Here’s our latest look at some of the standout new coin issues from various producers (Week 1, October 25)
Big changes ahead for the Royal Mint’s iconic Sovereign, with the introduction of silver, and the swansong of red gold for 2025
The stackable silver range from Coin’s Today adds the King of the Beasts, and the ultimate Roman boast to the portfolio
The Royal Mint expands its Tudor Beasts, Shēngxiào Lunars, and Myths & Legends ranges with new proof quality additions
Egyptian gods, fallen angels, a sorceress, a pair of eagles, and the strength within us, are all inspiring new coins. Mint of MK has been busy!
Art Mint’s ‘Four Elementals’ silver coin series continues with water, and the Undine, a nymph whose fate is tied to loyalty

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04Oct 24

A heads-up that we’ve just added Scottsdale Mint’s new 2024 Christmas bars to our full Bullion Profile of their expansive coloured silver minted bars range. These will sit alongside the recent Halloween range, and the USA Patriotic bars, bringing the total selection up to 51 designs.

This latest batch is an eclectic mix of Christmas themed designs, and there are 19 of them in total. They all have an unlimited mintage, and weigh one troy ounce, so they’re all relatively affordable. We’ve added them to the profile, so head on over there to see them all, as well as the other offerings in this program.

DENOMINATION	COMPOSITION	DIMENSIONS	FINISH	MINTAGE
Undenominated	31.1 g of 0.999 silver	50.0 x 29.0 mm	B/Unc, Colour	Unlimited

SCOTTSDALE MINT

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01Oct 24

The Australian Emu is one of the Perth Mint’s numerous animal-themed bullion coin ranges, although this one is exclusively distributed by European dealer, Metal Market EU. It first launched in 2018, and 2024 sees the seventh annual design, launching with the same options of gold and silver one-ounce formats, and with the same mintages of 30,000 and 5,000 respectively.

The 2024 design, by Ing Ing Jong, moves away from the emu family-orientated themes of recent years for a closer look at a single adult bird. Here, it’s depicted on a beach, with the waves crashing ashore in the background, and there’s a P125 privy mark to celebrate the mints 125th anniversary. It’s quite a pleasant design, in our view.

There’s also usually a special, in the early days a proof silver coin, but the last few years, a coloured silver. These run a year behind, so the 2024 issue has a coloured version of the 2023 design by Sean Rogers, and it will come boxed with a COA, and with a 2,500 mintage. All are available to order now. I’ve added these to our summary guide to the Perth Mint’s bullion ranges, and to the Bullion Profile of the Australian Emu range, which has also been updated with a revised appearance.

DENOMINATION	COMPOSITION	DIMENSIONS	FINISH	MINTAGE
$1 AUD (Australia)	31.1 g of 0.9999 silver	40.9 mm	B/Unc	30,000
$100 AUD (Australia)	31.1 g of 0.9999 gold	32.6 mm	B/Unc	5,000
$1 AUD (Australia)	31.1 g of 0.9999 silver	40.9 mm	Coloured	2,500

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01Oct 24

A quick heads-up that the fourth in Germania Mints popular ‘Gods’ range of two-ounce cast silver bars is now making an appearance. This time we have Widar, also known as the ‘Silent God’. This series, like it Goddesses predecessor, lives or dies on the quality of the imagery on the face of the bar, and yet again, there are no concerns on that front.

Widar is depicted in an almost Conanesque pose, covering the face of the bar. A fine-looking piece for a god famed for his strength, and a penchant for vengeance. Widar was the god that killed the wolf, Fenrir, during Ragnarök, and was one of only a few to survive the apocalyptic event. As before, this has a 999 mintage, and comes in the card box with a Certificate of Authenticity. A fine addition, we’ve also added it to our big bullion profile of the mints program, so go check that out for a fuller look.

DENOMINATION	COMPOSITION	DIMENSIONS	FINISH	MINTAGE
Undenominated	62.2 g of 0.999 silver	40.13 x 25.07 x 7.5 mm	Antique, Colour	999

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13Sep 24

Launched early this year, Germania Mint had a surprise hit on its hands with a new range of two-ounce cast silver bars. They were consistently sized and shaped, with the big differentiator being some sublime colour artwork on one side. In try Germania Mint style, they were themed around the numismatic world they’ve created based on the old Roman-era provinces of Germania.

Their first series was Goddesses, featuring six of the old Germanic/Norse female deities, and the artwork on these has always hit the mark. The fifth of the six coins has just been revealed, at it’s Gefion, the Norse goddess of ploughing. She is depicted in that ethereal style that’s characterised this series, highlighted this time with orange colouring. Beautiful.

The back of the antique-finished bar has that Germania Mint glyph inscribed in it, along with the bars’ composition. They come in a neat little card box, with a certificate, and a mintage of 999. They should be available to order any time now. Check out our extensive guide to the whole Germania Mint cast bar programme, that’s been utilised by a number of other producers, like Asturmint, for example.

DENOMINATION	COMPOSITION	DIMENSIONS	FINISH	MINTAGE
Undenominated	62.2 g of 0.999 silver	40.13 x 25.07 x 7.5 mm	Antique, Colour	999

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LATEST SITE UPDATES

01/10: BULLION PROFILE – Added Widar to Germania Mints 2oz cast bar program summary

19/09: THEMATIC GUIDE – Added Aretha Franklin & the Eddie Collection to Modern Music Coin Guide

19/09: COIN SERIES PROFILE – Added Polar Bear to MTB/PAMP’s PEZ Collection profile

19/09: THEMATIC GUIDE – Added the Royal Mint’s 2010s coins to the James Bond 007 Thematic Guide

01/09: BULLION PROFILE – Added Tudor Dragon bullion images to the Royal Mint’s Tudor Beasts profile

01/09: COIN SERIES PROFILE – Added descriptions to two coins in the Czech Mint’s Prehistorical World profile

20/08: THEMATIC GUIDE – Added Ron Weasley Patronus and tweaks to Harry Potter Thematic Guide

20/08: COIN SERIES PROFILE – Added The Moon to the New Zealand Mints Tarot Major Arcana profile

13/08: COIN SERIES PROFILE – Added Harry Potter Wizarding World to the NZ Mint’s Trading Coin profile

27/07: BULLION SALES PAGE – Updated all 4 graphs of Perth Mint & US Mint bullion numbers

27/07: THEMATIC GUIDE – Added Hulk Classic and Spider-Man Villains series to Marvel Comics Thematic Guide

26/07: BULLION PROFILE – Added two new issues to the Perth Mint Non-core Bullion profile

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We’re off for the second week of our summer holiday, back on 01 October

Mik Woodgate2024-09-21T11:20:49+01:00September 21st, 2024|

We're off for the second week of our summer holiday, back on 01 October I had a week off in July, and now the time has come for the second. We'll be back on 01 October, hopefully refreshed, and with new stuff. You might notice a [...]