The Royal Mint has launched (1st January) the British commemorative coins that will be featured in 2019 and which will be included in deluxe Mint and Proof sets. Included in the Brilliant Uncirculated annual coin set, which contains the eight definitive circulation coins (one penny to 50-pence) presented together to complete the “picture-puzzle” design by […]
United Kingdom: Costs revealed to replace previous £1 coin with new high-tech counterfeit-proof coin
The British Treasury has revealed the overall costs so far to replace the original one-pound coins which were replaced with a newer, high-tech circulation pound coin. The cost to the British taxpayer has thus reached more than £5,500,000 ($7,100,000), initially to collect the more than 1.5 billion pieces which were to be melted down to […]
United Kingdom: 12-sided pound coin may be minted for British Overseas Territories
The British Treasury, along with Chancellor Philip Hammond, have hinted that the new 12-sided pound coin introduced into circulation in the United Kingdom in March 2017 may now be minted for the British Overseas Territories. This additional information follows the announcement by the treasury of Guernsey in October 2017 that more than £500,000 worth of Guernsey […]
An interview with Anne Jessop of the Royal Mint
With the change of top management at the Royal Mint this year, the 1,100-year-old institution is in transition as it looks to diversify activities and services away from just traditional coin production. There has been a significant change to numismatics from the products alone in terms of production and design, circulation coins, marketing, theme and […]
Canada: Nostalgic gold and silver coins remember 110 years since the inauguration of the Royal Canadian Mint
The Royal Canadian Mint has released new collector coins which take a look back to the year in which the Mint itself was launched as the official provider of circulation coins for Canada, which began with the minting of the iconic gold sovereign coin. The British gold sovereign was one of the world’s most famous […]
United Kingdom announces that a commemorative 50-pence coin will be issued to mark Brexit
It was announced and confirmed today by HM Treasury in the United Kingdom that they will officially issue a commemorative coin to mark the departure of the United Kingdom from the European Union, commonly referred to as Brexit. The announcement was made after the delivery of the annual budget speech by the Finance Minister Philip […]
United Kingdom: 2018-dated holiday crown launches in time to be the perfect gift for coin collecting friends and family
The Royal Mint has launched their latest holiday-themed coin, which is the second year that sees a specially designed crown coin minted with a holiday (or Christmas) theme, well in time to add this unique gift to your holiday list. The Brilliant Uncirculated crown coin is presented in a Christmas card, which simply makes it […]
United Kingdom: New crown coin celebrates the 70th birthday of HRH Charles, Prince of Wales
The Royal Mint has released (15th October) the new coins that will commemorate the latest celebration for the Royal Family in 2018, which is the 70th birthday of His Royal Highness, the Prince of Wales, occurring on the 14th November 2018. The portrait of the Prince of Wales has been created by experienced engraver Robert […]
United Kingdom: Lunar Year of the Pig takes centre stage on new gold and silver collector coins
The Royal Mint has officially launched (20th September) their long-awaited 2019 Lunar New Year collector coins, which have been issued since 2014 and include designs corresponding to the Chinese zodiac. The new 2019-dated coins are in celebration of the Year of the Boar, or Pig. The tradition of assigning an actual or mythical animal to […]
United Kingdom: New coins feature the falcon, the fifth design to feature in Queen’s Beasts series
The Royal Mint has released the latest coin in the “Queen’s Beasts,” the very popular coin series which focuses on both real and mythical animals and beasts which are prevalent in heraldry and medieval crests. The fifth coin, in what will be a series of 10 beasts when completed, features the Falcon of the Plantagenets — […]
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