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Animal talers and silver niobium coins: Rush on new products of the Austrian Mint

Anyone who believes that coin collecting is a dying hobby should at least once in a lifetime attend the market introduction of an Austrian commemorative coin: As with the earlier editions of the new three-euro special editions, long queues of people showed up on June 7, 2017 in front of  the shop of the Austrian Mint. There were scenes like they are known only from salesstarts of new mobile phones. According to the Austrian Mint, hundreds of people had been waiting for the new brilliant...

Pobjoy Mint produces titanium coin for British Overseas Territory

The Pobjoy Mint from Great Britain has introduced an innovative coin for the “British Indian Ocean Territory” in the South Atlantic: The two-pound coin is made of titanium and features a green turtle. The metal shows a different style on each coin, so that every green turtles coin varies slightly in color. Parallel to the green-colored titanium, version there will also be a copper-nickel version. This particular coin shows two turtles (Latin name: “Chelonia mydas”)...

Luther Rose: Germany issues the first ever 50 euro gold coin

Shortly after publication of the new five-euro commemorative coin “Tropical Zone”, another special coin of the Federal Republic of Germany has been sold old right after the initial market introduction: Just hours after the launch, no more copies of the new 50 euro commemorative coin “Luther Rose” were available at the point of sale for collector coins of the Federal Republic of Germany (VfS). The coins had an issue price of 332.67 euros, representing a premium of about...

Essay coins: British hunt rare variants of the new pound coin

In the UK, the coin collecting fever has broken out: After the introduction of a new one-pound coin in circulation on March 28, 2017, many British wanted to hold afreshly minted copy of the tamper-proof coin with twelve corners in their hands. And after a few days a numismatic sensation was discovered: Among the 1.5 billion pound coins that were produced by the Royal Mint in the last months of 2017, single copies with the year “2016” were found. On request, the Royal Mint informed...

German coin cabinet closes because of mysterious “milky spots”

They appear out of nowhere, cover the shining surface of silver coins with a milky coating and are regarded as spooky ghosts for collectors because they cannot be removed without damage: “Milky spots” are considered an unexplained numismatic mystery, troubling the joy of coin collecting. And in mid March 2017, the phenomenon even caused nationwide media interest in Germany because not a single private person was concerned, but a complete coin exhibition: the coin cabinet of the...

Augustusburg and Falkenlust Castles: New 100-euro commemorative coins in gold come in 2018

The popular gold coins series of the Federal Republic of Germany will continue in 2018. The Federal Ministry of Finance now announced that the theme for the new 100-euro gold coin with the year 2018 is fixed. On the gold coin the castles Augustusburg and Falkenlust in Brühl will be displayed. As of October 2018, the coin will be sold. The series of 100 euro gold coins of the Federal Republic of Germany in honor of UNESCO World Heritage Sites (since 2006 only shortened “World...

World Money Fair Review: Everybody wanted golden springbocks and silver Berlin pandas

A tight crowd, a multitude of voices from all over the world – and a round birthday: The world’s biggest coin exchange, the “World Money Fair”, was dominated by the “Krugerrand” in 2017. Whether on the ceilings, on the walls or on the tickets – the birthday child could be seen everywhere in Berlin. But there was even more to be discovered at the “World Money Fair” – the fair was a regular leisure park for numismatics fans this year...

Run on commemorative coin “Tropical Zone” with polymer ring

Many collectors had taken extra holiday on 3rd February, have arrived later at work or have asked their boss for a special permit for private Internet surfing – but in the end many coin collectors that wanted to secure a copy of the new 5 euro commemorative coin “Tropical Zone” came away empty-handed. The rush was so great that the server of the Sales Agency for German Collector coins already went down shortly after the official launch. First, nothing could be seen on the...

Papal coat of arms instead of Francis: Vatican City waived Pope’s portrait on euro coins

Pope Francis is known as a modest man. The head of the Catholic Church maintains a low-key style – this is also made clear on the new Vatican euro coins. Because from the year 2017 on, instead of the pontifex his coat of arms will be depicted, as was indicated from a report of the platform “The Local”. For the first time since the official papal transition issues no pope appears on the Vatican euro coins. Francis is considered a representative of the poor and abstains from...

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