Kate Middleton coins-hot investment

Investors rush to buy Kate Middleton's gold engagement coin to counter the euro volatility. The value of the gold coin that commemorated the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's engagement has risen in value by 70pc. Alan Demby, of the Scoin Shop, which has stores in Westfield Shepherd's Bush, Westfield Stratford, and Bluewater, said that sales in its shops had increased by 45pc in the last two months, with European customers leading the sales enquiries. The shops sells collectable bullion coins, with recent releases celebrating the Olympics, the Diamond Jubilee and Nelson Mandela.Mr Demby said that the company's fastest-selling coin to date features the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, commemorating their engagement. Those who bought it at the retail price of £1,750 at the time of the engagement made a good investment. The current selling price of the coin is £3,000.Read More.

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New Gold Florin of Charles I

National Bank of Hungary has launched a new ‘Gold Florin of Charles I’ with a face value of HUF 10,000 in normal and piedfort versions. The normal size coins are struck in .986 fine gold, weight at 3.491 grams, their diameter is 20 mm and they have a smooth edge. The piedfort coins with an edge inscription ‘KAROLUS · REX · FLORENUS · 1325’, weigh 13.964 grams. Both of the coins was designed by Tamás E Soltra and struck at Mint of Hungary in Budapest. The mintage limit for the normal size collector coin is 5,000 and that of the piedfort coin is 1,500.Read More.

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Diamond Jubilee Gold-Plated Photographic Coin

The Diamond Jubilee Gold-Plated Photographic Coin is limited to 60,000 pieces. This crown-sized 24 carat gold-plated coin has been approved by Buckingham Palace. Unusually, modern minting techniques have allowed Terry O’Neill’s famous photograph of the Queen to be shown on the coin in full colour and the edge to be milled with a unique diamond shape especially for the jubilee. What makes this coin remarkable is the almost certain expectation that all 60,000 pieces are expected to sell out. Collectors snapped up two earlier similar coins in just weeks. This Diamond Jubilee coin is currently exclusively available for an introductory price of just £9.99 from The Westminster Collection. The United Kingdom £5 Gold-Plated Silver Crown is only the second ever United Kingdom Crown to be gold-plated. This Diamond Jubilee £5 coin features an unprecedented “double-headed” design, showing the Queen in accession year on one side with a contemporary engraving of Her Majesty in her Garter robes on the other.Read More.

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Diamond Jubilee Ultimate Royalist

With over 5,000 items in her collection and a lifelong passion for the royal family, Anita beat off over 60 other competition entrants hoping to be crowned the Ultimate Royalist to win the exclusive opportunity to strike her own Gold Proof Diamond Jubilee coin worth £2,400. The prize also included a behind the scenes tour of highly secured Royal Mint, which isn’t open to the public, to see how the coins of the realm are minted. Anita was judged The Royal Mint’s Ultimate Royalist by a panel consisting of renowned royalist and collector, Margaret Tyler, executive editor of the Daily Express, Tina Moran, and Gordon Summers, The Royal Mint’s Chief Engraver. All the judges were impressed by the breadth and size of Anita’s royal memorable and her commitment to collecting. Anita has been an avid collector of royal memorabilia since the Silver Jubilee in 1977 when many royal souvenirs were given to her as a 21st birthday present. Anita’s enormous collection includes everything from coins to medals and crockery to glassware. Anita has been presented with a £2,500 gold coin, which she was able to press herself.Read More.

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Baby Boomers collecting gold coins

These days, there seems to be a rush of Baby Boomers collecting gold and silver coins, stamps, sports cards and other memorabilia. The market is so lucrative that criminals have moved in, churning out fake collector coins and baseball cards that are almost indistinguishable from the real thing. Profitably trading genuine collectibles is about as tricky as profitably panning for gold, but the advent of the counterfeits has made it even more difficult. Collectors Universe Inc. (CLCT/NASDAQ) provides the equivalent of picks and shovels to collectors. The company, based in Santa Ana, Calif., assesses the authenticity and condition of coins, sports cards and autographs. Customers register (US$50 to US$399 for coin collectors, US$109 to US$189 for sports card enthusiasts) then ship their items to the company’s experts, who examine the piece, determine whether or not it is authentic, assign a grade to its condition, and either encapsulate it in a tamper-proof plastic holder or, in the case of items that don’t fit in a plastic holder, issue a letter of authenticity. Fake items are returned without a grade. Read More.

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Two held for Krugerrand coins theft

Two suspects have been arrested and 21 gold Krugerrand coins, stolen during a housebreaking at the Mount Edgecombe Golf Estate, have been recovered. The arrest was made by Enforce private investigators and Warrant Officer Dinesh Rajkoomar and his team at the Phoenix police. The suspects are expected to appear in the Verulam Magistrate’s Court this week on theft charges. Nico Potgieter, head of investigations at Enforce, said one of the suspects was arrested in Malvern on Friday and the second had handed himself over to police at the weekend. Read More.

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$10 proof gold Indian Head will be displayed

A $10 gold piece insured for $3 million and perhaps once belonging to President Theodore Roosevelt will be displayed May 31-June 2 at the Long Beach Coin, Stamp and Collectibles Expo.

The coin is a proof 1907 Indian Head $10 with a rolled edge.

“There are only about 50 known rolled edge 1907 eagles, and this is one of only two known with satin proof surfaces and graded NGC Satin Proof-67. It will be exhibited by Monaco Rare Coins of Newport Beach, Calif.,” said Ronald J. Gillio, the Expo’s general chairman.

“This important and monumental rarity was not discovered to be a proof finish until several years ago. It was previously misattributed as Mint State,” said Adam Crum, vice president of Monaco Rare Coins.

“Some researchers believe this coin may have been owned by President Theodore Roosevelt, who asked acclaimed sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens to design the eagle and double eagle coins that were introduced in 1907. One prominent numismatist told me, ‘After all the research we did, your coin has to be Teddy’s.’ Obviously, more research is required,” Crum said.Read More.

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