Category: 2023

New bimetallic commemorative: “From the Antarctic Glaciers collection: the Mercury Glacier“ TECHNICAL DATA External ring: nickel-bronze Center disc: copper-nickel Diameter: 28.40 mm Weight: 12.00 g Mint: The Pobjoy Mint Mintage:…

New bimetallic circulating commemorative: “The Swallow – the national bird of Estonia“ TECHNICAL DATA External ring: copper-nickel Center disc: nickel-brass, nickel and nickel-brass three layers Diameter: 25.75 mm Weight: 8.50…

New commemorative type: “Surface of the Moon“ TECHNICAL DATA Composition: copper-nickel Diameter: 27.30 mm Weight: 8.00 g Mint: The Pobjoy Mint Mintage: 1,950 LINK: www.pobjoy.com

New commemorative type, as part of 2023’s specimen set: “Greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus)“ TECHNICAL DATA Composition: three-ply brass finish plated steel Diameter: 26.50 mm Weight: 6.27 g (image from www.mint.ca)…

New bimetallic commemorative type: “Environmental protection“ (image and data from www.shop.ipzs.it) LINK: Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato

New circulating commemorative: “Native Americans series: Maria Tallchief“ TECHNICAL DATA Composition: manganese-brass Diameter: 26.49 mm Weight: 8.40 g Thickness: 2.00 mm (image from www.usmint.gov) LINK: The United States Mint

These are the new designs of the next 5 quarters of this series: Maria Tallchief Jovita Idar Eleanor Roosevelt Edith Kanaka?ole Bessie Coleman TECHNICAL DATA Composition: copper-nickel clad copper Diameter:…

New bimetallic commemorative: “From the Antarctic Glaciers collection: the Mars Glacier“ TECHNICAL DATA External ring: nickel-bronze Center disc: copper-nickel Diameter: 28.40 mm Weight: 12.00 g Mint: The Pobjoy Mint Mintage:…

New CuNi collectors’ piece: “From the Wonderful World of Insects collection: Seven-spot ladybird“ TECHNICAL DATA Composition: CuNi Diameter: 27.25 mm Weight: 9.68 g (image from eBay seller lemberg-zp)

New collectors’ commemorative types in normal and colour version: “85 years of Spirou & Fantasio“ TECHNICAL DATA Composition: copper-nickel Diameter: 30.00 mm Weight: 12.70 g Mintage: 15,000 (7,500 each) (images…