Germania Mint joins the prehistoric genre after a long absence with the Cave Lion, debuting the new Megafauna coin series While most of Europe is devoid of formidable apex predators today, that certainly wasn't the case for our ancestors, who had to deal with an impressive variety of capable predators. Chief amongst those was Panthera [...]
PAMP marks the 75th anniversary of the iconic Fender Telecaster with guitar-shaped, seven variant, mystery box silver coin Released to the same concept as the Stratocaster 70th Anniversary mystery box range in 2024, the 2026 issue celebrates the 75th anniversary of the equally iconic Fender guitar, the Telecaster. These are one-ounce proof-like silver coins, shaped and [...]
As their innovative Mission X coin series concludes, PMC revisits the concept with Warriors Through Time, starting with the Cowboy Precious Metal Collectors are one of those producers that likes to experiment with something a little more unusual than the traditional coin, and employ some impressive techniques in doing so. Their Tutankhamun dagger reproduction was [...]
Born in 1885 in Kent, Malcolm Campbell grew up to have an obsession with speed after discovering the joys of motorbikes while working in Germany. He also had a talent for it, winning the 1906, 1907, and 1908 London to Land's End trials. He migrated to cars, entering races from 1910 at the world-famous Brooklands track, before [...]
German producer Allcollect has debuted a striking new square silver coin incorporating some unusual, contrasting gilded finishes to create a high-contrast look. The coin has been designed by Rui Vega, using artificial intelligence, usually a red flag for us, but there's no question this is a striking, symbolic representation of that most magnificent of the big cats. [...]
Continuing a long-running series of bullion coins, the New Zealand Mint, and MTB/PAMP, have issued the latest Star Wars silver coin, which is the third in the Original Trilogy range. Previous coins, Princess Leia and Luke Skywalker, have proven popular enough for this issue, Darth Vader, to have its mintage more than doubled to 25,000 pieces in [...]
Our AgAuShoot of Germania Mint's impressive Witchcraft: Herbalist two-ounce high-relief coin I've finally managed to set up a small space in the office so we can get some actual coin images of our own on the site with a bit more regularity. As promised, we're starting off with the premium version of Germania Mint's excellent 2025 [...]
The Royal Mint marks a century since the birth of Queen Elizabeth II with a new range of gold and silver coins With 21 April 2026 marking 100 years since the birth of Queen Elizabeth II, The Royal Mint has launched a new range of coins in celebration of the centenary. The new range is unusual [...]
March 2026: Catching up with lots of updates to guides and profiles No news today, as I've been updating guides and coin profiles for a few days, and it's a never-ending job as usual. Our Coin Series Profiles, Bullion Profiles, and Thematic Guides are useless unless they're regularly kept up-to-date with new issues, and the chunk [...]
Hobo Coin have done some sterling work with copper rounds of late, releasing some very interesting alt-future-past designs across two series. Their latest issue is completely different in theme, and will surely have considerable appeal to the more traditional numismatic collector.Called Italia, it features on its reverse face the national personification of Italy, Italia Turrita, the latter name [...]
