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Seymour Unicorn Latest Tudor Beast Coin From The Royal Mint

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The fifth entry in The Royal Mint’s Royal Tudor Beasts Collection is a coin featuring the Seymour Unicorn. Working together with Historic Royal Palaces, the organization in charge of Hampton Court Palace, the Royal Tudor Beasts Collection celebrates the world-famous Tudor dynasty, and the Seymour Unicorn commemorates the marriage of King Henry VIII and his […]

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China’s Mythical Unicorn Coin Series – A Modern Favorite

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By Jeremy Bostwick – Senior Numismatist & Cataloger, Stack’s Bowers …… Stack’s Bowers Galleries completed their highly successful Hong Kong auction last month, but that anticipated biannual sale isn’t the only venue in which collectors may encounter dazzling offerings from China. Our upcoming May Collectors Choice Online Auction (CCO), an expansive and all-encompassing auction with […]

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Medieval Scottish Coinage

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By Mike Markowitz for CoinWeek ….. Flower of Scotland, when will we see your like again? That fought and died for your wee bit hill and glen…[1] BY ONE ESTIMATE, some 20-25 million Americans can trace their ancestry to Scotland[2]. But despite this, the dramatic and bloody medieval history of Scotland is often treated as […]

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Limited 5-Coin Set Celebrates Sapphire Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II

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Unique five-coin set with special effects Set includes a Sapphire set into one of the designs to commemorate this special occasion Available in Proof-Like gold plated with each coin finished differently Supplied in Special collector’s album to hold all five coins Pobjoy Mint is delighted to announce the release of a special and unique set […]

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New Collector Coin From Royal Canadian Mint for June

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The Royal Canadian Mint continues to tap in to its creativity and innovation to further unleash the potential of coin manufacturing and transform the coin collecting experience. Such is the case with the 2018 $50 Fine Silver Coin – Antique Carousel and several other head-turning coins in the June 2018 numismatic catalogue. In a world-first, […]

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Heritage: December Hong Kong Coin Auction Opens for Bidding Soon

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Our last World Coin Signature event of 2017 is scheduled for December 7-8 in Hong Kong. This auction, as always, is highlighted by a wide array of exceptional rarities from across Asia, with many coins offered in unparalleled quality. We have picked out just a few of our favorites below. Two classic Chinese rarities share […]

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New World Coins – Unicorn of Scotland Available from Royal Mint UK

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The Royal Mint is to unleash the legendary Unicorn of Scotland onto a range of collectable coins celebrating the 10 ‘Queen’s Beasts’ of British heraldry. The mythical creatures – which include griffins, lions, dragons and falcons – have stood guard throughout hundreds of years of British royal heraldry, and can be seen all round Britain […]

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Highlights from the Stack’s Bowers and Ponterio April Hong Kong Showcase Auction

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Stack’s Bowers and Ponterio is pleased to announce details of their upcoming Hong Kong Auction of Chinese and Asian coins and currency, to be held Monday April 3 through Wednesday April 5 at The Mira Hong Kong, 118 Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong. Session B will commence at 11:00 AM Hong Kong […]

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Heritage: Hong Kong Auction Open for Bidding

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Our third semi-annual Hong Kong World Coins Signature Auction, scheduled for December 8-9, is open for bidding at HA.com! It has been only one year since we held our first auction in Hong Kong, and yet we have already made great strides in building our presence in the Chinese and East Asian Market. This current […]

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Preview of Stack’s Bowers Ponterio August Hong Kong Showcase Auction

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Stack’s Bowers and Ponterio is pleased to announce details of their upcoming Hong Kong Auction of Chinese and Asian coins and currency, to be held Monday August 15 through Wednesday April 17 at The Mira Hong Kong, 118 Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong. Stack’s Bowers and Ponterio is the leading auctioneer of […]

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ROYAL ARMS REVISITED: National Symbol Redesigned on 2015 United Kingdom £1 Coin

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The Royal Mint has issued a new £1 coin for 2015 portraying Timothy Noad’s contemporary reworking of the Royal Arms, in a heraldic celebration of the United Kingdom. Featuring Jody Clark’s ‘fifth portrait’ of Her Majesty The Queen on the obverse, this new commemorative The Royal Arms 2015 United Kingdom £1 coin is being issued […]

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