Scottsdale Mint's expansive coloured bullion bar range continues to grow, and the latest is the third annual Monster Collection, released for the Halloween period. We consider this the best of the bars, noted for their consistently high quality artwork, and the 2026 selection of six bars is no exception to that. Each of the bars tips the [...]
We don't normally cover simple minted bars here, preferrring to concentrate on releases that carry some artistry, but this new one from Mint of MK seems a bit of fun, that might make a good gift for the new or younger collector in particular. The bar is neat enough, weighing just three grams, with the American Metal Stackers [...]
The Ammonite launches Numiscollect's distinctive new Fossil-3D series of palaeontology silver coins First appearing in the Devonian period and evolved from an animal called a Bactrite, Ammonites roamed the seas from around 400 million years ago, and didn’t die out until 65mya, a staggering period given the comparatively infinitessimal time mankind has been around. At every [...]
MDM issue an incredible 1630 map of the world by Hondius as a large one-ounce coloured silver foil One of the most famous maps of all was created in 1630 by Dutch cartographer, Henricus Hondius, and was published as part of the Mercator-Hondius Atlas. Henricus learned his trade from his father, Jodocus, who was also [...]
Custer's disastrous attack on the Lakota at Little Big Horn inspires CITs second Enemies in History coin Part of their Summer Launch in 2025, a new series called 'Enemies in History' debuted with a coin featuring the conflict between the Roman leader, Julius Caesar, and the man that helped bring him down, Marcus Junius Brutus. [...]
Powercoin revisits its 2020 homage to Voyager's Golden Record with a double-sized variant for 2026 Released back in 2020, Powercoin created a terrific homage to the famous 'Golden Record' that accompanied the pioneering spacecraft Voyager 1 and 2 on their journey beyond the Solar System. What we have here is a one-ounce variant of the half-ounce [...]
We're having a bit of an oceanic twist this week, with Melbourne Coins adding 'Migaloo' a famous white Humpback Whale First sighted off the east coast of Australia on 28 June, 1991, Migaloo is a fully white male humpback whale, quite a rare sight. He created considerable interest and sighting's were tracked and reported in the many [...]
Mint of MK's new Great White Shark coin is an innovative look at a perennial favourite of the natural world Easily one of the most innovative coin producers working today, Mint of MK consistently issue coins that are different, fun, and beautifully produced. We have a few queued up to look at, but this one caught [...]
CIT release their 2026 Summer Launch, and we have a look at the new smartminted wildlife themed coins The Summer Launch season, inextricably linked to the big ANA Show in the United States, is the second biggest after Winter, itself tied to the World Money Fair in Berlin. Three or four of the biggest producers issue [...]
What's been going on over the last couple of weeks? Okay, it's been a bit quiet over the last ten days or so, and it's just the usual health stuff I can't seem to shake. I had a pre-op assessment yesterday for the kidney stones, so that should get sorted soon, and the intense back [...]
