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CIT Issues 2022 Silver Noble Bullion Coin in Piedfort

One Noble Silver – Piedfort 2022 Isle of Man. 1 Noble. 2022. Silver .999. 2 oz. 38.61 mm. Proof. Mintage: 999 pieces. Special technology: smartminting® (Ultra High Relief). B. H. Mayer’s Kunstprägeanstalt, Munich. Isle of Man. 1/64 Noble. 2022. Gold .9999. 0.5 g. 11 mm. Proof. Mintage: 15,000 pieces. B. H. Mayer’s Kunstprägeanstalt, Munich. Description […]

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Collecting Strategies: The Financially Painless Way To Collect Gold Coins

By Al Doyle for CoinWeek ….. The appeal of gold is universal, and it has nothing to do with the state of one’s finances. A desire to own the metal coupled with a small budget can be especially frustrating, but there are ways to play the gold game without large sums of cash. Even though it hasn’t been […]

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Boudica Warrior Queen – Ultra High Relief Silver Coin From Isle of Man

Boudica – Warrior Queen Isle of Man. 5 pounds. 2020. Silver .999. 3 oz. 55 mm. Antique finish. Mintage: 999. Special Technology: Smartminting© Ultra High Relief. B. H. Mayer’s Kunstprägeanstalt, Munich. Description of the Coin One side is dedicated to the Celtic queen Boudica: it depicts the queen with an elaborate braided hairstyle in front […]

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Legendary Manannán – 1st King of Isle of Man – on New Silver Coin From CIT

Manannán – 1st King of Man Isle of Man. 5 Pounds. 2019. Silver .999. ca. 3 oz. 55 mm. Antique Finish. Mintage: 999 pcs. B. H. Mayer’s Kunstprägeanstalt, Munich. Description The obverse shows a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II, below the inscription QUEEN ELIZABETH II ISLE OF MAN 2019 / FIVE POUNDS in the hub […]

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CIT: Manannán, first king of Man

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The obverse shows a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II, below the inscription QUEEN ELIZABETH II ISLE OF MAN 2019 / FIVE POUNDS in the hub of a Celtic cross, of which the beams and the surrounding ring are adorned with Celtic interlace decoration.

The reverse is dedicated to King Manannán: It shows him in front of the Celtic cross in full armor, down on one knee, with his head humbly lowered

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Isle of Man Releases 2018 Silver and Gold Bullion Angel Coins

Isle of Man – 2018 Angel Isle of Man. Angel. 2018. Silver .999. 2 oz. 38.61 mm. Proof. Mintage: 999 pcs. B. H. Mayer’s Kunstprägeanstalt, Munich. Isle of Man. Angel Gold. 2018. Gold .9999. 1/64 oz. 11 mm. Proof. Mintage: 15,000 pcs. B. H. Mayer’s Kunstprägeanstalt, Munich. Description The obverse bears Jody Clark’s portrait of […]

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The Isle of Man’s 2018 Angel

Description of the Coins
The obverse bears Jody Clark’s portrait of Queen Elizabeth II of England (signature JC above the right shoulder) with the inscription QUEEN ELIZABETH II • ISLE OF MAN • 2018.

The reverse shows Saint Michael slaying the devil in the shape of a dragon

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World Coins – APMEX Introduces Latest in Trident, Isle of Man Coin Series

New Isle of Man Coins Plus APMEXclusive Set APMEX, a leading online Precious Metals retailer based in Oklahoma City, is thrilled to introduce the latest in two popular lines from the Isle of Man, offering options in both Silver and Gold. Mintages are extremely limited and certain coins are only available in APMEXclusive® two-coin sets. […]

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Isle of Man Post Office releases Christmas 2017 £5 coin

The Isle of Man Post Office (IOMPO) reinforces the message of peace, love, and happiness this festive season by giving its customers an opportunity to purchase the IOM government treasury’s 2017 Christmas £5 coin, which features a dove — a well-known and universal symbol of peace.
The £5 coin depicts a very familiar image of a dove carrying an olive branch with outstretched wings, surrounded by a Christmas wreath

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The Light and the Dark: Angel Piedforts and Skulls from Coin Invest Trust

1 Angel Piedfort Isle of Man. 2017. Silver .999. 2 oz. 38.6 mm. Proof. Mintage: 999 pcs. 2017. Gold .9999. 0.5 g. 11 mm. Proof. Mintage: 15,000 pcs. Design: Raphael Maklouf, Tower Mint. Mint: B. H. Mayer’s Kunstprägeanstalt, Munich. Description The obverse features an effigy of Elizabeth II, as well as the Queen’s name, the […]

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Interview with Colin Campbell, investment and banking manager, Isle of Man Treasury

The coins of the Isle of Man have become some of the best-known issues with foreign coin collectors, who would have at least one piece included in their treasured collections. The journey to this level of esteem in the numismatic world has taken decades

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New 2017 Isle of Man Coins Mark First Manx Coins in 13 Years

By Joshua McMorrow-Hernandez for CoinWeek.com …… The Isle of Man has unveiled a set of seven new coins for 2017, which mark the first complete redesign of circulating coinage for the British island nation since 2004. The seven new coins range from the 5 pence denomination up through the £5 coin, the latter of which […]

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Isle of Man: 150th anniversary of first elections to Parliament on new commemorative coin

The Treasury of the Isle of Man government have launched their latest commemorative coin, celebrating the 150th anniversary of the first direct elections to the House of Keys (the lower house of the Manx Parliament), which took place in 1867. This is the Treasury’s first commemorative coin since the naming of a new mint for production of Manx coins late in 2016

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CoinWeek News Wire for April 7, 2017

By Coinweek …. CoinWeek News Wire for April 7 2017 Brain Food 1.) How tough is the new £5 note? The new UK’s new £5 bank note – made of polymer rather than paper – gets the “chemistry treatment”. Featuring Professor Sir Martyn Poliakoff [Of popular Youtube channel Periodic Videos. The professor donated an equivalent […]

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Isle of Man and the Tower Mint: First-strike ceremony for a new coin and a new relationship

It was a day of all change on Thursday the 9th March when representatives of the Treasury of the Isle of Man attended the first-strike ceremony and inauguration of the new series of circulation coinage for the self-governing Crown dependency. From the 1st April, the Tower Mint, United Kingdom, become the island’s official minter, having won a bid tendered out last year

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Isle of Man and the Tower Mint: First-strike ceremony for a new coin and a new relationship

It was a day of all change on Thursday the 9th March when representatives of the Treasury of the Isle of Man attended the first-strike ceremony and inauguration of the new series of circulation coinage for the self-governing Crown dependency. From the 1st April, the Tower Mint, United Kingdom, become the island’s official minter, having won a bid tendered out last year

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Onward and Upward: Interview with Taya Pobjoy, managing director of the Pobjoy Mint

In July 2016, Taya Pobjoy, managing director of the Pobjoy Mint—one of the world’s largest and privately owned Mints—announced that from March 2017, they would no longer act as the official mint to the Isle of Man, a small British dependency sandwiched between Great Britain and Ireland. With the announcement, their working relationship, which had lasted more than four decades, was at an end

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Onward and Upward: Interview with Taya Pobjoy, managing director of the Pobjoy Mint

In July 2016, Taya Pobjoy, managing director of the Pobjoy Mint—one of the world’s largest and privately owned Mints—announced that from March 2017, they would no longer act as the official mint to the Isle of Man, a small British dependency sandwiched between Great Britain and Ireland. With the announcement, their working relationship, which had lasted more than four decades, was at an end

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Isle of Man: New designs proposed for circulation coins

The treasury of the government of the Isle of Man have released images of proposed coins that are waiting for approval and authorisation for production. The new 2017-dated coinage includes substantial changes to both obverse and reverse sides of the island’s circulating coins

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Isle of Man: New designs proposed for circulation coins

The treasury of the government of the Isle of Man have released images of proposed coins that are waiting for approval and authorisation for production. The new 2017-dated coinage includes substantial changes to both obverse and reverse sides of the island’s circulating coins

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CoinWeek News Wire for February 10, 2017

By Coinweek …. CoinWeek News Wire for February 10, 2017 Brain Food 1.) The “Scandalous” Quarter Protest That Wasn’t Some accounts even claimed that famous anti-vice crusader Anthony Comstock had personally led the attack against the coin. The only problem with that story? Comstock died in 1915… 2.) Minting history “The world of coins is […]

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New Ancient, World Coin Inventory from Atlas Numismatics

By Atlas Numismatics …… New Inventory These six coins are just a sample of the 515 recent additions to our inventory. We have added new material in Ancient (35), World and US (3). Beautiful Galerius Argenteus http://atlasnumismatics.com/1035093 This and the following images courtesy of Atlas Numismatics 1035093 | ROMAN IMPERIAL. Galerius. (Caesar, 293-305 CE). Struck […]

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New Bullion Coin from Pobjoy Mint: 2016 Isle of Man Gold Christmas Angel

Issued on behalf of the Isle of Man with a mintage of only 1,000 coins This is the last Christmas Gold Angel to be released by Pobjoy Mint on behalf of the Isle of Man Every year a special 1/20oz Gold Angel is released on behalf of the Isle of Man to celebrate the Christmas […]

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Isle of Man: Silver Coin Celebrates the 90th Birthday of HM Queen Elizabeth II

On September 29, the Government and Treasury of the Isle of Man issued a special-edition coin that marks the milestone birthday of HM Queen Elizabeth II. In addition to being the sovereign of the British Isles, the Queen is also officially Lord of Man (“Lord” is, surprisingly, the correct title)

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World Coin News – Pobjoy Mint and Isle of Man to Split

By Everett Millman – Gainesville Coins ……. The British Pobjoy Mint will not produce Isle of Man coins in 2017 in a departure from more than four decades of tradition. Without much explanation, the increasingly prominent Pobjoy Mint is upending its oldest relationship with a government that has the authority to issue its own money. […]

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Isle of Man Launches Final Angel Gold Coin with Christmas Privy Mark

The Treasury of the Isle of Man’s latest gold angel coin has been released in time for the holidays and features a seasonal Christmas privy mark.
Launched in 2004, these special Christmas Angels have taken us on a journey through the 12 Days of Christmas, with each year’s privy mark representing a different verse of the well-known Christmas carol

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Isle of Man Tourist Trophy Race Legends Feature on New Coin

The Treasury of the Isle of Man Government have issued a new fifty pence commemorative coin which honors seven of the great Tourist Trophy Motorcycle Race Legends. The International Isle of Man TT (Tourist Trophy) Race is an annual motorcycle racing event held on the Isle of Man which was for many years the most prestigious motorcycle race in the world

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Isle of Man Crown Coins Mark 75th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain

The Treasury of the Isle of Man Government have launched two coins which mark the 75th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain, the name given to the Second World War air campaign instigated by the Luftwaffe against the United Kingdom during 1940. The Battle of Britain was the first major campaign to be fought entirely by air forces and was also the largest and most sustained aerial bombing campaign

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Isle of Man Memorial Coin Marks the Life of Sir Winston Churchill

The Treasury of the Isle of Man Government have announced the issue of a memorial coin which marks the 50th year of the passing of one of the greatest wartime leaders of the 20th Century. Sir Winston Churchill (1874 – 1965) who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945 and again from 1951 to 1955, he was also an officer in the British Army, a historian, a writer and an artist

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