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PMC continue their unusual ‘theme-in-a-box’ style coin range with Mission X Pistol, with everything the next 007 will need

By |2025-11-05T18:45:59+00:00November 5th, 2025|Categories: Art & Literature, Culture, Bi-Metallic, Nature, Coloured, Gilded, Silver, Chad, Samoa, Precious Metal Collectors|

PMC continue their unusual 'theme-in-a-box' style coin range with Mission X Pistol, with everything the next 007 will need Just two months ago, we had a long-overdue look at what Singaporean producer, Precious Metal Collectors, had been up to, and in amongst the four coins was a real gem. Called 'Journey on the road' it [...]

Count Dracula 1oz gold and silver bullion coins (2025 The Royal Mint)

By |2025-11-04T21:48:55+00:00November 4th, 2025|Categories: Quicklooks, Art & Literature, Royal Mint|

We covered the Royal Mint's new 'Portraits of a Queen' coin yesterday, and while doing so, noticed with some surprise the quiet launch of a new bullion coin, and in our view, it's a cracker. The main reason for that is the design by one of our favourite coin artists, Joel Iskowitz, who is responsible for the [...]

Tower Mint celebrates the freedom and spirit of the people of the Falkland Islands, with a new gold & silver coin range

By |2025-11-04T14:17:42+00:00November 4th, 2025|Categories: Culture, Bullion, Gold, Silver, Tower Mint|

Tower Mint celebrates the freedom and spirit of the people of the Falkland Islands, with a new gold & silver coin range Few producers do the classic numismatic tropes as well as Tower Mint can, and their latest new addition, the first in a new annual series, is a great example of that. Called 'Liberty', it [...]

The Royal Mint’s ‘Portraits of a Queen’ series continues with the Arnold Machin effigy of Queen Elizabeth II

By |2025-11-04T00:49:03+00:00November 4th, 2025|Categories: History, People, Gold, Silver, Royal Mint, United Kingdom|

The Royal Mint's 'Portraits of a Queen' series continues with the Arnold Machin effigy of Queen Elizabeth II The second coin in the first in a new five-issue series commemorating all the effigies of Queen Elizabeth II used on British coinage will launch later today, and following the Mary Gillick effigy, we get to Arnold Machin's effort. [...]

Legendary gaming icon, World of Tanks, has turned 15, and the Mint of Poland issues a fine coin to celebrate

By |2025-11-03T18:44:12+00:00November 3rd, 2025|Categories: Military, Coloured, Silver, Niue Island, Mint of Poland|

Legendary gaming icon, World of Tanks, has turned 15, and the Mint of Poland issues a fine coin to celebrate One of the world's most popular games has turned 15 years old, and the company that codes it, Wargaming, has just released the biggest update for it in years - Version 2.0. World of Tanks is [...]

The Autumn Launch season, to coincide with the Beijing Coin Fair, continues with an outstanding collection from CIT

By |2025-10-30T10:01:56+00:00October 30th, 2025|Categories: Architecture, Culture, History, Nature, Coloured, Gold, Inserts, Silver, Cook Islands, CIT Coin Invest, Mongolia, Palau|

The Autumn Launch season, to coincide with the Beijing Coin Fair, continues with an outstanding collection from CIT We've already had a look at Mint XXI's Autumn Launch, and now it's time for another of the greats to show off their final tranche of releases for 2025, and that's the multi-award winning Liechtenstein based producer, CIT. [...]

Christmas 2025 one-ounce coloured silver bars (2025 Scottsdale Mint)

By |2025-10-29T13:27:35+00:00October 29th, 2025|Categories: Quicklooks, Cast/Minted Bar, Culture, Coloured, Scottsdale Mint|

One of the few bullion bar ranges we cover regularly here is Scottsdale Mint's extensive range of coloured, one-ounce bars. These cover a wide range of subjects, with a large selection of national flags, and an ever-increasing collection of series based around calendar events, especially Halloween.The latest big batch is the second wave of Christmas Bars, with last [...]

Mint XXI launch the first tranche in its Art Gallery series of silver coins, utilising an innovative relief colouring to replicate texture

By |2025-10-28T15:22:40+00:00October 28th, 2025|Categories: Art & Literature, Coloured, Silver, Cameroon, MintXXI|

Mint XXI launch the first tranche in its Art Gallery series of silver coins, utilising an innovative relief colouring to replicate texture With impressive, and ambitious ranges like The Great Greek Mythology, The Way to Valhalla, and Celestial Beauty under its wing, Mint XXI are arguably one of the masters of the big series. Their [...]

Numistrade’s most iconic bullion series, the African Ounce, adds its 19th annual issue, and for 2026, it’s the Spotted Hyena

By |2025-10-27T18:33:39+00:00October 27th, 2025|Categories: Bullion, Nature, Gold, Silver, Rwanda, Numistrade|

Numistrade's most iconic bullion series, the African Ounce, adds its 19th annual issue, and for 2026, it's the Spotted Hyena We've covered many entrants in Numistrade's African Ounce bullion coin range since we went live in 2013, but even back then, there had already been six issues since it debuted in 2008. The coin has become [...]

Future in the Past: Tutankhamun copper round (2025 Hobo Coin)

By |2025-10-24T16:55:16+01:00October 24th, 2025|Categories: Quicklooks, Art & Literature, History, Coloured, Copper, Hobo Coins|

We took a detour from the usual silver and gold to have a look at a cool copper round from Hobo Coins, one that featured an alternative history look at Ancient Rome by melding it with high-tech elements. That was the first release in a series called ‘Future in the Past’, and the one featured here, Tutankhamun, [...]

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