Continuing our updating of various profiles and guides from the start on Friday, the first today is Rectangular Dragons from the Perth Mint. 2023 sees the sixth annual issue of these one-ounce gold or silver bullion coins, and designer, Wade Robinson, has done a sterling job with it. To be honest, all six of them, especially the [...]
The Royal Australian Mint commemorates fifty years of the Sydney Opera House with new bullion coins The Sydney Opera House, an architectural icon nestled along Australia's stunning harbour, stands as a masterpiece of modern design and artistic expression. Conceived by Danish architect Jørn Utzon, its sail-like shells symbolize harmony between innovation and nature. Since its completion [...]
The Perth Mint releases a stunning Asian-iinspired Koi fish silver coin crushing the scales at two kilograms An extremely rare format for the modern collectible coin market, two kilos is quite a beast compared to the usual 1–2 ounces, that make up the vast bulk of the market today. However, the Perth Mint likes to dabble, [...]
The Royal Australian Mint expands its bullion offerings with a selection of nature-themed designs in gold and silver One of the most underrated bullion coin producers around has released a new tranche of coins in their numerous series, culminating today with the fifth in their Dolphins range. The Royal Australian Mint has increased its investment coin [...]
We've just had a Quicklook at the Australian Emu bullion coins, but alongside it was a coloured coin for the collector. This is presented boxed, with a Certificate of Authenticity, and sporting a mintage cap of just 2,500 units. If you've seen the 2023 bullion variant, the first thing that strikes you about the coloured version is a completely [...]
Another perennial favourite of the bullion calendar, the Perth Mint's 'Australian Emu', is back with a sixth annual release in both one-ounce 0.9999 silver, and one-ounce 0.9999 gold. Launched in 2018, it was exclusively distributed by European dealer, Metal Market EU, something that remains the case to this day. Like many limited mintage series around today, especially from [...]
The Perth Mint's pretty Australian Swan bullion coin returns with a seventh design in gold and silver As one of the first in the Perth Mint's new wave of lower mintage bullion coin series, the Australian Swan was a huge hit on its release back in 2017. Maintaining the signature style defined over many years by [...]
Having a bad Monday? Mellow out with a cow, or swim with a penguin on the Royal Australian Mint's new bullion coins Not one, but two new bullion coins have dropped at the Royal Australian Mint today, one a continuation of an existing series, the other the first in a new one. The all-new range is [...]
A real icon in the numismatic world, the Royal Australian Mint's many kangaroo designs have garnered a big audience and several awards along the way. The beautiful 'Kangaroo At Sunset' is an object lesson is heavily stylised, but very simple design, and there have been numerous issues over the years with a similar theme. Indeed, 2023 will mark [...]
Bullion round-up 15: Batman, birds, dragons, scientists, monkeys, and a Slavic sea spirit, Does it get more varied than that! Part two is here, although we called it round-up 15 for clarity, and there's another varied selection from around the world. The Komodo Dragon literally just came out, and barely scraped in, but it's a great [...]
