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The Royal Mint marks 200 years of the modern railway, with a new £2 coin homage in silver and gold

By |2025-07-25T11:54:50+01:00July 24th, 2025|Categories: History, Gold, Science, Silver, Royal Mint, United Kingdom|

The Royal Mint marks 200 years of the modern railway, with a new £2 coin homage in silver and gold On 27 September 1825, the Stockton and Darlington Railway, situated in northeast England, began operations. The engineering was overseen by the George Stephenson, and his legendary son, Robert, and amongst the many innovations associated with [...]

Silver Pours goes to war with a highly varied selection of weapon-shaped coins from all the ages

By |2025-07-22T23:25:39+01:00July 22nd, 2025|Categories: History, Military, Gilded, Silver, Cameroon, Silver Pours|

Silver Pours goes to war with a highly varied selection of weapon-shaped coins from all the ages We've commented a few times on the ongoing popularity of weapon-shaped, fully dimensional coins, and it seems to be showing no signs of letting up, with even more producers adding their creative juices to the genre. Silver Pours, [...]

Chibi is back in force! Agoro brings back its old hit, with Avatar, and Major League Baseball leading the charge

By |2025-07-21T15:59:26+01:00July 21st, 2025|Categories: Movies & TV, Coloured, Sport, Silver, Niue Island, NZ Mint/Agoro|

Malta, and the Mint of Poland celebrates some of Europe's iconic city clockfaces, with seven silver coins, starting in the Czech capital, Prague We've covered a lot of the New Zealand Mint's (now Agoro), 'Chibi' series of silver coins, and we mean A LOT... Launching in June 2020 with Batman, by the time the range [...]

The Princess Royal is 75 years old, and The Royal Mint celebrates in gold and silver with a new coin

By |2025-07-18T13:57:58+01:00July 18th, 2025|Categories: History, People, Gold, Silver, Royal Mint, United Kingdom|

The Princess Royal is 75 years old, and The Royal Mint celebrates in gold and silver with a new coin Well regarded for her impressive work ethic and lack of scandal, Princess Anne, the Princess Royal, has long been a steady hand in royal circles. The only daughter of Queen Elizabeth II, she was born in [...]

Scottsdale Mints ‘Great Commanders’ twelve-coin bullion series nears the halfway mark with the Union General, Ulysses S. Grant

By |2025-07-17T22:51:06+01:00July 17th, 2025|Categories: History, Bullion, Military, Gold, Silver, Liberia, Samoa, Scottsdale Mint|

Scottsdale Mints 'Great Commanders' twelve-coin bullion series nears the halfway mark with the Union General, Ulysses S. Grant We first had a look at this series back in February 2024, after having seen them in hand at the Berlin WMF, and being suitably impressed. Called 'Great Commanders', this is a twelve-coin series of premium bullion coins, released [...]

Le Grand has been busy with more eclectic silver coins, including an addition to their popular Algorithm series

By |2025-07-16T21:52:23+01:00July 16th, 2025|Categories: Culture, Nature, Coloured, Gilded, Silver, Liberia, Le Grand Mint, Niue Island|

Le Grand has been busy with more eclectic silver coins, including an addition to their popular Algorithm series German producer, Le Grand, is one that doesn't follow the herd, choosing to go their own route with some very varied, and unusual designs. They employ some of the best coin designers working today, people like Miroslav Hric, [...]

The Tiger Hunt 1615 A Friend in Need 1903 Tri-metallic silver coins (2024 Precious Metal Collectors)

By |2025-07-15T21:57:27+01:00July 15th, 2025|Categories: Quicklooks, Art & Literature, Bi-Metallic, Coloured, Silver, Chad, Precious Metal Collectors|

Precious Metal Collector's expansive fine art coin range, using their innovative Tri-Metal production process, continues to expand with a pair of new additions. For those not familiar with these coins, they are formed of a 750 gram zinc core, over which is laid 120 grams of copper, all of which is topped by 2.5oz of fine silver. [...]

Ancient brainiac, Pythagoras, the creator of some of your maths homework, is celebrated on Numiscollect’s latest silver coin

By |2025-07-15T14:43:57+01:00July 15th, 2025|Categories: Science, Silver, Niue Island, Numiscollect|

Ancient brainiac, Pythagoras, the creator of some of your maths homework, is celebrated on Numiscollect's latest silver coin Born around 570 BCE, on the Aegean island of Samos, Pythagoras is considered a giant in ancient science and thought> However, none of his writings have survived, and his life and works are the subject of much [...]

Silver foils are increasing in popularity again, with Marvel, DC, and mythology leading the new issues

By |2025-07-14T18:26:00+01:00July 14th, 2025|Categories: Art & Literature, Culture, Banknote / Foil, Movies & TV, Silver, MDM, Niue Island, Samoa, NZ Mint/Agoro, Parthava Coin|

Silver foils are increasing in popularity again, with Marvel, DC, and mythology leading the new issues A few years ago, there was a huge increase in the popularity of silver foils and silver banknotes, primarily driven by the New Zealand Mint, CIT Coin Invest, and MDM Wholesale. They covered a wide range of themes, from [...]

Man and machine are starting to merge on a fundamental level, and it’s inspired Powercoin’s latest in silver

By |2025-07-11T20:38:17+01:00July 11th, 2025|Categories: Science, Silver, Niue Island, Powercoin|

Man and machine are starting to merge on a fundamental level, and it's inspired Powercoin's latest in silver The world is changing faster than ever, with new innovations coming on an almost weekly basis. At the moment, the big thing is artificial intelligence (AI), and robotics, along with their integration into the human experience. Neuralink, one [...]

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