Coin Guides
Discover much more about the thousands of coins you can add to your collection with our growing archive of coin guides.
From modern circulation currency to classic coins from our distant past, our expert collecting guides give you the background information, details of varieties and advice on how to buy the coins.
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Ors de France series launched
Announced earlier this year, the Paris Mint has now released the first coins in its Ors de France series. Since 2008,…
03 October 2023
Canada wins Most Innovative Coin of the Year
The Royal Canadian Mint’s 2022 5oz pure silver coin on the theme of the Canadian Ghost Ship has won the Coin of the Year…
29 September 2023
New release in the Sierra Leone 'African Animal Masks Series ll'
The fourth coin in the series created by Pobjoy Mint features the baboon
28 September 2023
RAF Cranwell on fourth coin to celebrate King Charles' 75th birthday
The new 50p coin is a very limited release of 950
14 September 2023
£2 coin celebrates JRR Tolkien
The Royal Mint has issued a new £2 collectable coin to commemorate the life and work of JRR Tolkien, author of The Lord…
08 September 2023
Last coin issued in the Glaciers of the Antarctic Territory series
The sixth and final coin features the Venus Glacier
31 August 2023
Elsie MacGill honoured on Canadian coin
The Royal Canadian Mint issued a new $1 commemorative circulation coin on 1 August honouring Elsie MacGill, an…
24 August 2023
Third coin celebrating the King's 75th features Caernarfon Castle
The new 50p coin shows the Welsh castle where His Majesty was invested as Prince of Wales in 1969
24 August 2023
USA issues 'Freedom of the Press' coin
A coin marking the freedom of the press is the latest in the five-year First Amendment to the United States Constitution…
17 August 2023
