First silver coin issued for five seperate countries and carrying all five national emblems debuts The commemorative coin market relies heavily on smaller countries around the world allowing them to be issued in their name. It's a mutually beneficial agreement that brings in much needed income in many cases (Niue Island has [...]
Enamelled kilo silver coin from Benin remembers the wreck of the RMS Titanic. Taking a look at some of the more unusual coins that have been released recently, we're kicking off with a hefty kilo chunk of fine silver from European producer AllCollect. Known mainly for their Golden Enigma gilded and ruthenium-plated [...]
Berlin Cathedrals magnificent dome reproduced on Cook Islands domed coin With domed coins enjoying a big wave of popularity, there's a growing selection of fine designs appearing on the market. Like art-architectural, and ancient mythology coins, the domed variety attracts an inordinate amount of very high quality issues, so [...]
No look at AllCollect's myriad range of unusual coins would be complete without a visit to Smick. With a first debut back in 2014, Smick was to launch as the thickest one-ounce silver coin in the world, something it remains today. Where a usual 1oz silver coin would have a diameter of around 39 mm, these [...]
Back in early 2014 at the World Money Fair in Berlin, the Mint of Poland unveiled it's annual large and unusual coin, to follow on from the superb Fortuna Redux coin of the previous year. A celebration of Pope John Paul II, the coin described by the mint as a 'cuboid' is basically an exploded cube [...]
AllCollect Week continues with more animal-themed coins issued for African states, but this one couldn't be more different from yesterdays subject. The Big Five Lion was a 5oz ultra-high relief silver coin, while this is a set of ten, tiny 0.5g minigold coins collected together and sold as one. Both however, are fine examples of their [...]
High relief coin designs are extremely popular at the moment, nearly all the world mints having at the very least dabbled with the technique. Some, like the Helvetic Mint, specalise in the technique, one much more difficult to pull off than it looks. Probably the current king of high-relief is the Choice Mint's superb Legends of [...]
Our latest Coin Series Profile is now live and covers a new series that seems to be breaking through the resistance of collectors to like modified bullion coins. The secret of the Golden Enigma series seems to be simplicity with each coin being simply plated in black Ruthenium and then selectively gilded. Our guide covers all the current official [...]
