It's a big anniversary for the Britannia and the Royal mint have an epic proof range out now One of the most eagerly awaited coins to be released every year, the proof Britannia has been home to some quite sublime designs since it debuted. The gold Britannia bullion coin first launched in [...]
After a millenium, the Royal Mint gets into the platinum bullion market with coin and bars After dabbling with proof platinum coins for a while now, the Royal Mint has jumped full on into the platinum bullion market with a new range of bars and the first of its finest bullion coin [...]
2017 Krugerrand expands gold range and adds silver and platinum coins Back in 1967, the South African government took the decision to release a new gold bullion coin to help promote South African gold as an investment vehicle into the international markets. Named after the famous South African [...]
One of the worlds premier bullion coins, the Austrian Mint's Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic) has been a huge seller for many years. Generally, only the Canadian Maple Leaf and American Eagle bullion coins are bigger sellers, but still the Philharmonic has had sales of its silver bullion coin approaching 18 million units in a year (2011). [...]
In a couple of weeks time on 7 May, we celebrate 70 years since the end of the European theatre of the most destructive war in human history, World War II. After seven long years of brutal conflict, German General Alfred Jodl signed the unconditional surrender of all German forces. By the time the war was over, at least [...]
We seem to say this every month, but it's another bumper release run from the Royal Canadian Mint. A broad mix of gold, silver and platinum coins, some gilded and some coloured, the subjects cover aspects history and nature. There are continuations of several series like the Canadian Songbirds, First World War Battlefront and North American Sportfish sets. The [...]
Part of the Royal Mint's new 2015 range of commemorative coins featuring some superb designs, the first of these has now broken cover in precious metal. Commemorating fifty years since the death of Winston Churchill, the Mark Richards designed coin features a stirring close-up portrait of one of the most recognisable faces of the 20th century. One of [...]
