Monthly Archives: July 2009
Gold Hits Six-Week High, Silver Rises, Platinum Falls
British Royal Mint Unveils Glorious 2009 Britannia Gold Proof Collection
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.
Maple Leaf Bullion Coins Celebrate 2010 Olympic Games
$111,000 Contributed For Los Angeles World’s Fair of Money
Gold Slightly Lower, Silver and Platinum Fall
US Mint Products Schedule – August Update
Numismatic News: Coin Error Identification, Mercury Dime Values, E Pluribus Unum
2009 Silver Proof Set Sales Blazing
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.)
Moon Landing Anniversary 50 Cent Coin Launches
Battle of Hastings 1066 Silver Coin Launched
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.