Posted by World Mint Coins Staff
Breaking Coin News, Canadian Coins, Silver Coins, World Coins
Monday, January 30th, 2012

The Royal Canadian Mint has issued a new silver dollar emblematic of the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812. The War of 1812 Bicentennial Proof Silver Dollar is the first collector coin issued by the Mint this year. Each coin is struck from 99.99% pure silver and features a maximum mintage of 40,000. The [...]
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Breaking Coin News, Gold Coins, Silver Coins, United States Coins
Thursday, January 26th, 2012

The United States Mint indicated that new products would be released in 2012 in association with the commemorative coins planned for the year. In addition, the price points of those products as well as the individual coins are now known. Special commemorative coin packaging or multi-coin sets associated with commemorative strikesĀ have not been issued [...]
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Breaking Coin News, Gold Coins, Silver Coins, World Coins
Sunday, January 22nd, 2012

The Royal Canadian Mint has released two new strikes celebrating the Year of the Dragon taken from the Chinese Zodiac. Both the Year of the Dragon 1/10 Oz Gold Coin and the Year of the Dragon 1/2 Oz Silver Coin showcase the same reverse design of the mythical creature and are available now for ordering. [...]
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Breaking Coin News, Gold Coins, United States Coins
Thursday, January 19th, 2012

The United States Mint has indicated that the 2011 American Eagle Gold Uncirculated Coin has attained a sell-out. Effective January 17, 2012, the coins were moved to the “No Longer Available” section of the Mint’s online store. 2011 American Eagle Gold Uncirculated Coins are a collector version of the highly popular American Eagle Gold Bullion [...]
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America the Beautiful Quarter, Breaking Coin News, Silver Coins, United States Coins
Monday, January 16th, 2012

While the United States Mint has yet to offer a complete Product Schedule for 2012 letting the public know when to expect certain products, it has released a list of issue prices for some of those products. Collectors will be happy to learn that many of those 2012 issue prices are lower than their 2011 [...]
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America the Beautiful Quarter, Breaking Coin News, Silver Coins, United States Coins
Friday, January 13th, 2012

The United States Mint yesterday, Thursday, January 12, 2012, released the 2011 Vicksburg Silver Uncirculated Coin. These strikes feature a reverse design emblematic of Vicksburg National Military Park located in the state of Mississippi and are available now for $204.95, plus the US Mint’s standard shipping and handling charge. The 2011 Vicksburg Silver Uncirculated Coin [...]
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Australian Coins, Breaking Coin News, Gold Coins, World Coins
Monday, January 9th, 2012

The Perth Mint of Australia has issued three new gold coins as part of the year long celebration of the Year of the Dragon. These new 2012 Year of the Dragon Gold Coins depict the Chinese characters of Fu, Lu and Shou on their reverse, symbolizing the concepts of Prosperity, Longevity and Success. Each of [...]
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Australian Coins, Breaking Coin News, Silver Coins
Thursday, January 5th, 2012

The fourth release of the popular Famous Battles in Australian History series has been issued by the Perth Mint of Australia. Called the Kapyong 1 Oz Silver Proof Coin, the strike recalls the Battle of Kapyong fought during the Korean War in April of 1951. Each silver proof coin is struck from one ounce of [...]
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Breaking Coin News, Gold Coins, Silver Coins, United States Coins
Monday, January 2nd, 2012

The United States Mint will begin accepting orders for the 2012 bullion Gold and Silver Eagles tomorrow, January 3rd, 2012 from its network of authorized purchasers (APs). The announcement of the debut of the 2012-dated coins was made in a memo last week to the APs and also included additional details as well as alluded [...]