World Mint News & World Coins

Coin news and information about coins and collecting products from the U.S. Mint and other World Mints, including the UK Royal Mint, the Royal Canadian Mint, the Perth Mint of Australia, the Royal Australian Mint, the Austrian Mint, and more.

2013 Silver Maple Leaf Commemorative Coins for 25th Anniversary Two new commemorative coins pay tribute to the 25th anniversary of the Silver Maple Leaf bullion coin.

Available directly from the Royal Canadian Mint is a 2013 $50 Reverse Proof 5 Ounce Silver Coin for $499.95 and a 2013 $5 Proof 1 Ounce Silver Coin with selective gold plating for $109.95 [...]

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Special Rolls of Final Canadian Pennies for CirculationIn saying a final farewell to the Canadian penny, the Royal Canadian Mint set aside the last million pennies produced for circulation, placed them within special commemorative wrapped rolls and made them available to the public.

Limited to 20,000 worldwide and one per household, collectors can buy a 50-coin roll of [...]

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Canadian 2013 World Baseball Classic Commemorative CoinsBaseball is the theme of a new series of coins now available from the Royal Canadian Mint. 2013 World Baseball Classic™ Commemorative Coins include four fine silver and three pure gold coins that encompass officially licensed products of the 2013 World Baseball Classic tournament [...]

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2013 European Green Dragon Coin Ends Dragons of Legend SeriesThe Perth Mint of Australia closes out the Dragons of Legend five-coin series with the release of the 2013 European Green Dragon 1 Ounce Silver Proof Coin.

Like the previous four issues, the European Green Dragon Coin is minted from one ounce of 99.9% pure [...]

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2013 Australian Year of the Snake Five Ounce Silver Proof CoinThe Perth Mint of Australia has released the 2013 Australian Year of the Snake Five Ounce Silver Proof Coin as another offering in its popular Lunar Series II program.

This proof coin is struck from five ounces of .999 fine silver and features the Perth Mint’s annual Year of the Snake design [...]

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2013 Australian Koala Silver Coin in 1/10 Oz SizeOffering collectors an affordable option to obtain one of the most sought after coin designs in the world, the Perth Mint of Australia has issued the 2013 Australian Koala 1/10 Ounce Silver Coin.

These coins are minted from one-tenth ounce of 99.9% pure silver and feature the Perth Mint’s 2013 Australian Koala coin design on their reverse [...]

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Sydney Opera House Coins Start 2013 Land Down Under SeriesNew from the Perth Mint of Australia are 2013 Sydney Opera House 1/4 oz Gold Coins and Sydney Opera House 1 oz Silver Coins. These mark the inaugural coins from the one-year "Land Down Under" series.

Shown on the gold and silver coin reverses is a design emblematic of the Sydney Opera House, an iconic landmark for [...]

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Canadian Mint Limits Sales of 2013 Silver Maple Leaf Bullion CoinsInvestor interest in silver bullion coins remains at high levels with yet another world mint showing signs that it is unable to meet demand. The Royal Canadian Mint is now rationing supplies of its 2013 Silver Maple Leaf.

This move comes one week after the United States Mint suspended sales of their 2013 American Eagle silver bullion coins after [...]

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Canadian 2013 $20 Hockey Silver Coin for $20Today, January 22, 2013, the Royal Canadian Mint began accepting pre-orders for its 2013 $20 Hockey Silver Coin, the latest issue in its best-selling series that feature $20 silver coins that are sold at face value.

The Canadian 2013 $20 Hockey Silver Coin is the seven released in the series that debuted in 2011. It has a stated mintage of [...]

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2013 Gold and Silver Kilo Coins Depict Canada's Arctic LandscapeThe Royal Canadian Mint expands on a frigid glacial theme this year with the release of two new coins — Canada’s Arctic Landscape 1 Kilo Fine Gold Coin and Canada’s Arctic Landscape 1 Kilo Fine Silver Coin.

Both coins contain the same basic obverse and reverse imagery. One is in 99.99% pure gold and the other is in 99.99% pure silver [...]

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