The European Mint adds new annual issues to the five silver bullion coin series it started in 2022 In March 2022, European Mint debuted five new bullion coins, offering a variety of themes, but headlined by a focus on the national identities of countries in the British Isles, namely Ireland and Wales. Alongside those were pirate [...]
The Royal Mint reveals its celebratory coronation range in gold and silver ahead of the Coronation on 6 May With the coronation of King Charles III less than a month away, it was clear that the Royal Mint wasn't going to let an event so rare and important pass without numismatic commemoration. Today sees the unveiling [...]
Having a bad Monday? Mellow out with a cow, or swim with a penguin on the Royal Australian Mint's new bullion coins Not one, but two new bullion coins have dropped at the Royal Australian Mint today, one a continuation of an existing series, the other the first in a new one. The all-new range is [...]
The Royal Mint's 'Great Engravers' returns with a fifth issue, and it's the Petition Crown, a real British numismatic rarityt The fifth in the Royal Mint's hit 'Great Engravers' series features a reproduction of a coin with an almost mythical reputation. The Petition Crown, A pattern coin designed in 1663 by Thomas Simon, a noted [...]
The NHS, Flying Scotsman, Windrush Generation, JRR Tolkein, and King Charles III headline the Royal Mint's 2023 circulating coins Time for the Royal Mint to reveal its base circulating coin designs for 2023, so we've popped back from our holiday break to post up the designs for your perusal. There's always been a huge selection of anniversaries [...]
That most iconic of coins, The Sovereign, changes effigy for the first time in 70 years with the debut of King Charles III It isn't often that we see upheaval in the Sovereign world. A staple of the precious metal numismatic world for decades, only major events, like a jubilee, for example, ever provoke a change [...]
We don't cover as much of the Eastern European coin world as we used to, and that's going to change in 2023. Particularly in the Baltic States, there's a recent trend of using heavily stylised designs to represent traditional ideas, and they've had their fair share of awards for their efforts. The latest coin from the Latvian national bank, [...]
Better late than never! Scottsdale Mint launches its 2022 Eastern Caribbean 8 bullion coin program with Anguilla and Grenada We have to admit to some surprise when news that Scottsdale Mint's Eastern Caribbean 8 had returned for a fifth run dropped into the Inbox, not because of any inherent problems with it, but simply because it's [...]
Scottsdale Mint debuts three new additions to its expansive range, including a rare 500-mintage Caribbean special Constantly vying with the Perth Mint on who has the most varied and numerous bullion coin range on the market today, Scottsdale Mint is tipping the scales with some more additions, in both silver and gold. Also dropping is a proof [...]
George Washington, the first President of the United States, joins Lincoln with a new, shaped silver coin from Precious Metal Collectors Back in February, Precious Metal Collectors (PMC) issued a very realistic portrayal of Abraham Lincoln, struck to a high-relief in two ounces of silver. The likeness was quite extraordinary given the medium, and we're pleased [...]
