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May, 2026

Techstalgic, the nostalgic look at early popular technology, continues its numismatic journey with the Game Coin

By |2026-05-07T21:42:36+01:00May 7th, 2026|Categories: Bullion, Gold, Sport, Silver, Rwanda, Numistrade|

Techstalgic, the nostalgic look at early popular technology, continues its numismatic journey with the Game Coin Powercoin's innovative look at the early years of consumer electronics continues with our favourite subject to date, the handheld games console. The machine that exploded the market, becoming one of the most beloved gadgets in history, was the Nintendo Game Boy. Launched in 1989, this LCD monochrome machine eschewed cutting edge graphics for battery [...]

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April, 2026

Techstalgic Databank Watch Gilded Edition, 2oz proof silver coin (2026 Powercoin)

By |2026-04-22T14:07:41+01:00April 22nd, 2026|Categories: Quicklooks, Coloured, Science, Niue Island, Powercoin|

In June 2024, Powercoin added the Databank Watch, an homage to all those Casio and Seiko calculator watches that blew people's minds back in the 70s, to their fledgling 'Techstalgic series'. It was the second issue, following the Floppy Disk coin, and was subsequently followed by an Unbreakable Phone, and a Walkman. Those other three coins had something the Databank Watch didn't - a variant finish, in those cases, coloured. Databank Watch [...]

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September, 2025

Powercoin’s quirky Techstalgic silver coin series continues with the ultra-iconic music cassette player, the Walkman

By |2025-09-08T10:07:38+01:00September 8th, 2025|Categories: Coloured, Science, Silver, Niue Island, Powercoin|

Powercoin's quirky Techstalgic silver coin series continues with the ultra-iconic music cassette player, the Walkman Powercoin, known for its range of quirky coins, has dipped once again into our technological dark age for the fourth in its unique 'Techstalgic' series. This range brings, to modern numismatics, some of the earliest steps in mass-produced consumer electronics that many of us grew up. The first coin reproduced a 3.5" 'floppy' disc, the second [...]

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May, 2026

Who remembers the Blackberry phone and its copiers? Precious Metal Collectors does with its latest silver coin pair

By |2026-05-19T19:02:54+01:00May 19th, 2026|Categories: Coloured, Gilded, Science, Silver, Samoa, Precious Metal Collectors|

Who remembers the Blackberry phone and its copiers? Precious Metal Collectors does with its latest silver coin pair Retro themes are becoming more popular of late, not just in numismatics, because people are yearning for simpler times. Our world has layers upon layers of complexity and obligation, and we're seeing a growing interest in the refreshing earlier period when technology was seen as an enabler, and not the master it seems [...]

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January, 2026

Back to the Pixel 02: MSN Messenger, 2oz proof silver coin (2026 Powercoin)

By |2026-01-09T16:38:32+00:00January 9th, 2026|Categories: Quicklooks, Coloured, Science, Niue Island, Powercoin|

Last April, Powercoin started a new series to sit alongside its retro-themed techstalgic range, except this time, featuring software rather than hardware. The series, called 'Back to the Pixel', kicked off with the now legendary Microsoft Paint, a piece of art creation software that is still in use today, and an integral component of Windows.No such luck for the second subject in this quirky range. MSN Messenger was a much-used instant messaging app, [...]

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November, 2024

The esoteric coins keep coming! Legendary phones, AI , blingy eggs, and inspiring women (Week 45, 2024)

By |2024-11-08T17:31:44+00:00November 8th, 2024|Categories: Art & Literature, Culture, Coloured, Gilded, Science, Silver, Cameroon, CIT Coin Invest, Mongolia, MintXXI, Niue Island, Mint of Gdansk, Powercoin|

The esoteric coins keep coming! Legendary phones, AI, blingy eggs, and inspiring women (Week 45, 2024) Here we are again with our Friday collation of new coins, and while there are only four this time, it's certainly a varied mix. There's a new addition to Powercoin's look back at early tech, a highly unusual Artificial Intelligence design from Mint of Gdańsk, and a pair from Mint XXI and CIT with an artistic [...]

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June, 2024

Powercoin continues its numismatic look back at retro technology with an homage to the first generation of the digital watch

By |2024-06-21T15:35:24+01:00June 21st, 2024|Categories: Science, Silver, Niue Island, Powercoin|

Powercoin continues its numismatic look back at retro technology with an homage to the first generation of the digital watch It was in the early 1970s that watches took their first tentative steps into the digital world, when the Hamilton Pulsar, complete with a red LED screen, debuted to much fanfare. Celebrities queued up to get one, and even James Bond wore one in Live and Let Die. Costing the [...]

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February, 2024

Powercoin launches a nostalgic look back at the tech that birthed our modern digital world, starting with the floppy disk

By |2024-02-12T08:07:11+00:00February 12th, 2024|Categories: Coloured, Science, Silver, Niue Island, Powercoin|

Powercoin launches a nostalgic look back at the tech that birthed our modern digital world, starting with the floppy disk We all have memories of the tech we grew up with, and the 70s to 90s were witness to a groundbreaking transformation from the analogue, to the digital age. It's hard to imagine just how ubiquitous the floppy disc was, especially in plastic clad 3.5" form, and how much competition [...]

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