Perth and US Mint bullion coin sales show little change in a relatively stagnant April Very little of note with sales of Eagle bullion coins, or of bullion issues at the Perth Mint compared to April 2017. That must come as some relief after a succession of terrible reports, but we need to remember [...]
Dennis the Menace would be untouchable if Gnasher looked like the subject of Canadas latest coin We make no secret of our love of coins featuring prehistoric life and there have been some superb issues over the last few years keeping us happy. Excellent offerings from the Austrian Mint, the Mint of [...]
AgAuDEAL - Royal Mint discount code for 15% off the 2017 Beatrix Potter limited edition sets Been a while since we posted a Royal Mint deal, but they've been mainly centred around the occasional free base-metal coin lately, instead of something our readers might really want. This new deal seems to be [...]
Art Mints impeccable Mandala series looks to the Islamic Moresque style for inspiration The Art Mints impressive Mandala Art series of fine silver coins continues into its fourth year with what could be the finest issue yet. Beginning in 2015 with ‘Kalachakra’, subsequent years saw 'Celtic' and 'Chinese' themed designs joining the range. A [...]
Superman #1 is the second DC Comic cover in the NZ Mints large premium foil range The second of the New Zealand Mint's premium foil DC Comic covers debuts today and it features another truly classic example of the genre - Superman #1. Published in June 1939, it was the first true [...]
Pisa cathedral was consecrated nine centuries ago and Italy marks the date with a new silver coin Italy has debuted a new sterling silver coin and it's another showcasing the extraordinary architectural history of this Mediterranean country. One of the most iconic buildings in Italy is without question the Leaning Tower of Pisa, [...]
Site updates: Numerous Coin Series Profiles brought up to date One of those unexciting days when article tidying is undertaken and in amongst that comes revising the Coin Series Profiles (CSP) to keep them up to date. As you know, the original CSP page is still there, but there are also two subpages that make [...]
Austria launches Anthropocene, the sixteenth annual Niobium coin in its award winning series The Austrian Mints highly regarded Niobium series enters its sixteenth year with a pretty cool loooking coin called Anthropocene. The Earth has gone through many great geological periods in its 4.5 billion year history and the latest and [...]
Pobjoy Mint debuts an innovative cupro-nickel Angry Birds coin for Sierra Leone We don't normally cover base metal coins unless they're a little unusual and this new issue from the British Pobjoy Mint is one the kids will find particularly interesting. Featuring the smash-hit videogame Angry Birds, it depicts the angriest of [...]
You'll either be hot or cold on the Perth Mint's thermometer adorned antiqued silver coin Now one of the Perth Mint's most popular coin types, the two-ounce antiqued silver format that debuted with the Gods of Olympus series a few years ago seems to attract a new design every couple of months. [...]
