A Rabat school pupil designed a new two-euro coin which displays a series of traditional children’s games will be amongst people’s loose change this week. Ymen Riahi’s design illustrates games such as marbles, kite-flying and a Maltese version of hop-scotch, which is known locally as passju. The schoolboy, who attends St Nicholas Middle School also […]
The Kew Gardens fifty-pence-piece has been considered the ‘rarest’ in circulation, so how much is it’s true value? Designed by Christopher Le Brun, the Designer of the coin displays the Kew Gardens pagoda encircled by a vine with the dates “1759” and “2009” and the word “Kew” at the base. The coin entered circulation […]
An important hoard of Tudor coins, some of which shine a light on the marital history of Henry VIII has been discovered by a very surprised family whilst weeding their garden. The British Museum disclosed details on Wednesday of discoveries registered to its Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS), the majority of which are made by the […]
What Is Numismatics? Numismatics is the study and collection of coins, tokens, banknotes, medals and related forms of money. It covers the history, design, rarity, condition and value of currency, from ancient coins through to modern collectables. What does numismatics include? Numismatics covers more than coins. Collectors may study and collect hammered coins, ancient coins, […]
A fitting tribute to David Bowie, who gave us Space Oddity. A commemorative coin has been launched to space and back by the Royal Mint. The coin was carried by a balloon to 35,656 metres altitude and back to Britain as part of the Royal Mint’s “Music Legends” collection. The Royal Mint said a […]
The Royal Mint, together with Snowman Enterprises Ltd., recently unveiled the 2020 fifty pence piece featuring one of Britain’s most iconic festive characters, the trademarked The Snowman. This is the third commemorative Snowman coin released by the Royal Mint under official license from Penguin Ventures (part of Penguin Random House UK), following coins released […]
A prestigious collectible crafted from 1 kilo of 99.99% pure silver and featuring a one-gram gold privy insert, this coin is a rare release with only 388 available. The unique tribute to the legendary lunar calendar depicts the second animal in the zodiac in bright colour and enshrines the Chinese character for ‘ox’ in […]
A gold coin was dropped into a Salvation Army’s Red Kettle in Bartlett, Chicago on Saturday 28th November, the first of the 2020 holiday season in what has become a tradition of suburban Chicago. “We are thrilled to have received a gold coin,” commented Lt. Dena Smith, an officer for the Salvation Army Tri-City […]
A virtual line of pennies is being created in a groundbreaking initiative to raise desperately-needed funds for a hospice. The online trail will stretch from Haworth to the front door of Manorlands at Oxenhope. Haworth and Worth Valley Rotary Club is behind the venture – its third virtual campaign since July and the second […]
With former popular investments, such as, ISAs and rental properties producing increasingly poor returns, and the risks of the stock market growing, many investors have started to question where their money is safe. Interest in gold investments is increasing, but new investors may ask themselves whether gold is a wise investment. Gold has long been […]
