Precious Metal Collectors are back after a hiatus with a new copper-cored coin, Eight Dragon Buddha It's been a few months since we covered a new release from Singaporean producer, Precious Metal Collectors, but they're back with a new coin in their signature copper/silver hybrid range. The company has been very successful since it debuted a [...]
It's been a while since we covered new releases from the Armageddon Mint, but they're getting busy again with some quite unusual new releases. One of them is this Bear Trap coin, issued for the Republic of Chad, and formed in an ounce of 0.999. Its shape is the first thing that stands out, and as Armageddon have [...]
The Nine-tailed Fox from Asian folklore is the latest coin issue from Coin's Today We just got this one in, and as I was doing some last minute site tidying before our two-week holiday, here we are with a quick look at it. Not one of their brilliant stackable bullion coins, this Nine-tailed Fox coin [...]
New producer, MK, comes in hot, with an epic trimetallic silver Thousand-armed Bodhisattva coin of 188 mm diameter We've seen some impressive examples of copper-cored coins released over the last few years, primarily from Singapore-based Precious Metal Collectors. The concept is quite simple. A large chunk of cheaper metal is sandwiched between layers of silver, [...]
An icon of the firearms world, the Mauser C96, comes to numismatics with a shaped, gilded silver coin The Mauser C96, also known as the "Broomhandle Mauser," is a highly distinctive semi-automatic pistol that gained iconic status in the early 20th century. Designed by Paul Mauser and introduced in 1896, it featured a unique broomhandle-shaped grip, [...]
In a surprising move, Scottsdale Mint adds a second issue to it's Chad Scorpion bullion series after a five year hiatus It seems that Scottsdale Mint is diving back into its catalogue to rekindle interest in bullion series that carried unfulfilled potential. The Deathstalker Scorpion, issued for the African nation the Republic of Chad, back in [...]
We've seen a few Beethoven coins over the last few years, most recently an impressive piece from Art Mint, but we haven't seen one done in such a unique way as this one. Wax seals have been a part of the government machine, mostly during the age of monarchy as the ultimate power, for literally hundreds of years. Once [...]
Scottsdale Mint's unique hewned-edge Egyptian Relics series returns with the frog-headed god, Kek Absolutely one of our all-time favourite bullion coin series, the 'Egyptian Relics' series, and its counterparts, have matched some neat visual quirks with the perfect subject for them. Using the art of carved hieroglyphics common throughout the Egyptian empires of antiquity, they're placed [...]
A 17th century Japanese warriors helmet is featured on the second 'To Protect' silver coin from Coin's Today Showcasing some of the esoteric, but nevertheless impressive forms of headgear from throughout the history of war, 'To Protect' is a series of two-ounce, antique-finished silver coins, replete with high-relief and some gilding. The first issue, which debuted [...]
A look at the growing size of PMC's intricate 'Nine Sons of the Dragon King' coin, as a new video showcases the 10 kg variant Back in September 2021, Singaporean producer, Precious Metal Collectors, issued a visually striking design as part of their innovative copper-core 'Bi-Metal' range. Depicting the legend of the Nine Sons of the [...]
