Space mining is the unusual subject of the Mint of Poland's latest silver meteorite coin One of the most popular genres in modern commemorative coins, meteorites and astronomy always seems to find a healthy audience. Silver coins with actual embedded meteorite fragments have been available for over a decade, with Coin Invest [...]
Scottsdale debut new Caribbean EC8 bullion coin program with Rum Runners for Antigua & Barbuda Scottsdale have been issuing some great limited run bullion coins over the last few years, such as the Cayman Islands Marlin and Hokusai, The Great Wave and with this new announcement there's confirmation that Scottsdale will continue [...]
Niue and the Helvetic Mint start their Dark Beauties coin series with Cassandra, Princess of Troy The Helvetic Mint are releasing a beautiful first coin in a new series called Dark Beauties that depicts the ancient prophetess, Cassandra. A staple of Ancient Greek mythology, Cassandra is always described as being an intelligent, [...]
Russia showcases the armed forces tasked with defending its border with a new silver coin Russia seems to like its military-themed coins and so do we, so it's good to see another fine effort from the relatively prolific Central Bank of Russia (CBR). Usually the subject is historical (with an epic title...), [...]
Darth Vader wraps up the Star Wars: A New Hope coin note series The New Zealand Mints, Star Wars A New Hope coin note series completes today with the launch of the movies big bad, Darth Vader. No changes to the design or spec, as you'd expect, and this one slots into [...]
Solo, the latest stand-alone Star Wars movie, appears on the latest Niue silver coin The new stand-alone Star Wars origin story, Solo, is being released next month and the New Zealand Mint are maintaining their practice of launching coins to commemorative it. Like the coins issued for Rogue One and The Force [...]
The ultimate gold hoarder Scrooge McDuck headlines his own gold and silver bullion coins It was early last year that the New Zealand Mint brought its flagship Disney licence to the bullion coin market when it launched its Steamboat Willie range. Depicting Mickey Mouse in his 1928 movie, the coin seemed pretty [...]
The New Zealand Mint issues its first silver coin for the Central American state of Nicaragua Releasing coins almost exclusively for Niue Island, the New Zealand Mint has increased its output of precious metal commemoratives quite a bit over the last few years. This has primarily taken the form of one of [...]
Poland remembers the efforts of its North American emigre's with a new proof silver coin Poland loves its history, as tumultuous as it is, and the National Bank of Poland has issued an extensive selection of precious metal commemorative coins over the years celebrating it. Today sees the issuing of the [...]
The Aliens are coming!! Canada launches glow in the dark coin for its most famous UFO sighting As usual, the Royal Canadian Mint has another extendsive selection of new coins this month including additions to ongoing series, some quirky new issues, and the obligatory maple Leaf themed releases. The unobtrusive coin we're [...]
