Month: May 2016

2016 America the Beautiful Quarters 2016 America the Beautiful Quarters Program - The 2016 release of the America the Beautiful Quarters® Silver Proof Set is the 7th in the series. The US Mint launched the series in 2010 to commemorate the most cherished National Parks and other National sites.
The Guinea - Made by machine using gold from the Guinea Coast of West Africa the coin probably became the most important coin of the realm.
Coin Care - If your coins are a few years (or hundreds of years) old, then there is a good chance that they may look a little dull, maybe discoloured, dirty, moldy, show fingerprints and all sorts of thing that you may think spoil it from its former mint-state glory. So here's what to do...
2001 Four Coin Gold Proof Sovereign Set (Marconi) - On 12 December 1901 the Italian Physicist Guglielmo Marconi became the first person to send a radio transmission across the Atlantic.
2015 Kennedy half dollar Obverse large Kennedy Half Dollar Coin USA - Soon after John F Kennedy was assassinated in 1963, the US Mint decided to commemorate the late President with a coin. The Kennedy Half Dollar was first minted in 1964 as a 90% silver coin, and has been minted ever since (although today it is a copper-nickel alloy).
2016 American Gold Eagle - The American Gold Eagle Coin was introduced in 1986 as an official gold bullion coin so the USA could compete with other Country’s offerings. It [...]
1993 Gold Proof ‘Coronation’ Crown (Five Pounds) - In celebration of the 40th anniversary of the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1993, the Royal mint issued a number of coins including a [...]
Mark Twain 2016 Mark Twain Commemorative Coins USA - In 2016, the United States Mint honoured one of America's greatest writers, Mark Twain, with the release of both a gold and a silver commemorative coin.
UK 2012 Proof Sovereign: Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee - 2012 was Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee, celebrating 60 years of reign. The Sovereign features a new reverse design to commemorate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. [...]
The Half Crown - The half crown was a British coin which was valued at "2/6" (two shilling and sixpence) - 12½ pence in modern currency. It was literally half the value of the Crown.