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AgAuDEAL - Royal Mint discount code for 15% off the 2017 Beatrix Potter limited edition sets Been a while since we posted a Royal Mint deal, but they've been mainly centred around the occasional free base-metal coin lately, instead of something our readers might really want. This new deal seems to be a decent one however, and concerns the hit Beatrix Potter series from 2017. These were [...]
2017 YEAR OF THE ROOSTER: A GUIDE TO THE GOLD & SILVER LUNAR COINS Without question the most widespread theme in modern numismatics, the Lunar Calendar has drawn in mints and producers from all regions of the globe. The choice of designs and sizes is quite incredible, going from 0.5 grams up to coins 40,000 times that size, with ranges encompassing both gold and silver. Colouring, gilding, high-relief [...]
THE CHINESE LUNAR CALENDAR The Chinese calendar counts years in cycles of sixty years. Each year has a label consisting of two parts. The first component is the celestial stem being one of the five elements. The second component is the terrestrial branch being one of the twelve animal (zodiac) signs. The equation becomes five multiplied by twelve equalling sixty, or one cycle in the Chinese [...]
From September, an onrush of Chinese Lunar Calendar coins starts to hit the market. We've seen an easing off a little after the mania of the Dragon year of 2012, but that doesn't mean Horse coins are few and far between.The elephant in the room remains the Perth Mints range of bullion and proof coins that every year outsell all the others combined. We'll keep this page updated as the year progresses. There [...]
