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.
The 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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A newly released silver proof set from the Perth Mint of Australia showcases four of the world’s most famous city squares on square-shaped coins.
Reverse designs of the square-shaped, 99.9% fine silver coins are emblematic of [...]
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Discovery is the theme of a new series of commemorative coins now available from the Royal Canadian Mint. Gold and silver coins depicting the 100th Anniversary of the Canadian Arctic Expedition debuted on January 8, 2013.
Strikes of the series include a proof $100 gold coin, a proof silver dollar, a brilliant silver dollar and a proof silver dollar with [...]
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The Royal Canadian Mint on Tuesday, January 7, 2013, began accepting orders for its 2013 $200 Jacques Cartier Gold Coin, the second of six issues in its Great Explorers series.
Each $200 coin is in 99.99% pure gold and struck to a proof quality finish. This latest release has a worldwide mintage limit of 2,000, which is 1,000 less than [...]
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This week the Perth Mint of Australia released its 2013 Australian Koala Gilded Edition Silver Coin.
It marks the sixth annual release in a series of koala silver gilded coins that debuted in 2008. Like its predecessors, this [...]
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A new coin series makes its debut from the Perth Mint of Australia with its release of the 2013 Griffin 1 Oz Silver Proof Coin.
This strike is already proving popular with collectors, rising to the top of the Perth Mint’s weekly best sellers [...]
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A two-coin silver proof set commemorating the 200th Anniversary of the Australian Holey Dollar and Dump debuted today from the Perth Mint of Australia.
The old Holey Dollar and Dump coins, struck in New South Wales, first appeared in circulation in 1813 [...]
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A rare collection of century old Canadian gold coins is quickly selling out. The Royal Canadian Mint in November began selling 1912-1914 $5 and $10 gold coins produced at the Ottowa branch of Britain’s Royal Mint, now the Royal Canadian Mint.
These coins were originally minted at the time as part of the facility’s mandate to convert Canada’s growing gold resources into circulating coinage [...]
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A plethora of new 2013 Year of the Snake Coins have been issued by the Perth Mint of Australia.
Among the new releases are three different sized colored gold proof coins, two different colored silver proof coins, a Baby Snake Silver Proof Coin and a Year of the Snake Silver Rectangle Four-Coin Set [...]
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The Perth Mint has launched its 2013 Budgerigar 1/2 oz Silver Proof Coin, the second issue in a new series featuring Birds of Australia.
This 99.9% pure silver proof coin portrays a Budgerigar from the side in striking green and yellow colors with its long tail feathers extended [...]
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