In the year 2016, the “Coin Invest Trust” from Liechtenstein surprised the coin collecting community with an innovative coin series – with the help of five ounces of fine silver, they brought a detailed representation of the denali mountains onto a coin. Now the coin makers from Europe, who publish their products under the flag of different countries of the world, are expanding the series – and the result is astonishing: Mount Everest, the world’s highest and best...
Investing in silver and simultaneously maintaining the passion for collecting – this is possible in an excellent manner with the commemorative coins from Switzerland. The country issues silver commemorative coins and delights collectors with their creative design ideas. On the latest silver coin from the Alpine country, a world-famous custom is appreciated: Yodeling. With a fineness of 825 pieces, the commemorative coins are produced in silver with a face value of 20 Swiss francs. 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...
Since the beginning of the year silver has experienced an increas in value by nine percent and further proves itself as an attractive investment. The increased demand for larger amounts of silver by investors calls for new solutions by the mints. In addition to the XXL coins the new “Stacker” coins of the island state Niue meet this demand. The precious metals trader “MP Edelmetalle” introduces the first coin of its kind with the motif of the owl on its blog: This...
The Stock Horse silver coins series of the Perth Mint was a surprise success, which originated in Germany. On the initiative of the coin trader “EMK”, theseries was launched in 2013 – and the recipe with a beautiful motif and small minting figures worked perfectly. The first years have skyrocketed in value. And now the fifth edition of the Stock Horse Series has come on the market. The horse motifs are sold only to one ounce fine silver every year, the fineness was increased...
After only three issues, the fish series from Tokelau is one of the world’s most popular silver bullion coins – and a continuation of the series has been expected eagerly in investor and collector circles. Now the time has come: As the fourth of twelve coins, the Kapoa Barracuda can now be seen on the fish coins from Tokelau. So far, the Kakahi Yellowfin tuna, the Mokoha Great White Shark and the Hakula Sailfish have been depicted. The Barracuda is a predatory fish that lives in salt...
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...
The Scottsdale Mint from the US state of Arizona has established its reputation in the silver bullion area in a very short time and shoots forward aggressively and dedicatedly to the European market, most recently with a booth at the World Money Fair. Especially the silverback gorilla silver coins series is popular in this country, but now the Scottsdale Mint has refilled – with a new motif and also new issuing country. The first coin of the year 2017 from the Scottsdale mint comes from...
In recent years it has been regarded as a successful model, but apparently there have been huge clashes behind the scenes: CME Group and Thomson Reuters are withdrawing from the silver price-fixing, i.e. the determination of a daily silver reference price. Due to this surprising development, the London Bullion Market Association is under pressure. London has always been regarded as the center of the worldwide precious metals trading; after all, the reference exchange rates of gold and silver...