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Tyrannosaurus Rex 1oz proof silver coin (2026 Royal Canadian Mint)

By |2026-08-05T14:56:52+01:00August 5th, 2026|Categories: Quicklooks, Nature, Coloured, Silver, Canada, Royal Canadian Mint|

After releasing a superb, but expensive, dinosaur coin just a couple of weeks ago, the Royal Canadian Mint has issued a dino coin with a more affordable price tag, and it's one that also employs the considerable talents of Canadian palaeoartist Julius Csotonyi. As you can see, the inimitable T. Rex is back in the spotlight, [...]

Women Warriors 06: Gladiatrix 2oz silver coin (2026 Carpathian Mint)

By |2026-08-04T19:34:32+01:00August 4th, 2026|Categories: Quicklooks, History, Silver, Carpathian Mint, Niue Island|

At one time, the two-ounce, antiqued, high-relief silver, ancient mythology coin, was everywhere, with plenty of fine designs, but also with lots of unfinished series, which often frustrated collectors. Carpathian Mint's 'Women Warriors' series is one that has some fine designs, but importantly, continues to add them to this day, with the debut of the sixth coin. [...]

Fender 80th Anniversary 1 gram gold bar (2026 MKS PAMP)

By |2026-08-04T16:32:22+01:00August 4th, 2026|Categories: Quicklooks, Art & Literature, Cast/Minted Bar, Gold Bar, Bullion, PAMP|

PAMP has done a fine job with their Fender guitar licence, featuring a brilliant range of guitar-shaped coins in various historical styles and colours, and a range of guitar-picks, which are actually usable. To that, we can add gold bars, specifically this relatively affordable one-gram release that marks the 80th anniversary of the company. Packaged in a [...]

A sci-fi horror movie that changed the genre provides fertile inspiration for Spectres new Alien Dagger silver coin

By |2026-07-31T16:27:51+01:00July 31st, 2026|Categories: Art & Literature, Miniatures, Silver, Samoa, Spectres|

A sci-fi horror movie that changed the genre provides fertile inspiration for Spectres new Alien Dagger silver coin "In space, no one can hear you scream." With that tagline, Alien burst onto movie screens in 1979 and forever changed science-fiction horror. Previously full of rubber-suited actors shuffling around what directors thought a spaceship would look like, [...]

Guns, bombs, ninjas, and The Last Supper. Mint of MK and Silver Pours keep up their reputation for weird and unique coins

By |2026-07-30T18:09:17+01:00July 30th, 2026|Categories: Military, Gilded, Miniatures, Silver, Ghana, Liberia, Mint of MK, Niue Island, Silver Pours|

Guns, bombs, ninjas, and The Last Supper. Mint of MK and Silver Pours keep up their reputation for weird and unique coins We can always rely on Mint of MK and Silver Pours to put out some of the more esoteric coins we see here, and they've not let us down again with this eclectic selection of [...]

Qin Shi Huang, the first Emperor of China, created the Heirloom Seal of the Realm to mark his power. Spectres reimagines it in silver.

By |2026-07-31T11:51:01+01:00July 28th, 2026|Categories: Art & Literature, History, Miniatures, Silver, Niue Island, Spectres|

Qin Shi Huang, the first Emperor of China, created the Heirloom Seal of the Realm to mark his power. Spectres reimagines it in silver. For centuries, what is now China was a mass of disparate fiefdoms controlled by warlords, and fighting between them was constant. Born in 259 BCE the son of King Zhuangxiang of Qin, [...]

AC/DC rock legend, Bon Scott’s 80th anniversary is marked on new gold & silver bars at the Perth Mint

By |2026-07-28T11:51:58+01:00July 28th, 2026|Categories: Art & Literature, Cast/Minted Bar, Gold Bar, Silver Bar, Gold, Silver, Perth Mint|

AC/DC rock legend, Bon Scott's 80th anniversary is marked on new gold & silver bars at the Perth Mint I don’t think many would argue that Australian hard rock band AC/DC aren’t one of the all-time greats. Formed in 1973, they continue to perform to this day, although over that long time, they have had different [...]

Holy Knights is an 8-coin look at the Christian Chivalric Orders that shaped the medieval period, starting with the Jerusalem Knights

By |2026-07-27T14:22:01+01:00July 27th, 2026|Categories: History, Coloured, Silver, Niue Island, T&S Coins|

Holy Knights is an 8-coin look at the Christian Chivalric Orders that shaped the medieval period, starting with the Jerusalem Knights 'Thou shalt not kill' may well be a core tenet of Christianity, but that didn't stop medieval military orders popping up all over Europe with the express intention of doing just that. After the [...]

Dinosaurs are back at the Royal Canadian Mint, along with butterfly and native turtle coins, just like July at the Perth Mint

By |2026-07-24T20:20:31+01:00July 24th, 2026|Categories: Art & Literature, Nature, Coloured, Silver, Canada, Royal Canadian Mint|

Dinosaurs are back at the Royal Canadian Mint, along with butterfly and native turtle coins, just like July at the Perth Mint Like the Perth Mint yesterday, it's also been a while since we featured new coins from the Royal Canadian Mint, but again, they're back on the AgAuRadar moving forward. In a quirk of coin [...]

The Perth Mint flexes its considerable nature skills with a butterfly, and a heavily stylised Yaunati Turtle

By |2026-07-24T00:13:33+01:00July 23rd, 2026|Categories: Art & Literature, Nature, Australia, Coloured, Silver, Perth Mint|

The Perth Mint flexes its considerable nature skills with a butterfly, and a heavily stylised Yaunati Turtle It's been a while since we dove into the Perth Mint's output, but they're back on our radar this month with two new nature-themed, two-ounce silver coins, which are quite different in style. It's a talented mint with some [...]

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