PiK Coins takes a gamble on its new three-ounce Roulette silver coin proving a big hit Meaning 'little wheel' in French, Roulette originated in 18th-century France, and was derived from an earlier Italian game called Biribi. The roulette wheel is segmented with numbered catchments, and a ball is introduced while the wheel is spinning. It eventually [...]
The latest in Precious Metal Collector's extensive range of bi-metallic art coins has debuted today, and disappointingly, it's a piece of art that's already appeared in this range. The 2022 issue was one of the bigger coins, comprised of two ounces of silver over a core of 33.5 ounces of copper. It also had a gilded frame border.This [...]
Powercoin continues its numismatic look back at retro technology with an homage to the first generation of the digital watch It was in the early 1970s that watches took their first tentative steps into the digital world, when the Hamilton Pulsar, complete with a red LED screen, debuted to much fanfare. Celebrities queued up to [...]
Launching today is the second in the New Zealand Mint's 'Star Trek Vehicles' range of one-ounce silver coins. The obvious stand-out here is the coin's unusual shape, almost like a sci-fi datachip, for example. The rest of the spec is quite standard, however, being a proof strike with colour on the reverse face. The first coin featured [...]
Ukraine continues to draw numismatic support for its defence, with issues from Mint XXI and T&S Coin The war in Ukraine rumbles on, with the Ukrainian people still fighting the good fight to get back their country from a completely unnecessary invasion by the Russian Federation. Rapidly heading toward 900 days since it started, the [...]
Despite a lack of new movies in recent years, the Harry Potter juggernaut continues on, with a new HBO Max reboot due in 2026, and new coins appearing regularly. Our giant Thematic Guide to Harry Potter coins is one of our biggest, and continues to grow, with several producers still releasing a wide range of very varied [...]
The fourth and final issue in Lithuanian artist, Laimutė Varkalaitė's, quirky Pastel Circus series is now available to order, and this one is called 'Becoming'. To say this series has been unusual would be a bit of an understatement, but it's also a gorgeous work of numismatic art. This artist has a quite unique style, and [...]
Superman joins the Mint of Gdansk's licenced pop-culture coin range, with a new two-ounce, high-relief depiction of the Man of Steel We've seen, and covered, quite a few Superman coins over the last decade, as the iconic superhero remains immensely popular across multiple forms of media, from comics, of course, to film and television. The [...]
Another new series of Harry Potter coins has joined the New Zealand Mint's copious range, and it's in their popular one-ounce rectangular format. Joining the film posters, and the Magical Creatures, this series is titled 'Patronus'. Apparently, a Patronus is a magical guardian that a wizard can summon to ward off Dementors. Each coin will depict the character, [...]
World Coin Appreciation, the Chinese producer of a diverse range of numismatics, continues with another batch of eclectic releases World Coin Appreciation is one of those producers that likes to experiment. We've had coins shaped like cassette tapes, three millennia old Chinese masks, painted skateboards, and iconic German pistols, along with some more traditional pieces. They've [...]
