Proceeds to be donated to the Afghanistan Repatriation Memorial and the Military Families Fund
TRENTON, ONTARIO – October 31, 2011 – Today in Trenton, the Royal Canadian Mint unveiled a silver coin to commemorate the Highway of Heroes. During... read more »
November 2, 2011 10:06 AM / no comments
MAGNIFICENT NEW COLOURED PROOF LUNAR COINS CELEBRATE THE YEAR OF THE DRAGON
In 2012, The Perth Mint’s internationally renowned Australian Lunar Gold Proof Coin Series II celebrates the auspicious Year of the Dragon, the fifth animal in the... read more »
November 1, 2011 12:01 AM / no comments
The Perth Mint is proud to showcase its array of stunning new product releases for November.
The third release in the stunning Sea Life II – The Reef series features a spectacularly realistic portrayal of a surgeonfish. The coin is struck... read more »
November 1, 2011 12:01 AM / no comments
The biggest, heaviest, inherently the most valuable gold bullion coin in the world has been unveiled by The Perth Mint.
Weighing one tonne (32,150.7466 troy ounces) of 99.99% pure gold, the monumental coin measures nearly 80 cms wide and more... read more »
October 26, 2011 12:07 PM / no comments
by Louis Golino for CoinWeek
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7.) Are there particular coin series or coins of a specific country or theme that tend to sell better than others?
“Yes, well designed coins and really topical series tend to sell well. These... read more »
October 26, 2011 9:44 AM / no comments
Royal Canadian Mint’s ultra-high relief creation is the world’s first 10-kilo coin crafted of 99.999% pure gold
Vancouver, British Columbia, October 21, 2011 – The Royal Canadian Mint is proud to announce it has crafted the world’s first... read more »
October 24, 2011 4:13 PM / no comments
Canadian Mint
Did you know that the Royal Canadian Mint’s high-tech plant in Winnipeg produces over 1 billion circulation coins every year? That’s like 20 million coins per day or 750 coins per second! Even though the Mint has produced coins... read more »
October 19, 2011 12:28 PM / no comments
By Louis Golino for Coin Week
Ola Borgejordet is the founder and owner of Royal Scandinavian Mint (http://www.rsmint.com), a Salt Lake City, Utah company that specializes in modern world coins from almost 50 countries. It is the official North... read more »
October 13, 2011 7:53 AM / no comments
Among many captivating themes and designs, new gold and silver coins celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, and the legacy of Wayne and Walter Gretzky
As Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II prepares to celebrate an unprecedented... read more »
October 6, 2011 11:10 AM / no comments
October is proving to be another exciting month at The Perth Mint, with an immense range of highly anticipated new product releases.
The Perth Mint is proud to showcase its internationally renowned Australian Lunar Series II this month, celebrating... read more »
October 4, 2011 11:37 AM / no comments
by Louis Golino for Coin Week
On Monday, October 3 I spoke with a representative of Talisman Coins (http://www.talismancoins.com), which is the authorized U.S. distributor of Perth Mint coins from Australia as well as those of several other... read more »
October 3, 2011 9:53 PM / 3 comments
All profits from the sale of the Mint’s 2010 Poppy Remembrance Day Collector Card directed to charity
The Royal Canadian Mint is proud to announce that the sales of its 2010 25-cent poppy coin collector card have generated a donation of $100,000... read more »
September 26, 2011 4:09 PM / no comments
13 October Vienna – The sixth and final coin of the popular “Legends of Austria” silver series will be issued today. The final Legend to be commemorated in this series commemorates a song written in 1679, “Du Lieber Augustin”, which... read more »
September 13, 2011 11:36 AM / no comments
The Bank of China has issued two 2011 coins commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the World Wildlife Fund—30,000 Proof 10 Yuan, containing 1 oz. .999 fine silver, and 10,000 Proof 100 Yuan, containing ¼ oz. .999 fine gold. The silver coin... read more »
September 12, 2011 1:31 PM / no comments
Making of the world’s largest gold coin, a 2007 Canadian $ 1,000.000 Maple Leaf.
This coin breaks all records: It weighs a staggering 100 kilos and measures 53 cm in diameter. But the most remarkable thing about this impressive coin, which... read more »
September 10, 2011 8:20 AM / no comments