Scottsdale Mint has been busy with additions to their Marlin, Mermaid, and Alien bullion coin programs

By |2024-03-11T19:09:55+00:00March 11th, 2024|Categories: Coloured, Gold, Nature, Science, Ruthenium / Rhodium, Silver, Cayman Islands, Ghana, Samoa, Scottsdale Mint|

Scottsdale Mint has been busy with additions to their Marlin, Mermaid, and Alien bullion coin programs Prolific bullion coin producer, Scottsdale Mint, has a catalogue of different series that puts most of the competition to shame. Everything from religion, through science-fiction, to, most popularly, nature, has a presence in the range. There's gold and silver, some [...]

In a surprising move, Scottsdale Mint adds a second issue to it’s Chad Scorpion bullion series after a five year hiatus

By |2023-06-22T15:28:00+01:00June 22nd, 2023|Categories: Bullion, Gold, Nature, Ruthenium / Rhodium, Silver, Chad, Scottsdale Mint|

In a surprising move, Scottsdale Mint adds a second issue to it's Chad Scorpion bullion series after a five year hiatus It seems that Scottsdale Mint is diving back into its catalogue to rekindle interest in bullion series that carried unfulfilled potential. The Deathstalker Scorpion, issued for the African nation the Republic of Chad, back in [...]

Innovative Persona Mask bullion stacker from South Korean producer, Coins Today, is joined by a second issue, a Guy Fawkes mask

By |2022-08-05T00:31:25+01:00August 4th, 2022|Categories: Art & Literature, Bullion Round, Gilded, Ruthenium / Rhodium, Silver, Coins Today KR|

Innovative Persona Mask bullion stacker from South Korean producer, Coins Today, is joined by a second issue, a Guy Fawkes mask Coins Today's impressively varied range of stacker bullion continues to expand with the addition of the second in its 'Mask' range. Launching early-January this year, followed by a gilded variant in February, the Persona [...]

JVP’s Liberator bullion round expands with a very varied range of proof and coloured versions

By |2021-12-16T10:26:54+00:00December 15th, 2021|Categories: Culture, Bullion Round, Coloured, Gilded, Inserts, Ruthenium / Rhodium, Silver, JVP Investment|

JVP's Liberator bullion round expands with a very varied range of proof and coloured versions Launching in July this year, JVP Coins returned with a striking new bullion round in silver and gold called 'Liberator'. Tapping into that whole Punisher/gun-culture vibe, it was quite an in-your-face design, and something a bit different from what usually [...]

The Sun (2021 Mint of Poland)

By |2021-11-29T16:43:51+00:00November 29th, 2021|Categories: Quicklooks, Coloured, Gilded, Nature, Ruthenium / Rhodium, Silver, Cameroon, Mint of Poland|

The Mint of Poland has a long-running and expansive portfolio of astronomy and space-based coin releases over the last few years, both directly, and from third-party issuers, including some particularly fine meteorite designs. It's been relatively quiet of late, with space giving way to ancient history as the theme of choice, but it's good to see an [...]

Artisan Coins launches its Robots: The Next Evolution series with an elegant look at love in the digital age

By |2021-09-22T23:53:45+01:00September 20th, 2021|Categories: Culture, Artisan Coins, Gilded, Science, Ruthenium / Rhodium, Silver, Tokelau|

Artisan Coins launches its Robots: The Next Evolution series with an elegant look at love in the digital age It isn't often we get to see a whole new visual style adorning a coin, but we think it's fair to say that Artisan Coin Productions have done just that with the first Robots: The Next [...]

The beautiful Greek artifact, the Mask of Agamemnon, is showcased on the Mint of Poland’s latest silver coin

By |2021-06-09T11:02:20+01:00June 9th, 2021|Categories: Art & Literature, History, Gilded, Ruthenium / Rhodium, Cameroon, Mint of Poland|

The beautiful Greek artifact, the Mask of Agamemnon, is showcased on the Mint of Poland's latest silver coin It's great to see the trend in coins featuring the ancient world to go with the actual over the fantastical for its subjects, and the latest from the Mint of Poland is another of those. There are some [...]

DISCOVERING DINOSAURS: REAPER OF DEATH (2021 Royal Canadian Mint)

By |2021-03-03T16:13:10+00:00March 3rd, 2021|Categories: Quicklooks, Nature, Science, Ruthenium / Rhodium, Silver, Canada, Royal Canadian Mint|

It was a Canadian dinosaur coin that started my interest in coins some years ago, so any new release from the mint is always of interest here. It helps that large parts of Canada, particularly Alberta, are home to some quite extraordinary fossils, both in quality and quantity, and the mint has always been welcoming of new [...]

Pobjoy revisit the Penny Black stamp for the postal trailblazers 180th anniversary

By |2019-12-06T23:33:41+00:00December 6th, 2019|Categories: Art & Literature, Ruthenium / Rhodium, Silver, Gibraltar, Pobjoy Mint|

Pobjoy revisit the Penny Black stamp for the postal trailblazers 180th anniversary Along with the Royal Mint, the British Pobjoy Mint are prolific issuers of the United Kingdoms's seven-sided 50 pence coin. There has been a plethora of different designs this year, with Pobjoy's eclectic mix of nature coins, and the Royal Mint seemingly [...]

Quoth the Raven “Nevermore.” Edgar Allan Poe’s literary masterpiece given new life in silver

By |2019-10-09T23:15:35+01:00October 9th, 2019|Categories: Art & Literature, Ruthenium / Rhodium, Silver, Commonwealth Mint, Niue Island|

Quoth the Raven "Nevermore." Edgar Allan Poe's literary masterpiece given new life in silver Literary works make great subjects for coins. Unlike movies and television series, there remains considerable scope for interpretation, and thus creativity when bringing these works to life on our favourite little metal discs. Even so, you kick off with a [...]

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