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Space-Travel Anniversaries and More Debris

10th January 2022 Going Postal 0

I have been wondering how to continue with articles on the space-coins collecting theme. It is a vast subject and open to many directions of thought. However, a glance through history quickly shows that 2022, [more…]

Collecting

Going for Gold – Part 10

7th December 2021 Going Postal 0

Eagerly anticipated by coin collectors across the world, the 2022 Proof Sovereign range was launched by the Royal Mint on 15th November and sold out within the first hour. Dropping the usual Pistrucci designed George [more…]

Collecting

Going for Gold – Part 9

11th October 2021 Going Postal 0

As well as buying precious metals for their intrinsic value there are many people who collect coins, bars and other items and pay far more than their value in weight because of a perceived value [more…]

Collecting

Going for Gold – Part 8

13th May 2021 Going Postal 0

Prior to becoming interested in precious metals I had never visited the inside of an auction house, let alone placed a bid. However, during the last lockdown I discovered that auctions can be a rich [more…]

Collecting

Going for Gold – Part 7

29th April 2021 Going Postal 0

I had vaguely heard of the Latin Monetary Union and decided to do some research for this article after viewing some gold coins from this period on an auction website. The Latin Monetary Union (LMU) [more…]

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Collecting Spaceflight Coins, Part 2

17th February 2021 Going Postal 0

The previous article I did about collecting space coins was quite broad; I included quite a few examples of all ages, sizes and themes. Since then I’ve added several more items to the holding; well, [more…]

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Collecting Spaceflight Coins

19th November 2020 Going Postal 0

Several attempts at an article have been made by me during the past year or two, but they have never made it past the “put flesh on the bones” stage. Having assessed a few more [more…]

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