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Patrice Mallette
I'm a French-Canadian computer programmer and coin collector. A few years ago, I founded the <a href="http://www.beautifulcoins.com">Beautiful Coins Website</a>.
Interests: I'm mostly interested in recent commemorative coins from Canada, Australia, Poland, France, and the United States.
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The Royal Canadian Mint celebrates the 25th anniversary of the Loonie, the iconic Canadian one-dollar coin bearing the image of a great Canadian symbol, with this unique commemorative 2012 silver proof coin. Continue reading
Posted May 22, 2012 at Beautiful World Coins
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The Royal Canadian Mint presents the 2012 200th anniversary of the War of 1812 Silver Proof Coin, a commemorative 99.99% pure silver coin featuring a British sergeant, Voltigeur Canadien and Iroquois warrior approaching the invader, united in their determination to defend the colonies. Encircling the design are 200 finely struck beads symbolizing the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812. Continue reading
Posted Jan 10, 2012 at Beautiful World Coins
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The Royal Canadian Mint presents the 2011 Highway of Heroes $10 Silver Proof Coin, a commemorative 99.99% pure silver coin featuring an overpass along the Highway of Heroes as viewed from the perspective of the mourning family as they accompany their lost loved one along the route. Continue reading
Posted Dec 2, 2011 at Beautiful World Coins
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The Royal Canadian Mint is proud to issue this limited-edition 2011 Wayne & Walter Gretzky 99.99% pure silver proof $25 coin featuring the Great One in action with his father, Walter Gretzky, as a cameo. Continue reading
Posted Sep 30, 2011 at Beautiful World Coins
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The Royal Canadian Mint is proud to issue this 2011 commemorative 25-cent coin celebrating the 75th anniversary of CBC/Radio-Canada. For 75 years, Canada’s public broadcaster has contributed to the nation’s identity by broadcasting the diverse stories of this country’s people. Continue reading
Posted Aug 26, 2011 at Beautiful World Coins
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Issued by the Perth Mint as legal tender under the authority of the Government of Tuvalu, the 2011 Transformers III silver proof coins feature three robot characters: MEGATRON, OPTIMUS PRIME, and BUMBLEBEE. Continue reading
Posted Jun 9, 2011 at Beautiful World Coins
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The Royal Canadian Mint is proud to issue this 2011 Buck Moon limited-edition 5-dollar coin featuring a niobium metal inset, a Royal Canadian Mint first! On this stunning coin, a young buck stands poised before a full Summer moon. Continue reading
Posted May 30, 2011 at Beautiful World Coins
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The National Bank of Poland commemorates the Beatification of John Paul II with this colorful 2011 silver proof coin. Before hundreds of thousands of the Roman Catholic faithful, the late Pope John Paul II was beatified Sunday May 1st, 2011 in a ceremony that declared him "blessed" and put the Polish pontiff one step closer to sainthood. Continue reading
Posted May 20, 2011 at Beautiful World Coins
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The Royal Canadian Mint is proud to issue the 2011 "Grizzly" silver bullion coin; the second coin from its popular Canadian Wildlife 9999 fine one-ounce silver bullion coin series.This silver bullion coin is struck from one ounce of 99.99% pure silver and bears a $5 face value. Continue reading
Posted Apr 3, 2011 at Beautiful World Coins
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Issued by the Perth Mint as legal tender under the authority of the Government of Tuvalu, the 2011 Love Silver Proof Coin features a colored representation of two white doves framed by a pink ribbon heart. It's the perfect Valentine's Day silver gift! Continue reading
Posted Jan 18, 2011 at Beautiful World Coins
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The Royal Canadian Mint is extremely proud to contribute to the memory of fallen soldiers by issuing colored commemorative circulation coins to mark Remembrance Day. Since 2004, the RCM joins Canadians in Honouring Canada's Fallen, Veterans and Troops with the release of these 25-cent poppy coins. Continue reading
Posted Nov 11, 2010 at Beautiful World Coins
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The Royal Canadian Mint just issued their latest 2010 Holiday commemorative coins. A new series offers two silver Moonlight and Ruby coins showcasing pine cones with genuine Swarovski Elements, and a returning series offers two silver coins and a gold coin showcasing the crystalline beauty of a snowflake. Continue reading
Posted Oct 4, 2010 at Beautiful World Coins
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The National Bank of Poland introduces this 20 Zt silver proof 2010 coin to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the Battle of Warsaw. It features a Polish soldier with a gun, and a colored fragment of 'Miracle at the Vistula', a painting by Jerzy Kossak. Continue reading
Posted Sep 2, 2010 at Beautiful World Coins
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The Royal Canadian Mint's spirit of innovation shines bright with this all-new pure gold coin featuring the caribou design from the traditional 25-cent circulation coin. The 25-cent coin that entered circulation in 1937 as part of a new, modern coin series was introduced to better reflect Canada’s national identity. Continue reading
Posted Aug 4, 2010 at Beautiful World Coins
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Issued by the Perth Mint as part of the new Australian Bush Babies Series, this 2010 silver proof coin shows the adorable wide-eyed innocence of a young kangaroo. Continue reading
Posted Jun 3, 2010 at Beautiful World Coins
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The National Bank of Poland just issued their latest coin in the Animals of the World Series: the 2010 lesser horseshoe bat silver proof coin. It features the lesser horseshoe bat and shows flying bats, a wooden shed, and silhouettes of bats hanging upside down. Continue reading
Posted May 1, 2010 at Beautiful World Coins
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The Royal Canadian Mint introduces this beautiful 2010 Water Lily silver proof $20 coin to create a unique keepsake of Canada’s diverse flora. The water lily (Nymphaea odorata) is a beautiful water plant that crowns Laurentian lakes from early summer to mid-autumn with showy pink or white flowers and round green leaves that can reach up to 28 cm (11 in) in diameter. Continue reading
Posted Mar 27, 2010 at Beautiful World Coins
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The United States Mint commemorates the 100th anniversary of the Boy Scouts of America with this 2010 silver proof coin featuring a Cub Scout, a Boy Scout and a female Venturer. The Boy Scouts of America celebrated its centennial anniversary on February 8, 2010. It's the largest youth organization in the United States with 2.8 million youth members and 1.1 million adult leaders in the programs of Cub Scouting, Boy Scouting and Venturing. Continue reading
Posted Mar 22, 2010 at Beautiful World Coins
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Ultimate Coins Game is a new and exciting iPhone/iPod touch game, and a really fun diversion for anybody interested in world coins. Specific challenges can require you to collect coins of the same type, match the price tag, or match a coin to the corresponding country flag. Continue reading
Posted Mar 10, 2010 at Beautiful World Coins
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The United States Mint commemorates our disabled veterans’ courage, loyalty and sacrifice with this 2010 silver proof coin featuring an image of the legs and boots of three veterans. Continue reading
Posted Feb 25, 2010 at Beautiful World Coins
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The National Bank of Poland just issued three coins commemorating the Polish Olympic Team at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Games. Poland is expecting ambitious performances, new personal and national records and sportsmanlike conduct from Polish winter athletes. Continue reading
Posted Jan 26, 2010 at Beautiful World Coins
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Issued by the Perth Mint as part of the Australian Sea Life Series, this 2010 silver proof coin shows a clownfish, one of the most eagerly anticipated sights of any dive on Australia’s world-famous tropical reef systems. Continue reading
Posted Jan 5, 2010 at Beautiful World Coins
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Issued by the Perth Mint as legal tender under the authority of the Government of Tuvalu, the Pheidippidis' Marathon Run 2,500th Anniversary Silver Proof High-Relief Coin features Pheidippidis’ arrival in Athens at the end of his famous run, where legend suggests he proclaimed victory with the word “nenikhkamen” (we have won) before expiring. Continue reading
Posted Nov 3, 2009 at Beautiful World Coins
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The Royal Canadian Mint introduces this beautiful 2010 Year of the Tiger Silver Proof Coin, the first coin in a 12-year series featuring unique scalloped-shaped coins, reminiscent of a lotus flower. Continue reading
Posted Oct 29, 2009 at Beautiful World Coins
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The Royal Canadian Mint introduces this 2010 Limited Edition Silver Proof Ultra-High Relief Coin featuring the Sun. The design of this beautiful coin has been crafted in ultra-high relief, an exceptional level of sculpting that requires significant hand crafting and polishing. This coin is a stunning addition to the Mint's growing gallery of First Nations-inspired coin designs issued in celebration of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Games. Continue reading
Posted Oct 7, 2009 at Beautiful World Coins