The coin celebrates the total solar eclipse over the town of Exmouth and the World Heritage-listed Ningaloo Reef on Western Australia’s northwest coast during the morning of April 20, 2023. An awe-inspiring event, a total solar eclipse occurs when the Sun, Moon, and Earth form a straight line. When all three bodies are in perfect […]
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Featuring a semi-sphere in its center that curves inwards on one side and outwards on the other, the last coin in The Uncharted Universe series is designed to be a simplified representation of that unique galactic phenomenon – the neutron star. There are thought to be up to one billion neutron stars in the Milky […]
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Third coin in the new Southern Constellations five-coin £2 series Bimetallic coin available in special color pack – only 2,000 available Also produced in Proof Fine Silver with Goldclad® surround in a small issue limit of only 175 Pobjoy Mint is delighted to announce the release of a second £2 coin series to commemorate 200 […]
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Second coin in the new Southern Constellations five-coin £2 series Bimetallic coin available in special color pack – only 2,000 available Also produced in Proof Fine Silver with Goldclad® surround in a small issue limit of only 175 Pobjoy Mint is delighted to announce the release of a second £2 coin series to commemorate 200 […]
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First coin in a new Southern Constellations five-coin £2 series Bimetallic coin available in special color pack – only 2,000 available Also produced in Proof Fine Silver with Goldclad® surround in a small issue limit of only 175 Pobjoy Mint is delighted to announce the release of a brand new £2 coin series to commemorate […]
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Just in time for the 150th Anniversary of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada The Royal Canadian Mint has created a truly out-of-this-world collectible by adding a genuine meteorite fragment to limited edition silver coins marking the 150th anniversary of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada. This vividly illustrated coin, unveiled at a special ceremony […]
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By Mike Markowitz for Coinweek …. Ancient Coin Series THE NIGHT SKY WAS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT to ancient people. This can be hard for us to understand, living as we do in a world where light pollution denies us a clear view of the stars. What people saw in the sky – or thought they saw […]
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By Royal Australian Mint …… A true representation of innovative craftsmanship, the latest release by the Royal Australian Mint sees the mystique of the southern hemisphere’s cosmic wonders captured in one ounce of gold and struck in the highly-acclaimed domed shape seen in previous sell-out products. At the forefront of creative design, this unique […]
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Description: From the Royal Australian Mint: This is the first coin of a three-coin Northern Sky series featuring the celebrated domed shape coin. In Greek mythology, Cassiopeia was the beautiful but boastful queen of Ethiopia. While her beauty could never be questioned, her vanity became her tragic legacy. Cassiopeia can still be seen in the […]
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This year’s highly anticipated bimetallic niobium and silver from the Austrian Mint features “Cosmology” and will be issued today. It fittingly illuminates the new year with two colours: blue and gold. Cosmology connects all the parts of the universe as a whole, and follows the evolution of it from beginning to end. The blue and […]
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