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July, 2020

Beethoven, one of the greatest composers of all times, is 250 years old. The Mint of Poland celebrates in silver.

By |2020-07-23T11:32:08+01:00July 23rd, 2020|Categories: Art & Literature, People, Silver, Cameroon, Mint of Poland|

One of the legendary greats in the musical world, Ludwig van Beethoven would have been celebrating his 250th birthday this year. We've already seen some marking of the occasion with the Helvetic Mint's issue, but now the Mint of Poland is adding a design of their own to the mix. Choosing the stylistic over the realistic, the reverse face of this new Cameroon issue coin depicts a bas-relief image of the talented composer - [...]

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May, 2020

2020 250th ANNIVERSARY OF BEETHOVEN’S BIRTH (HELVETIC MINT)

By |2020-05-21T15:17:25+01:00May 21st, 2020|Categories: Quicklooks, Art & Literature, People, Silver, Helvetic Mint, Niue Island|

Along with Mozart, Beethoven is a byword for musical genius. While his exact birthdate is not known, he was baptised on 17th December 1770, so 2020 is considered his 250th anniversary. His first major orchestral work premiered in 1800 and he died just 27 years later, leaving behind a highly regarded body of music, even more impressive in light of his increasing deafness - losing his hearing completely by 1814. The Helvetic [...]

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2020 ANIMAL CHAMPIONS: RHINOCEROS BEETLE (CZECH MINT)

By |2020-05-16T22:27:06+01:00May 16th, 2020|Categories: Quicklooks, Nature, Silver, Czech Mint, Niue Island|

A series we haven't covered before I don't believe, Animal Champions is a 1oz antique silver coin series from the Czech Mint that showcases record breaking animal species. Those that can fly, run or swim the fastest, grow to be giants, or carry great power, are all valid subjects.The latest is the fascinating Rhinoceros Beetle, an insect so strong it would need a human to pick up 65 tons to be a [...]

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A new thematic guide to VE Day gold and silver coins is up, and the bullion sales charts have been updated

By |2020-05-08T11:38:27+01:00May 8th, 2020|Categories: Site Update|

A very special day today, of course, with it being the 75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War in Europe - VE Day. I thought it would be cool to round up all the issued gold and silver commemorative coins, and we've done so. It can be found with our other Thematic Guides HERE. Sadly, it isn't the best selection we've seen. We do have a couple more to add pending [...]

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February, 2020

He’s killed a lion and a hydra, now Hercules has a beef with the Ceryneian Hind in Niue’s latest coin

By |2020-02-21T19:49:24+00:00February 21st, 2020|Categories: Art & Literature, Gilded, Silver, Mint of Poland, Niue Island|

He's killed a lion and a hydra, now Hercules has a beef with the Ceryneian Hind in Niue's latest coin One of those ideas that seems custom made for a coin series, the Twelve Labours of Hercules is a rousing tale of daring, adventure and slaughter that typifies the ancient world at its most imaginative. Hercules himself has been a character that many leaders throughout history have claimed lineage [...]

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August, 2019

Perth Mint August: Dragons, Eagles, Assassins, Flight, and a can of beer…

By |2019-08-06T01:22:52+01:00August 6th, 2019|Categories: Coloured, Movies & TV, Gilded, Gold, Nature, Australia, Science, Silver, Perth Mint, Tuvalu|

Perth Mint August: Dragons, Eagles, Assassins, Flight, and a can of beer... Continuing the varied selection of the last couple of months, the Perth Mint's August offerings are again, a mix of commemorative versions of their core bullion ranges, and of their increasing move into the licenced popular culture market. That isn't a bad thing, especially in the case of the former. Five ounce high-relief variants of the [...]

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May, 2019

Allcollect worked hard to showcase the hard work of the Honey Bee with a new silver coin

By |2019-05-17T17:15:29+01:00May 17th, 2019|Categories: Allcollect, Gilded, Nature, Silver, Cameroon|

Allcollect worked hard to showcase the hard work of the Honey Bee with a new silver coin Here's a little preview of an interesting new coin from European producer Allcollect. Called 'Benefits of Nature: Honey Bee' it's a beautiful look at one of the most important families of life on the planet. An ounce of 0.999 silver in weight and struck to a prooflike finish, it has a [...]

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May, 2018

Latvia launches a hexagonal honeycomb coin to showcase the importance of bees and honey

By |2018-05-21T17:08:07+01:00May 21st, 2018|Categories: Gilded, Nature, Silver, Bank of Latvia, Latvia|

Latvia launches a hexagonal honeycomb coin to showcase the importance of bees and honey It was back in January 2017 that the Bank of Latvia launched a competition to create an innovative coin that would be released in 2018. Some 42 works were submitted for consideration and all were evaluated by the Coin Design Commission of Latvijas Banka. Chosen for the first prize was a work by [...]

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February, 2018

The New Zealand Honey bee coin gets a sequel featuring the incredible Manuka Honey

By |2018-02-20T22:27:13+00:00February 20th, 2018|Categories: Nature, Inserts, Silver, New Zealand, NZ Post|

The New Zealand Honey bee coin gets a sequel featuring the incredible Manuka Honey The buzz is back with the New Zealand Post finally releasing a sequel to the pretty cool hexagonal Honey Bee coin from 2016. A popular coin that sold out its 1,500 mintage very quickly, we were surprised there was no 2017 coin, but it's back regardless. More of a visual variation on the first [...]

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It’s the Chinese New Year and the guide to all the lunar coins has been updated again

By |2018-02-16T22:01:15+00:00February 16th, 2018|Categories: Lunar Calendar, Site Update|

It's the Chinese New Year and the guide to all the lunar coins has been updated again Today is Chinese New Years and for the next twelve months or so (the date is a little more flexible than the Western one), it's the year of the Brown Earth Dog. Those born under the Year of the Dog are said to be honest, faithful, loyal, trust-worthy, worrisome and sharp-tongued [...]

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October, 2017

Charge of the Light Horsemen at the Battle of Beersheba remembered on Australian proof silver coin

By |2017-10-18T13:22:15+01:00October 18th, 2017|Categories: History, Australia, Silver, Royal Australian Mint|

Charge of the Light Horsemen at the Battle of Beersheba remembered on Australian proof silver coin The commemorations of the First World War have continued through this year and will do so through 2018 as well and there have been numerous coin issues emanating from the worlds major mints. The Antipodean mints in particular have been remembering the efforts of the ANZAC forces, particularly related to the [...]

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August, 2016

Hexagonal coin from New Zealand celebrates the industrious Honey Bee

By |2016-11-05T06:30:38+00:00August 5th, 2016|Categories: Nature, Inserts, Silver, New Zealand, NZ Post|

The latest new coin from the New Zealand Post is now available, and it's a good one. Featuring the Honey Bee, one of the most important creatures on Earth for humans, it looks primarily at this amazing insects association with honey and the hive. Struck in fine silver, this one ounce coin is hexagonal in shape, meant to mimic the shape of the honeycomb cell. The main design depicts a bee [...]

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November, 2015

Epic Mountains and Flora series profile has been updated with the latest two coins

By |2016-11-05T06:31:30+00:00November 22nd, 2015|Categories: Site Update, CIT Coin Invest|

One of the biggest coin series of recent times has been Coin Invest Trusts super Mountains and Flora range. A relatively simple series of proof silver coins depicting some of the world's greatest mountain peaks, each coin features a small coloured area showing some of the flora associated with the mountain in question. Although only launching back in 2009, there are now an amazing 61 of the coins to date. The [...]

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September, 2015

Fascinating Birds silver series from Niue continues with the beautiful European Bee Eater

By |2016-11-05T06:31:41+00:00September 22nd, 2015|Categories: Coloured, Nature, Silver, Mint of Poland, Niue Island|

The third of the Mint of Poland's new ½ oz coloured silver nature coins has been released and it's another nice design. The mint has always been very capable at this kind of coin, and with their fine SOS Endangered Animal Species coming to an end, it falls on their Fascinating Birds series to be the flagship nature range. First out of the gate was a coin featuring the Kingfisher, followed [...]

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April, 2024

Mint of Gdańsk adds to its ‘Chinese Heroes’, ‘Mankind’s Mistakes’, and ‘Human Tragedies’ ranges with new two-ounce silver coins

By |2024-04-26T15:08:27+01:00April 26th, 2024|Categories: History, People, Inserts, Silver, Niue Island|

Mint of Gdańsk adds to its 'Chinese Heroes', 'Mankind's Mistakes', and 'Human Tragedies' ranges with new two-ounce silver coins It's been a great week for new issues, and we hope you've enjoyed the coverage so far. We've concentrated on one producer per day, which we will likely continue through at least some of next week, and today, it's the turn of the Mint of Gdańsk, who have issued quite a [...]

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