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Code of the Future silver coin series moves from A.I., FTL travel, and immortality, to the quest for time travel

By |2022-07-04T17:56:58+01:00July 4th, 2022|Categories: Coloured, Science, Silver, Mint of Gdansk, Niue Island|

Code of the Future silver coin series moves from A.I., FTL travel, and immortality, to the quest for time travel The fourth in the Mint of Gdańsk's 'Code of the Future' series of two-ounce silver coins is now available to pre-order. This series looks at what will be the big existential questions for humanity moving forward. [...]

Site updates. Guides revised with new additions, etc.

By |2022-07-03T22:12:11+01:00July 3rd, 2022|Categories: News Nuggets, Site Update|

Site updates. Guides revised with new additions, etc. A rare Sunday post, with another round-up of updates to our existing Coin Series Profiles, Bullion Profiles, and Thematic Guides, something we like to keep current, which of course takes time, but we think it's important. Also updated are the US Mint Eagle bullion coin numbers in our [...]

The New Zealand Mint’s impressive silver miniature range expands with a second Darth Vader statue

By |2022-06-30T14:58:38+01:00June 30th, 2022|Categories: Movies & TV, Miniatures, NZ Mint/Agoro|

The New Zealand Mint's impressive silver miniature range expands with a second Darth Vader statue It's been a while since we saw a new miniature from the New Zealand Mint, but here we are with a second Darth Vader statue. The mint has quite a wide variety of these, spread mainly across its DC Comics, Disney, [...]

Sun Wukong – Little Monkey King (2023 Precious Metal Collectors)

By |2022-06-29T16:34:13+01:00June 29th, 2022|Categories: Quicklooks, Art & Literature, Coloured, Silver, Chad, Precious Metal Collectors|

While the New Zealand Mint's Chibi series remains the king of the hill, a few other producers have released coins that are similar in concept, but having their own style. LPM's Street Fighter coins, The Coin Company's movie coins, and Crown Mint's Marvel issues are all examples of shaped character coins, and as you can see, most are themed [...]

Korean producer Coins Today debuts ‘To Protect’, a history of military helmets, and ‘World Travel’ a journey around the world by air

By |2022-06-28T18:28:55+01:00June 28th, 2022|Categories: History, Gilded, Silver, Chad, Coins Today KR, Niue Island|

Korean producer Coins Today debuts 'To Protect', a history of military helmets, and 'World Travel' a journey around the world by air A pair of new releases from Coins Today have put in an appearance, and they're quite different from each other. The first of the two is the more impressive, and will chart the history [...]

A Trip to the Moon, Powercoin’s latest issue, celebrates its 1902 movie namesake, the first true science-fiction film

By |2022-06-27T19:07:23+01:00June 27th, 2022|Categories: Art & Literature, Movies & TV, Coloured, Palau, Powercoin|

A Trip to the Moon, Powercoin's latest issue, celebrates its 1902 movie namesake, the first true science-fiction film Alien, Blade Runner, Star Wars, Star Trek, Flash Gordon, and 2001: A Space Odyssey. Science Fiction is without question the most visually spectacular, and inventive movie genre out there, where writers and directors get to imagine anything and [...]

Cao Cao continues the Carpathian Mint’s numismatic journey through the Chinese epic, ‘Romance of the Three Kingdoms’

By |2022-11-16T03:11:53+00:00June 27th, 2022|Categories: Art & Literature, History, Gilded, Silver, Niue Island, Mint of Poland|

Cao Cao continues the Carpathian Mint's numismatic journey through the Chinese epic, 'Romance of the Three Kingdoms' The 14th century Chinese novel, 'Romance of the Three Kingdoms' has inspired quite a few coins over the last few years, including some super designs from Pela Coins, the Mint of Gdańsk, Mint XXI, and Numiartis. It's to [...]

Exclusive first look! – Themis, the Greek Goddess of Justice, debuts a new coin series showcasing female deities of the ancient world

By |2022-06-24T16:27:18+01:00June 24th, 2022|Categories: Art & Literature, Coloured, Gilded, Silver, Niue Island, Numiartis|

Exclusive first look! - Themis, the Greek Goddess of Justice, debuts a new coin series showcasing female deities of the ancient world The Greek Goddess of Justice, Themis, (her name meaning 'divine law'), was a Titan, one of the twelve children of Gaia and Uranus. She was the second wife of Zeus, and believed to be the [...]

The National Bank of Poland offers a set of six silver coins reproducing the nations current circulating banknotes

By |2022-06-23T17:04:25+01:00June 23rd, 2022|Categories: Politics & Finance, Silver, Poland, Narodowy Bank|

The National Bank of Poland offers a set of six silver coins reproducing the nations current circulating banknotes Money is always a popular theme on money, with some excellent modern numismatic series available today, that pay homage to the past. Possibly the finest of them, CIT's 'Numismatic Icons' series, is a cutting-edge example, but there are [...]

Mint of Gdańsk continues its eclectic tour through the punk universe with a Japanese-inspired ‘Silkpunk’ coin

By |2022-06-22T11:47:52+01:00June 22nd, 2022|Categories: Culture, Coloured, Silver, Mint of Gdansk, Niue Island|

Mint of Gdańsk continues its eclectic tour through the punk universe with a Japanese-inspired 'Silkpunk' coin Continuing their delve into the 'Punk Universe', and following their earlier Cyberpunk coin, the Mint of Gdańsk have now turned their attention to a more unusual, but no less interesting genre - Silkpunk. While Cyberpunk draws from the works of many [...]

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