The island of Niue has issued a 7-coin silver ingot set which when placed together had the restored DaVinci Last Supper image pad printed on the reverse side. I thought something fitting and well done for a Good Friday. George

In the 1990s Kiribati issued a very small 1/20 ounce gold coin and Somaliland issued a 40mm copper-nickel coin depicting the Titanic with the stern raised and a few lifeboats nearby in the water. These were done due to the sheer … Continue reading →

The Royal Canadian Mint has two additional entries for the Titanic Centennial. I think that both are well done. The first is a  a 50 Cent piece. It has a unique waterline view of the ship sailing foreward as seen from near … Continue reading →

With every disaster there are inqueries and finger pointing. Sometime even some good comes from it, such as the International Ice Patrol, emergency prepardness training, safety features and use of new technologies of the day such as wireless communication. But by … Continue reading →

There have been several innovative design elements used on Titanic commemoratives this year. For me, the most stunning was the issue by Fiji which features a mother-of-pearl carved insert. Very well done with a dramatic effect. It is too bad … Continue reading →

Well, this last week of August we have passed 170,000 coin type listings on Numismaster. That includes nearly 440,000 individual date/type listings. Wow. All in one place, with prices and plenty of photos. A bargan. Stick around. It is jsut going … Continue reading →