Save Our World coin series is a series of gold coins and silver coins from Russia. The history of the series It is very similar to the "Red Book" series, but is not issued every year. As in the "Red Book", each coin in the series is dedicated to a...
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GRC – Gold Reef City Mint
GRC = Gold Reef City Mint is one of the founding members of the South African Association of Numismatic Dealers. The Gold Reef City Mint is licensed by Rand Refinery and is one of the largest wholesale and retail suppliers of Krugerrands in the country. The GRC Mint was one...
Big Five – SA Mint Gold Coins
Big Five: the "Big Five" from Africa in gold The SA Mint released the legendary, globally sought-after first series “Big Five” between 2019 and 2021. This series of coins is dedicated to five famous animals from Africa. These animals are: the elephant, the lion, the rhinoceros, the buffalo and the...
The finest gold coins ever minted – Perth Mint
Commemorative gold coins graded by the Perth Mint with a fineness of 0.999 are an excellent commodity due to their beautiful designs. Also they bring great friends and fun to collect. As an investment, these coins offer excellent versatility. These beautiful coins have interesting designs. Special series, such as the...
Do gold coins work as an alternative investment?
Gold coins as an investment? Our answer is: Yes! It is no secret that gold, such as gold bars or coins, is considered particularly crisis-proof. Gold is considered, along with real estate, deposits or other alternatives, as an alternative to invest individual wealth. Physical gold in particular is considered the...
SAGCE = South African Gold Coin Exchange
From the early days of 1967 up to and including 1991, grading and certification of Krugerrand coins was offered by the SA Gold Coin Exchange. Then, from the beginning of 1988, there was only one grading and certification of GRC (Gold Reef City) coins. Evaluation and certification During such an...
Gold coin Kamchatka 2008 5oz Russia
In this blog post we will introduce you to the popular Kamchatka 2008 5oz gold coin from Russia. Front In the center you can see the emblem of the Bank of Russia. This represents a two-headed eagle with wings down. Below it you can see the semicircular inscription "БАНК РОССИИ"...
The International Arctic Year Gold Coin 2007
In this blog post, we present you the gold coin "The International Arctic Year" from 2007. On the obverse of the gold coin of 2007 in the center there is the emblem of the Bank of Russia. Also it shows the two-headed eagle with wings down, below it - the...
Bear gold coins 1993 set of 4
Do you already know our newest coin set of 4 coins "Russia Bear Brown Bear 1993 Set of 4 Gold Coins"? This set of 4 gold coins was produced in 1993. This set consists of a 200 ruble, 100 ruble, 50 ruble and 25 ruble coin. The set is part...
What is a limited edition/minting?
The mintage of a coin refers to its total quantity. In this regard, the term "limited edition" means that the number of coins minted is limited. This number of limit is different from the mass of a coin, because it is the number of coins of the exact variety and...
Differences in numismatic coin sets
In our latest blog post, we introduce you to the difference numismatic coin sets make. Of importance are proof sets and mint sets for numismatic collectors. These come in diverse shapes and sizes, giving experienced collectors a rich selection from important historical periods. So-called "proofs" are rarer in terms of...
Density scale – DensityScreenScale
In this blog post, we will introduce you to the Goldanalytix Density Scale - DensityScreenScale. The DensityScreenSclae is a density scale from Goldanalytix for density determination of (precious) metals. It can measure objects weighing up to 1.5 kg and determines the density of metals according to Archimedes' principle. The advantage...