After the surprising success of their swan silver coin, the Perth Mint follows up with a special collector’s edition in proof quality. The proof swan will be available in gold and silver. The collectors coins are based on the bullion design. The swan actually planned as an investment coin, but turned into a collectors item instantly because of the low mintage of only 25.000 pieces in BU quality. The proof version will be struck in silver with only 2,500 pieces and in gold only 5,000...
The Chinese Lunar Calendar is one of the most popular topics for bullion coins in the world. The lunars from Australia are particularly popular, but many other countries have expanded their product range in the past years and have launched their own Lunar series – including Somaliland, which tranferred its minting license to a German dealer. After the series first appeared in 2010, the motif for the year 2017 has now been tresented. A rooster can be seen in a true-to-nature representation...
The employees of the Scottsdale Mint apparently have a year full of work: Shortly after the release of the “Deathstalker Scorpion” silver coin, the privately operaed mint from the United States of America is now following up with another product and presents another bullion coin: “The Barbados Trident” is the first of a four-part coin series in collaboration with the Caribbean State of Barbados. The trident is a sign of power and power, and is primarily associated with...
After only three years, the “Silverback Gorilla” has already become one of the most popular “agency emressions” in the field of silver bullion coins. The “Scottsdale Mint” has received a lot of praise for its design of the gorilla especially in 2017 – and soon Gorilla friends will get even more of their money’s worth. The private Scottsdale Mint from the US-american state of Arizona is now introducing the 2017 design as an extra- version with the...
Bad news for friends of Australian silver coins: After the sudden termination of the popular “Stockhorse” series of the Perth Mint, the second Australian coin producer scraps a popular series before the planned date: the “Saltwater Crocodile” silver coins will not appear as planned in 2017. Originally the series was supposed to appear for twelve years with one edition per year. The saltwater crocodile series was a joint project of a German precious metal dealer with the...
After the game is before the game – this wisdom also applies to the world of coins: Besides the world’s largest coin fair, the World Money Fair in Berlin, there are als other regular meeting places for numismatics from all over the world. In the coming week, the coin collecting community will direct their view to the United States of America, where collectors and traders from all over the world will meet in the US state of Colorado from 1 to 5 August for the “World’s...
Amazing news from the UK: The Pobjoy Mint had to temporarily suspend the production of its “Britannia Rules The Waves” silver coin after minting exactly 7,329 pieces, and has now put the coin back on sale with a revised design. After a copyright infringement claim by an unknown third party, the remaining 42,761 coins of the total edition of 50,000 pieces now appear without the signature “Britannia Rules The Waves”. The British Pobjoy Mint, who produced the coin, informed...
After the iguanas and fish, the private mint facility “Scottsdale Mint” from the US state of Arizona has introduced a new coin series: Under the flag of Ghana, the mint will distribute the “African Leopard” as a silver bullion coin. As in the case of the previous silver investment coins of the Scottsdale Mint, the circulation is only 50,000 pieces. The back of the new animal coin shows an aggressive leopard, which apparently falls straight on an unsuspecting booty. The...
The kangaroo is increasingly becoming Australia’s new bullion ambassador. In addition to the standard version for investment, the Perth Mint has offered its “Australian Kangaroo” as a proof variant for the first time in 2016 – and now the mint continueswith a magnificent XXL coin: The silver kangaroo is available for the first time in 2017 in proof quality. With an edition of only 300 pieces, the coin is likely to become a modern rarity.The coinage will be available from...
For decades, the Royal Mint of Britain had stood in the shadows in the global bullion market, but has since then earned a permanent place in the precious metal scene with the Britannia, Lunar series and the Queen’s Beasts. And now the mint from Wales comes out with a real surprise: A four-coin series from the bullion department of the Royal Mint features “Landmarks of Britain” and is aimed at collectors and investors alike. Die-hard UK fans know the motives already, a set of...