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October, 2023

The Nightmare Before Christmas 30th Anniversary 1 oz silver coin (2023 New Zealand Mint)

By |2023-10-27T17:04:07+01:00October 27th, 2023|Categories: Quicklooks, Movies & TV, Silver, Niue Island, NZ Mint|

The animated classic, The Nightmare Before Christmas', released in 1993, and directed by Tim Burton, has already received some attention in numismatic circles, notably by the New Zealand Mint. Those coins garnered some impressive appreciation on the aftermarket, so clearly, the film has its fans.Fast-forward to October 2023, and the mint is back with a new, and more ambitious release. The main character, Jack Skellington, has donated the shape of his head to [...]

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April, 2021

NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS: OOGIE BOOGIE (2021 NZ Mint)

By |2021-04-28T10:58:36+01:00April 28th, 2021|Categories: Quicklooks, Coloured, Movies & TV, Silver, Niue Island, NZ Mint|

The third issue in The Nighmare Before Christmas movie series has been released, and after Jack Skellington and Sally, comes one of the more distinctive characters - Oogie Boogie. The 1993 hit Tim Burton movie contains all of the hallmark visual style that so defines the mans work, so it's a terrific source of cool art for a coin series, and the NZ Mint has done an outstanding job with these.The coin [...]

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March, 2021

NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS: SALLY (2021 NZ Mint)

By |2021-03-15T21:59:08+00:00March 15th, 2021|Categories: Quicklooks, Coloured, Movies & TV, Silver, Niue Island, NZ Mint|

It was good to see the striking and inventine world of Tim burton's 'Nightmare Before Christmas' get some exposure in the coin world when the New Zealand Mint released Jack Skellington last month, so it's great to see the amazing visual style of the movie back with 'Sally' . Sally is Jack Skellington's love interest and the rag doll is beautifully depicted on this new coin. Antique finished with a coloured depiction [...]

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February, 2021

NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS: JACK SKELLINGTON (2021, NZ Mint)

By |2021-02-17T13:17:11+00:00February 17th, 2021|Categories: Quicklooks, Coloured, Movies & TV, Silver, Niue Island, NZ Mint|

We were pleasantly surprised recently when we saw the New Zealand Mints Valentine's themed Nightmare Before Christmas coin. Tim Burton's hugely inventive and unique film has been a perennial favourite in the movie world and the visual style is distinctive enough to transition to a coin with little problem. The mint has followed up the Valentines coin with a character design featuring the 'star' of the movie, Jack Skellington. A rectangular, 1oz [...]

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January, 2021

THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS: LOVE IS ETERNAL(2021 NZ MINT)

By |2021-01-21T16:20:07+00:00January 21st, 2021|Categories: Quicklooks, Coloured, Movies & TV, Silver, Niue Island, NZ Mint|

We don't normally bother with coins that are laser-focused on the gift market, which normally includes holidays (Christmas, Valentines etc), weddings and babies, for example, but sometimes we get to see something that effortlessly makes the jump to collectability. One such coin is this fantastic, esoteric issue from the New Zealand Mint. This mint is embedded deeper than just about anyone in the licenced franchise world, and while that does mean issues [...]

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August, 2017

The Nightmare Before Christmas debuts on the New Zealand Mints latest Disney release

By |2017-08-07T12:27:12+01:00August 7th, 2017|Categories: Coloured, Movies & TV, Silver, Niue Island, NZ Mint|

The Nightmare Before Christmas debuts on the New Zealand Mints latest Disney release A nice change from the usual Disney ranges of coins coming out of the New Zealand Mints extensive programme is a coin celebrating a movie that is itself a little off-piste for Disney. The Nightmare Before Christmas was a bit darker than the usual Disney movie, no doubt through the involvement of stylish movie director Tim [...]

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September, 2023

The New Zealand Mint has been busy this month. Here’s a catch-up of their September pop-culture releases

By |2023-09-28T14:05:09+01:00September 28th, 2023|Categories: Coloured, Movies & TV, Gold, Silver, Niue Island, NZ Mint|

The New Zealand Mint has been busy this month. Here's a catch-up of their September pop-culture releases It's been a while since we did a round-up of New Zealand mint coins, so here we have the latest September issues. Moving forward, we'll get back to a more usual routine with them. There are plenty of the old favourites here, like Chibi, Star Wars helmets, Marvel and DC, but a few surprises [...]

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May, 2021

MASTER CHIEF & GANDALF CHIBI (2021 NZ Mint)

By |2021-05-11T16:47:07+01:00May 11th, 2021|Categories: Quicklooks, Coloured, Movies & TV, Silver, Niue Island, NZ Mint|

 Chibi is back like clockwork with the first pair of May issues now available to pre-order, The first is of little surprise, Gandalf the Grey the latest in the Lord of the Rings sub-set. This is the third of Tolkiens characters to get the monster-bonce treatment, and you can see the franchise gradually taking priority over Harry Potter, which is rapidly running out of subjects and itself handing over to Fantastic Beasts.Of greater [...]

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March, 2021

YouTube Highlights – Royal Mint Robin Hood & more

By |2021-03-16T18:36:26+00:00March 16th, 2021|Categories: News Nuggets, Royal Mint|

A little round-up of videos we think you might find interesting, headlined by one giving us a better, albeit rendered, look at the new Robin Hood bullion coin from the Royal Mint. The other Royal Mint offering uses one of the annoying Little Miss characters to take us on a walk through the Royal Mint Experience in Wales, including how coins are produced there.The other two are a look at the New Zealand mint's really [...]

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