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 […]
What is Bullion? Bullion refers to precious metals, for example, gold or silver which have been refined and manufactured. This will be in the form of ingots traditionally, however, coins can also be classified as bullion. Purchasing bullion is a simple way of protecting your money. This could be in the form of investment gold […]
A new fifty pence coin for 2021 will be released to commemorate the TV pioneer John Logie Baird. He was born in Helensburgh in Scotland in 1888. Baird will feature as one of three new designs to be released in 2021. The collector’s items – some of which will also serve as legal tender – […]
One of the most fascinating regional collections of Sussex tokens in the past 50 years is to be offered for sale in a live/online auction of coins, tokens and historical medals on Tuesday and Wednesday, December 1st and 2nd. They will be offered by international coins, medals, banknotes and jewellery specialists Dix Noonan Webb via […]
Three limited edition Winnie the Pooh 50p coins have been unveiled by Royal Mint. The latest coin of the 2020 series to be released today is a Piglet coin to commemorate the treasured children’s book Winnie the Pooh. The inspiration for the collection came from the classic stories of A.A. Milne. The first coin released […]
Starting a Coin Collection Coin collecting dates back as far as Ancient Greece, when it was common to gift a coin to someone on a special occasion. It is a fond hobby for many who enjoying hunting for rare historic coins or commemorative special editions to add to their collections. This is a loved pastime […]
