The Royal Mint is delighted to introduce the 2009 Britannia collection, featuring Philip Nathan’s famous 1997 design of Britannia standing tall in her chariot.
His stunning design appears on the reverse, while the current portrait of Her Majesty the Queen takes pride of place on the obverse – the first time that the two designs have appeared alongside each other on a gold coin.
The 2009 collection is the eighth in a series of Britannia commemorative coins to be released since their inception by the Royal Mint in 1987. Unusually for UK gold coins, the Britannia Collection is struck to 22 carat gold Proof quality, but with a small quantity of silver added to the alloy, resulting in a brilliant yellow gold finish.
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Ottawa, Ontario — The Royal Canadian Mint has launched the third and final issue of the world’s first series of bullion coins honouring the spirit of the Olympic Games. The Mint’s Ottawa facility will produce up to 50,000 gold coins for the 2010 issue and the silver version will be produced on demand. "The [...]
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Twenty-four sponsors contributed $111,000 in support of the American Numismatic Association’s 2009 World’s Fair of Money®, Aug. 5-9 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. "The support for this year’s convention has been incredibly strong," said David Truesdell, ANA sales and sponsorship manager. "We’re thrilled that in this tough economy so many businesses and dealers [...]
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The United States Mint on Tuesday updated its 2009 Product Schedule to include new offerings set for release in August. The Mint has been consistent in posting nearly monthly additions, with the last schedule update on June 22 announcing the highly anticipated and now available 2009 Silver Proof Set. In the new calendar, the standout [...]
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July 21: Four numismatic news or coin blog articles are referenced on CoinNews every Tuesday and Thursday. These articles are not authored by us, but we recommend coin collectors read them for their unusual or interesting content. Here are today’s coin articles: Errors Sometimes Look Like Something Else Ken Potter | Numismatic News Steve Conner [...]
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US Mint 2009 Silver Proof Set sales were roaring mad during the first three days of release — despite their $52.95 price tag.
271,372 were sold between their noon launch on Friday and up and through to Sunday, new US Mint figures reveal. Sales surged passed the same year six quarters silver proof set by more than 56,000. And those were issued several months back on March 23.
Demand looks to be paralleling the similar inaugural sales pace of the non silver 18-coin 2009 Proof Set. 437,178 of these were sold during the first seven days. (851,097 have been purchased as of Sunday.)
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Forty years ago today mankind made history with the famous first step on the Moon. In 1969 the Royal Australian Mint made its own history with the issue of the new dodecagonal 50 cent coin. At a commemorative Apollo 11 anniversary event in Canberra today the Mint officially launches its brand new 50 cent collector [...]
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The year was 1066 and a pivotal battle between two European powers that would help shape the history of the continent, and for that matter the world, was about to take place near a coastal village in England. To commemorate this conflict, the Perth Mint is now offering The Battle of Hastings 1066 1oz Silver Proof Coin as the third coin in its successful Famous Battle coin series.
Harold II, King of England, had just returned from crushing a Norwegian Viking invasion when he heard news of a Norman force near the village of Hastings. Eager to show his people of his ability to protect them under all circumstances, he rushed with what men he could find to meet the threat. Advisors had pleaded with King Harold to delay in order to give his battle weary soldiers a rest and to muster additional troops. Harold refused and marched at once with a force estimated at 7,500.
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