The Perth Mint, wholly-owned by the State Government of Western Australia, is the official issuer of the Australian Federal Government’s Gold and Silver Bullion Coin Program, has released a stunning commemorative silver coin to celebrate the 200th anniversary of postal services in Australia. Struck from 1oz of 99.9% pure silver in proof quality the commemorative coin is issued as Australian legal tender. The coin’s reverse is testament to The Perth Mint’s outstanding coloured minting skills and features a coloured representation of Isaac Nichols boarding a vessel in Sydney Cove, along …

2009 has been designated “The International Year of Astronomy“. To honour this title the Austrian Mint in Vienna has chosen to dedicate its silver-niobium coin this year to this fascinating theme.
The new bimetal coin displays a three-quarter portrait of the famous astronomer and mathematician Galileo Galilei and scope with which he observed the surface of the Moon just 400 years ago in 1609.
In the background his drawing of the moon surface is reproduced, while the silver ring spans the development of the telescope from Newton’s telescope through the …

The Royal Canadian Mint launched a special-edition proof silver dollar which is limited to a world-wide mintage of 15,000. It is available for $69.95 CDN in a clamshell case or $74.95 CDN, if customers choose an innovative acrylic stand simulating a well-worn ice surface. Selective gold-plating over the Canadiens centennial official logo and rim of the coin adds a rich contrast to its proof silver finish. This exquisite, limited-edition keepsake can be purchased at the Montreal Canadiens’ Bell Centre boutique, on-line at www.mint.ca, or by calling 1-800-268-6468 in the United …

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Before they even went on sale, uncirculated and proof 2009 American Eagle Silver Coins are temporarily suspended, according to a new United States Mint statement at its online store.
The popular silver coins are minted specifically for collectors, bearing the “W” mintmark to denote their striking at the Mint’s West Point facility.
2009 dollar coins are on hold for the same reasons sales of American Eagle Silver coins were canceled in 2008 (”unprecedented demand”) and the Mint’s need to focus on bullion versions of the coin, without “W” mintmark; bullion versions are …