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Armoured Vehicles 09: The M26 Pershing gold and silver coins (2024 Czech Mint)

By |2024-02-27T11:29:11+00:00February 27th, 2024|Categories: Quicklooks, Military, Gold, Science, Silver, Czech Mint, Niue Island|

It's a favourite subject of mine, so it's fair to say the Czech Mint's three-year, twelve-coin look at the tanks of the Second World War, was always going to get a Coin Series Profile, and that is indeed the case. The coins have been released at the rate of four per year, one each from the Soviet Union, [...]

Music Day continues with CIT and MDM heading into heavier rock with Iron Maiden and Motorhead

By |2024-04-24T23:51:28+01:00February 26th, 2024|Categories: Art & Literature, Banknote / Foil, Coloured, Barbados, Silver, Cook Islands, CIT Coin Invest, MDM|

Music Day continues with CIT and MDM heading into heavier rock with Iron Maiden and Motorhead We started the day with a look at the Royal Mint's new George Michael coin, but the coin world is no stranger to music, with hard rock/heavy metal being the usual subject of choice. Bands like AC/DC, and Iron [...]

The Royal Mint’s Music Legends proof coin range continues its look at icons of British Music with George Michael

By |2024-02-26T00:05:38+00:00February 26th, 2024|Categories: Art & Literature, People, Gold, Silver, Royal Mint, United Kingdom|

The Royal Mint's Music Legends proof coin range continues its look at icons of British Music with George Michael "One of the bestselling musicians of all time, George Michael transitioned from a teen heartthrob as part of pop duo WHAM! Into a global superstar as a solo artist. Decades after their initial release, his hits ‘Careless [...]

The Lithuanian Mint releases two new coins for the heart and soul. Essentia: Cor, and The Picture of Dorian Gray.

By |2024-02-23T15:14:42+00:00February 23rd, 2024|Categories: Art & Literature, Coloured, Nature, Silver, Lithuanian Mint, Niue Island|

The Lithuanian Mint releases two new coins for the heart and soul. Essentia: Cor, and The Picture of Dorian Gray. One of the more inventive European mints when it comes to national producers, the Lithuanian Mint has a wide range of issues for the Pacific island nation of Niue as well. This gives a mint the [...]

MDM debuts a sublime, fully dimensional silver coin replica of Nefertiti’s bust to celebrate a century on Berlin’s Museum Island

By |2024-02-22T18:00:10+00:00February 22nd, 2024|Categories: Art & Literature, History, People, Gilded, Silver, MDM, Samoa|

MDM debuts a sublime, fully dimensional silver coin replica of Nefertiti's bust to celebrate a century on Berlin's Museum Island One of the most famous figures from Ancient Egypt, Nefertiti was the wife of the pharaoh Akhenaten of the 18th Dynasty of Egypt. She played a significant role in the religious revolution he initiated, moving [...]

Great Commanders are the subject of a striking new bullion coin range from Scottsdale Mint and SD Bullion

By |2024-02-21T22:52:56+00:00February 21st, 2024|Categories: History, Bullion, Military, Gold, Silver, Liberia, Scottsdale Mint|

Great Commanders are the subject of a striking new bullion coin range from Scottsdale Mint and SD Bullion History is usually defined by military prowess, and a single commander can often be the driving force behind huge changes in the regional order, sometimes even the world. Even going back thousands of years into antiquity, talented [...]

Call of Duty, an absolute behemoth of the gaming world, partners with PAMP to release new wearable gold and silver bars

By |2024-02-21T12:45:49+00:00February 21st, 2024|Categories: Military, Bullion, Movies & TV, Gold, Sport, Silver, PAMP|

Call of Duty, an absolute behemoth of the gaming world, partners with PAMP to release new wearable gold and silver bars Launching in 2003, Call of Duty was a brilliant first-person shooter set in the Second World War. Garnering immense acclaim, it led to a whole franchise, filled with numerous sequels and subseries. One of [...]

Road With Cypresses and Stars by Van Gogh Tri-metal coin (2024 Precious Metal Collectors)

By |2024-02-20T16:07:28+00:00February 20th, 2024|Categories: Quicklooks, Art & Literature, Bi-Metallic, Coloured, Silver, Chad, Precious Metal Collectors|

Closing in on 30 releases to date, Precious Metal Collector's range of fine-art coins using their innovative multi-metal process, remains as popular as ever. For 2024, the producer moved to a Tri-Metal Max process, with a layer of 2.5oz of fine silver sitting over a central core of 750g of zinc, which sits atop a layer of 120g [...]

The Arrowhead silver bullion (2024 Coin’s Today)

By |2024-02-20T13:19:01+00:00February 20th, 2024|Categories: Quicklooks, Bullion, Military, Silver, Coins Today KR|

The latest in Coins Today's comprehensive bullion range is this new, undenominated bar in the shape of an arrowhead. Decorated in what appears to be a medieval, Northern European style across both faces, it's available with a choice of two finishes. The first is fully antiqued, and the second is similarly finished, but embellished with some gold [...]

Myths & Legends: Beowulf and Grendel gold and silver bullion coins (2024 The Royal Mint)

By |2024-02-20T10:47:35+00:00February 20th, 2024|Categories: Quicklooks, Culture, Bullion, Gold, Silver, Royal Mint, United Kingdom|

The Royal Mint's 'British Myths & Legends' series has been issued in waves of three designs, each trio featuring a particular tale from British history. The first trilogy was Robin Hood, and the second, King Arthur's Camelot. Now it's time for the latest story, and we're drawn back to Anglo-Saxon times for the epic tale, Beowulf. "Beowulf," [...]

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