PMC tap into the Asian belief in luck and good fortune with the Triple Infinity Dragons coin Our coverage of the increasingly prolific Singaporean producer, Precious Metal Collectors (PMC), eclectic range kicks off in 2023 with their latest issue, Triple Infinity Dragons. The coin is not one of their B-Metal range, employing a silver skin over a [...]
A video round-up of art-themed releases from the innovative Singapore producer, Precious Metal Collectors One of our favourite producers issuing coins today, Precious Metal Collectors, has been on a bit of a mission over the last couple of months, releasing quite a packed programme of new coins. The subjects vary quite a bit, but at their [...]
Tina’s View, Coins Today’s innovative numismatic look at a tourist's journey around the world, debuts in Paris It's always good to see something genuinely different, and in numismatic terms at least, we reside in times when that is very much a reality. The latest emanates from South Korean producer, Coins Today, no stranger to innovation. The world's [...]
PMC debuts a coin celebrating of one of history's greatest generals, Alexander the Great The Nine Worthies were one of the first major series that Singapore-based producer, Precious Metal Collectors, released to market. The Nine Worthies are nine historical, scriptural, and legendary personages (3 Jews, 3 Pagans, 3 Christians) who personify the ideals of chivalry established [...]
The Mona Lisa's legendary enigmatic smile hides behind a mask in Artisan's latest quirky, silver coin series We cover quite a few art coins here at AgAuNEWS, and it rightly remains a very popular genre in the numismatic world. However, the vast majority of them simply reproduce, either in full, or in part, the artist's [...]
Numiartis and Precious Metal Collectors add to their puzzle coin ranges with new designs for art and science The puzzle coin genre is quite new, kicked off at about the same time by both Powercoin and Numiartis, and since also taken up by Precious Metal Collectors. Powercoin finished up their series, although recently revisited it with [...]
PMC adds three new major figures from history to its extraordinary series of shaped silver bust coins Shaped coins seem to be surging in popularity, especially as the commemorative coin industry increasingly moves towards acceptance this is a legitimate form of art, rather than just an offshoot of circulating currency. There are simple shaped coins, of [...]
Precious Metal Collectors have added a second coin to their planetary take on puzzle coins, with the Moon. This joins the earlier 'Earth' puzzle coin, which we covered in April, along with a couple of the mints other space-orientated issues. This is a chunky, 60 mm diameter coin of just one-ounce weight. It's silver, so as [...]
George Washington, the first President of the United States, joins Lincoln with a new, shaped silver coin from Precious Metal Collectors Back in February, Precious Metal Collectors (PMC) issued a very realistic portrayal of Abraham Lincoln, struck to a high-relief in two ounces of silver. The likeness was quite extraordinary given the medium, and we're pleased [...]
The Super-Deformed style of big-headed Japanese art continues to work its magic on the numismatic world, and in ever more inventive ways. We all know the New Zealand Mint's 'Chibi' series is the 800-lb gorilla in the room, but others are also taking the style and running with it. LPM have their Street Fighter character coins, the Crown [...]
