The New Zealand Mints 'Disney Princesses' series reaches its ninth release, this time depicting the star of the 2012 hit movie Brave. The first coin debuted back in January 2015 featuring Cinderella, the second coin depicted Aurora, from Sleeping Beauty, the third Princess Aurora from The Little Mermaid, the fourth Princess Belle from Beauty and the Beast, the fifth [...]
Modern Numismatics International is the latest producer to launch a series of heavy antique-finish coins themed around ancient mythology and religion. Popularised by the Perth Mint a couple of years ago with the debut of its Zeus coin, the first in the Gods of Olympus series, the whole genre has blossomed into one of the biggest [...]
The Royal Mints latest £20 f0r £20 face value coin has now been launched, and predictably it celebrates the upcoming 90th birthday of Britains Head of State, Queen Elizabeth II. If Helen of Troy had 'the face that launched a thousand ships', Queen Elizabeth must have 'the face that adorned a billion coins'. A popular monarch, [...]
The big event being commemorated over the last couple of years, and indeed over the next couple, is the First World War, also called the Great War. Starting in 1914 and finally coming to an end in 1918, the centenary commemorations of this 'war to end all wars' have been prolific in the numismatic world, with [...]
Another mix of themes this month at the popular Perth Mint starting with the finest versions of John Mercanti's second Wedge-tailed Eagle design for the mint. While the first coin depicted the bird in dynamic flight, this one has this impressive hunter at rest on a branch. Available this month in 1oz gold and 1oz high-relief [...]
The third and final coin in the APMEX exclusive, and Perth Mint issued 'Sharks' silver bullion coin series has now been launched and it's a good rap up for the range. First appearing back in April 2014 with the Great White Shark, it was followed by the Hammerhead in April 2015. True to form, April 2016 [...]
This weekend sees the 2016 Singapore International Coin Fair and as they're on home turf, the Singapore Mint is releasing some fine new silver coins for the event. Last year saw the release of the Singapore Mints first coins issued for Cambodia, and an unusual set it was. The four ½oz coins depicted some of the [...]
Could it be that the Perth Mint is clearing out some of the old coin ranges in a move to something new? In the last couple of days the mint has announced that three of its long-running series are to come to their end. With the market leaning more towards the unusual and innovative at one [...]
Our latest Coin Series Profile has been published and brings us up to 20 of them to date. It's another historical series, this time from Coin Invest Trust and features a series of Roman-inspired replicas from the Imperial period. This series ran from 2009 to 2012 so won't need keeping up to date, but is well worth a look.. [...]
The Royal Mint always release a good selection of anniversary commemoratives every year. With a history as long and rich as Britain's, the mint is spoilt for choice on subject matter and the 2016 range is a good case in point. Subjects as wide-ranging as the 950th Anniversary of the Battle of Hastings, the 350th Anniversary [...]
