favourite coin design of 2021. There are 35 designs in the poll, with a simple vote button under each, so head on over and make a choice. If I'm honest, it's a fairly lacklustre [...]
APMEX Shows Decade-Long Commitment to Serve the Hungry We usually stick to new product here, AgAuNEWS is a one-man band, after all, and time is always short, but we're going to cover a few related stories now and then. This one seems a good place to continue, as we've often bemoaned the lack of giveback this [...]
The Royal Mint releases updated mintage information on the ten rarest circulating 50 pence coins Probably the most popular of all British circulating currency when it comes to collectability, the iconic seven-sided fifty pence coin has seen an explosion of new releases over the last decade. In the proof commemorative market alone, the Royal [...]
Interesting statement from the Royal Mint today. An increase in demand for small fractional gold, which also ties in with our observation that 0.5 gram minigold coins continue to be popular as choice expands. Whether based in reality or not, there still seems to be a general acceptance that gold is safe and permanent. PRESS RELEASE 19.01.2021: [...]
