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Barbados Trident bullion coin back for 2018 in gold and silver one-ounce form

By |2018-11-20T12:20:16+00:00November 20th, 2018|Categories: News Nuggets, Bullion, Barbados, Gold, Silver, Scottsdale Mint|

Barbados Trident bullion coin back for 2018 in gold and silver one-ounce form 2018 BARBADOS TRIDENT Back, and just sneaking its way into 2018, is Scottsdale Mint's Trident bullion coin. Issued for the Caribbean island of Barbados, the coin is available is once again available in one-ounce 0.999 silver, and one-ounce 0.9999 gold formats. [...]

Coins for the ears! Nefertiti appears on an unusual silver pair from the Mint of Poland

By |2018-11-19T20:38:34+00:00November 19th, 2018|Categories: Art & Literature, History, Coloured, Silver, Cameroon, Mint of Poland|

Coins for the ears! Nefertiti appears on an unusual silver pair from the Mint of Poland One of the more innovative mints out there, the Mint of Poland isn't averse to trying out something a little different. Case in point is this quite unusual pair of coins issued for the Republic of [...]

Star Trek III: The Search For Spock is the latest sci-fi movie to get the premium foil treatment

By |2018-11-18T10:33:57+00:00November 18th, 2018|Categories: Banknote / Foil, Movies & TV, Coloured, Silver, Niue Island, NZ Mint/Agoro|

Star Trek III: The Search For Spock is the latest sci-fi movie to get the premium foil treatment You couldn't accuse the New Zealand Mint of dabbling with silver foils as they certainly seem to have committed to the fledgling format. Their Premium Silver Foil range in particular is one that is a long [...]

Scottsdale at it again, with first in a striking series of East Asian mythology bullion coins called Four Guardians

By |2018-11-16T15:11:26+00:00November 16th, 2018|Categories: Art & Literature, Culture, Gold, Silver, Chad, Scottsdale Mint|

Scottsdale at it again, with a striking series of East Asian mythology bullion coins called Four Guardians It's been a manic year at Scottsdale Mint given what has been a wide and varied program of bullion coin releases. The Fiji Mermaid, Cayman Islands Marlin, Congo Silverback, Samoan Seahorse, the Chinese Dragon for [...]

Disney bullion coin range grows with the addition of a Mickey Mouse 90th anniversary design

By |2018-11-14T22:13:59+00:00November 14th, 2018|Categories: News Nuggets, Bullion, Movies & TV, Gold, Silver, Niue Island, NZ Mint/Agoro|

Disney bullion coin range grows with the addition of a Mickey Mouse 90th anniversary design This year is the 90th anniversary of Mickey Mouse and the New Zealand Mint has been marking the occasion with a full range of numismatics and more. One thing missing was a bullion coin, but even that niche [...]

Armenia and the Mint of Poland expand porcelain coin range with innovative new series

By |2018-11-14T21:25:24+00:00November 14th, 2018|Categories: Art & Literature, Armenia, Coloured, Inserts, Silver, Mint of Poland|

Armenia and the Mint of Poland expand porcelain coin range with innovative new series Back in the latter half of 2015, the Mint of Poland debuted a very unusual coin targeted at lovers of porcelain. As its base it took one of the mints regular 17.5 gram proof silver coins and attached [...]

Star Wars The Force Awakens appears on silver foils for the first time with a new series from Niue

By |2018-11-13T21:33:06+00:00November 13th, 2018|Categories: Banknote / Foil, Movies & TV, Silver, Niue Island, NZ Mint/Agoro|

Star Wars The Force Awakens appears on silver foils for the first time with a new series from Niue Unless you've been living under a numismatic-free rock for the last few years, you'll no doubt be aware of the New Zealand Mint's expansive Star Wars range. From the superb Classic Star Wars [...]

Ooooooh Bahnahnah!! The Minions wish you a numismatic seasonal greeting from the beach in Niue

By |2018-11-12T14:29:28+00:00November 12th, 2018|Categories: Movies & TV, Coloured, Silver, Niue Island|

Ooooooh Bahnahnah!! The Minions wish you a numismatic seasonal greeting from the beach in Niue There are usually quite a few Christmas coins hitting stores around this time and many producers, especially national mints from around the world, will release a coin to celebrate. This year has seen some interesting [...]

Today is the centenary of the Armistice that ended the First World War. The Royal Mint remembers.

By |2018-11-11T12:19:33+00:00November 11th, 2018|Categories: History, Silver, Royal Mint, United Kingdom|

Today is the centenary of the Armistice that ended the First World War. The Royal Mint remembers. The eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month. A time that has resonated throughout popular conciousness over the last century and the time that the First World War, also called the Great [...]

Sell out AC/DC coins joined by a new vinyl-style Highway To Hell silver foil from CIT

By |2018-11-08T22:23:45+00:00November 8th, 2018|Categories: Art & Literature, Banknote / Foil, Silver, Cook Islands, CIT Coin Invest|

Sell out AC/DC coins joined by a new vinyl-style Highway To Hell silver foil from CIT Now I can't say I'm an AC/DC fan personally, but it's clear this is an absolute juggernaut of a band. A long history and strong catalogue of hit albums ensure they're one of the [...]

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