Peter the Great’s Russian Labyrinth on a new silver coin from International Coin House

By |2017-05-11T21:25:52+01:00May 11th, 2017|Categories: Architecture, Coloured, Quick Look, Silver, International Coin House, Macedonia|

Peter the Great's Russian Labyrinth on a new silver coin from International Coin House International Coin House have launched a new proof silver coin issued for the Republic of Macedonia. Featuring a magnificent building just outside St. Petersburg called the Peterhof Palace, the main theme of the coin centres around a labyrinth [...]

St Peters Basilica is the first of Mauquoy’s Infinity Minting hand finished silver coins

By |2017-05-11T21:42:02+01:00April 24th, 2017|Categories: Architecture, Allcollect, Benin, Silver|

St Peters Basilica is the first of Mauquoy's Infinity Minting hand finished silver coins We've previously covered a coin struck by Mauquoy in Belgium and it was an excellent and ambitious piece showing a lion portrait. This new release is a move away from the extreme levels of high relief used on [...]

Moneda Nueva debut their third silver kilo art-architectural coin, the Mayan city of Uxmal

By |2017-04-11T10:30:06+01:00April 11th, 2017|Categories: Architecture, History, Inserts, Silver, Chad, Moneda Nueva|

Moneda Nueva debut their third silver kilo art-architectural coin, the Mayan city of Uxmal For the third time in four years, Spanish producer Moneda Nueva is releasing a coin in its kilogram weighted silver architectural series. Following the superb Taj Mahal coin in 2014 and last years equally fine Angkor Wat coin, [...]

Great Cities from the NZ Mint visits Shanghai and Copenhagen on its world tour

By |2017-03-30T17:03:29+01:00March 29th, 2017|Categories: Architecture, News Nuggets, Silver, Niue Island, NZ Mint/Agoro|

Great Cities from the NZ Mint visits Shanghai and Copenhagen on its world tour Great Cities, a series of proof silver coins from the New Zealand Mint has recieved its fourth member and it's a city that rarely features on commemorative coins, Copenhagen. Following on from New York, London and Shanghai (also [...]

Skyline Dollars. Banknote-style silver coins the next big thing or a niche item?

By |2017-03-27T18:37:10+01:00March 27th, 2017|Categories: Architecture, Banknote / Foil, Silver, Cook Islands, CIT Coin Invest|

Skyline Dollars. Banknote-style silver coins the next big thing or a niche item? When is a coin not a coin? It's a question we often see opinions on as minting technology has allowed ever more ambitious designs to appear for sale. There are the hardcore collectors who believe that a coin should [...]

Crimean Surp Khach monastery from the fourteenth century featured on newest Russian silver coin

By |2017-03-10T14:11:20+00:00March 10th, 2017|Categories: Architecture, Silver, Central Bank of Russia, Russia|

Crimean Surp Khach monastery from the fourteenth century featured on newest Russian silver coin The Central Bank of Russia is back with its latest Crimean themed silver coin. Not one linked to current events in the region, this is instead a look at the rich historical past of the Crimean Peninsula. Founded [...]

US Capitol shaped coin is the latest unusual coin offering from the British Pobjoy Mint

By |2017-03-08T10:02:40+00:00March 8th, 2017|Categories: Architecture, News Nuggets, Bi-Metallic, British Virgin Islands, Pobjoy Mint|

United States Capitol shaped coin is the latest unusual design offering from the British Pobjoy Mint We're don't often cover base metal coins unless they're a little unusual or we feel they may have some appeal to our regular readers. With the British Pobjoy Mint having plenty of coverage anyway, combined [...]

Third four-layer concave silver coin debuts the impressive domed ceiling of the US Capitol building

By |2017-02-15T19:12:07+00:00February 6th, 2017|Categories: Architecture, Gold, Silver, MDM, Samoa|

Third four-layer concave silver coin debuts the impressive domed ceiling of the US Capitol building German dealer MDM has launched the third in its impressive concave coins showcasing some of the incredible ceilings that adorn many iconic buildings around the globe. The first coin took the Temple of Heaven in the [...]

Mint of Poland Week: Ancient theatre of Epidaurus portrayed on impressive new coin

By |2017-01-12T08:09:12+00:00January 12th, 2017|Categories: Architecture, Art & Literature, Silver, Niue Island, Mint of Poland|

Mint of Poland Week: Ancient theatre of Epidaurus portrayed on impressive new coin Mint of Poland week continues working its way through a more eclectic mix than usual with a fine architecture coin. Kicking off a new series called History of Theatre, it's an ambitious strike with some very high levels of [...]

Mint of Poland Week: Imperial Art series moves from the Middle to the Far East

By |2017-01-09T16:04:19+00:00January 9th, 2017|Categories: Architecture, History, Inserts, Silver, Niue Island, Mint of Poland|

Mint of Poland Week: Imperial Art series moves from the Middle to the Far East Of all the art-architectural coin series available in recent years, the Mint of Poland's Imperial Art series has managed to distinguish itself by looking at things differently. Instead of taking a style of architecture, or a look at [...]

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