New Inventory!

We have recently added some new products to our inventory.



From Niue, we have added the 2012 Durer Codex 24 Part Silver Coin Set. This set is truly incredible. Featuring paintings from the famous 15th Century German Painter, printmaker, engraver, mathematician and theorist, Albrecht Durer. This set comes together to create a wonderful mosiac of his best work with the graphical image of human hands folded in the praying gesture in the center.

170th Anniversary of Sberbank of Russia and 1150th
Anniversary of the Origin of Russian Statehood

From Russia we have added many new coins. To the left we have two recently added Gold coins from Russia. The far left, is a 1/4oz Gold coin celebrating the 170th Anniversary of Sberbank of Russia. To the immediate left is a coin of great historical significance to Russia, The 1150th Anniversary of the Origin of Russian Statehood 1/4oz Gold Proof Coin. 

Also from Russia we have added many new Silver Coins. At the bottom right, is a coin from the Outstanding Sportsmen of Russia Series, The Figure Skating Couple of Lyudmila Pakhomov and Alexander Gorshkov is featured on a 1oz Silver Proof Coin. The top right is a coin from the History of Russian Aviation Series, The Iluyshin IL-76 Military transport aircraft is featured in color on this exquisite 1/4oz Silver Proof Coin. In the center is a coin also from the History of Russian Aviation Series. The Biplane U-2 1/4oz Silver Proof Coin.
The bottom left is a coin from the Architectural Monuments of Russia Series, The Museum Estate of V.D. Polenov 5oz Silver Proof Coin. At the top left is a 1 Kilogram coin from the Historical Series, this coin commemorates the 350th Anniversary of the Voluntary Entry of the Buryatia in the Russian State.

Be sure to stop by our site and have a look at the New Coins section. 

Collectible Coin Sets

Collectible Coin Sets have proven to shown wondrous quality and creativity. Mints and Issuing Authorities the world over have pushed the envelope of what this market is all about. While some people look clearly at the value of metal of the coin. Many people find a connection to the theme of the coin or coin set and it is these themes that hold the true value for a avid coin collector.

From Fiji comes a spectacular set that uses today's technology to create the theme of the coin. With maps provided by Google Maps, the Zoom Series features spot on clarity from maps of some of the most significant cities on the planet. Featuring New York, Sydney, Berlin, Tokyo and Paris this series has been made even more incredible by adding a gold gilding feature depicting world famous monuments in each respective city. Each coin is struck from 2 ounces of .999 Pure Silver with the afore mentioned 24-Carat Gold Gilding to accent the finely detailed craftsmanship of each coin.

Perhaps one of the single most unique and marvelous coin sets comes from Niue. Dubbed The Da Vinci Codex to follow suit with his many masterpieces. This set is made up of 24 individual Silver coins that together, depict his most famous pieces of art. The true showmanship of this set is displayed in the detail of its case. It comes fully housed in a perspex case and is complemented with an elegant stand to display its full beauty.

These wonderful examples of creative coin sets only scratch the surface of the available coin sets on the market today. Browse our selection of World Coin Sets for a taste of what is available.

RSS Feeds on Coinmerc.com

For those of you who use RSS feeds, you know how valuable this tool can be for receiving all your essential news in one place.

If you don't already use RSS feeds, I'll give you a quick run down. When you subscribe to an RSS feed from your favorite sites, all of the new things added to that site are automatically sent to your RSS feed software. You can use extension rss readers in your browers, IE, firefox, Chrome for example. Outlook has a very easy to use RSS feature that simply adds a folder labeled "RSS Feeds". There are also many desktop apps available to separate your rss feeds from all of your other daily information intake.

On Coinmerc.com we offer rss feeds for our various coin categories. So for example if you are interested in staying up to date with our latest additions to our inventory of gold coins. From the Gold section on our site, you would click the Subscribe to RSS Feed button, then copy the page url into your rss reader and now every time we update our inventory, you will be updated via your RSS Feed.

I for one have found the RSS feature to be an invaluable asset to staying up to date with quite literally everything I am interested in. 

New Features on Coinmerc.com

We have recently added two new sections to our website. Encircled in red "New Coins" and "Sales". We continuously use customer feedback to create a better experience for our customers on our website.

We are updating our store with new merchandise almost daily and felt it pertinent to add a category devoted to this subject. Along with our promotional offers used at checkout, we also offer a wide selection of great coins at sales prices.

Be sure to have a look at both our new inventory and our selection of coins on sale. Please feel free to use the "Contact us" feature if you ever have any questions or feedback.

New Products for Sale.

At Coin Mercantile, we strive to bring our customers a wide variety of Rare Modern World Coins. We are one of a few vendors to offer such a large selection of coins from Eastern European countries such as Russia, Transnistria, Ukraine, and Belarus. We also offer very rare coins from Countries like Liberia and Kazakhstan.

While we do offer a very broad selection of Truly Rare world coins we also keep up to date with some of the most recent releases from the more "mainstream" Mints.

5 Pound London Olympics
 Gold Plated Silver Proof Coin

We have recently added Many new coins from both Canada and England.

The Royal Mint has recently released an entire line of Coins to Commemorate the 2012 Olympics being held in London. This Silver - Gold Plated coin is an exquisite 28g proof coin celebrating the 2012 London Olympics. A truly special feature about this design is that the design was chosen from an open competition for all UK Art and Design students.

Canada 2012 $300 The Queen's Diamond Jubilee 22gm Gold Proof Coin

From The Royal Canadian Mint comes one of our favorite recent releases.

2012 marks the 60th Anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II's ascension to the throne and there has been many magnificent releases celebrating such a grand event. She is only the 2nd Queen to hold the crown for over 60 years. This $300 Queen's Diamond Jubilee 22gm Gold Proof Coin is a world's first. This coin is the first of its kind to have the diamond inserted during the minting process instead of being layed in after minting the coin. This makes for a unique design because you can see the diamond on both sides of the coin.

Be sure to have a look at the New Coins page on our website as we are adding new inventory daily. 

Henry VIII, Love him or Hate him.

The Royal Mint released a coin series in 2009 in honor of the 500th anniversary of Henry VIII's ascension to the throne. At first glance, many people would not understand why such a person would be deserving of such commemoration. But if you can look past his many flaws you will see that Henry VIII also did many positive things.

Dave Knight, director of commemorative coins at the Royal Mint, Said: "Love him or hate him, Henry VIII is undoubtedly one of history's most influential monarchs. His reign changed the face of England for ever and we felt it was essential that this remarkable period of history was commemorated with a lasting and treasured memento."

2009 Henry VIII 1.25oz Gold Proof Coin

As possibly one of the most charismatic rulers to sit on the English throne, he created many changes that effect the English Royalty even today.

Perhaps his greatest accomplishment was separating England from the authority of the Pope and the Roman Catholic Church. At the time, England, along with many other countries were devout Roman Catholic Countries and looked to the Pope and the Church for guidance. Henry VIII created the idea that you didn't need authority from an outside force to govern his country.

He is attributed to being one of the founders of The Royal Navy. During his reign he increased the number of naval ships from 5, to 58. Quite an accomplishment considering the profound effect of The Royal Navy following his reign.

We are offering three versions of this commemorative coin, a 1.25oz Gold Proof Coin, a Piedfort 58.56g Silver Proof Coin, and also a 28.28g Silver Proof Coin.

Spot Prices on a Downfall

Now is the time to act on the falling prices of precious metals.

On July 1st 2011, the price of gold was at a price of $1,498/oz. Today, June 22nd 2012, the price is at $1,567/oz and has a downward trending pattern right now. Which interestingly follows suit to last years pattern. Through the 2011 summer months the price of gold soared to World All Time high of $1,907/oz on August 28th 2011. I myself am a firm believer in learning from history and believe that by end of summer 2012 the price of gold will be significantly higher than it is today.

If you invested in gold last summer I'm sure you are already aware of this trending pattern. If not, I advise you to do your research and make an educated decision on whether or not to invest in precious metals. In the fall of 2011 there were two types of gold investors, the type that said, "Ya know, IF I would have invested in gold in June of 2011 I would have received a 22% return on my investment in just 3 short months.", keyword "if". Or the type that is enjoying the fruits of such a high ROI.

Gold can take a significant amount of money for a substantial investment. On the other hand, Investing in Silver allows you to get more weight for your dollar. Just as Gold, in the same time frame of June 2011 to Sept 2011, Silver also had a significant increase in spot price. From $33/oz to $43/oz. A 23% percent ROI. Fast-Forward to today and the spot price of Silver is at $26.96/oz. I don't know what comes to mind when you see that figure. But in my mind I see the perfect opportunity to buy.

China 2012 1/2oz Gold Panda

Now to bring this concept to a numismatic field. When you factor in the power of human emotions and impulses, it has been proven time and time again that adding a theme to modern world rare coins can tremendously increase the prices. For instance, the Panda series coming from China has shown HUGE increases in prices. A panda that sold for $2,249 in April 2008 was sold for $41,669 at auction in March 2011. That is absolutely incredible! The value of this coming purely from an extremely limited mintage and popularity of a theme.

In the end, it comes down to doing the research and making an educated guess. We cannot predict the future, but we can plan to create a better future.

Remember, there are no guarantees about whether or not a coin or any collectible, material thing or instrument in any asset class will increase in value and past performance of a coin's return is not indicative of future results.