Ultimate Fighting Championship 30th Anniversary silver coin (2023 New Zealand Mint)

By |2023-11-16T21:53:20+00:00November 16th, 2023|Categories: Quicklooks, Coloured, Sport, Silver, Niue Island, NZ Mint/Agoro|

The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is a mixed martial arts (MMA) organisation, hosting competitive events worldwide. Established in 1993, the UFC has become the pinnacle of MMA, showcasing elite fighters from various disciplines. Fighters compete in a caged octagon, employing a combination of striking and grappling techniques. The UFC has gained global popularity for its intense, unpredictable bouts, [...]

World of Cryptids Yeti & Wendigo silver coins (2023 Lithuanian Mint)

By |2023-11-15T21:48:09+00:00November 15th, 2023|Categories: Quicklooks, Culture, Coloured, Silver, Lithuanian Mint, Niue Island|

A quick, and final heads up that the in our view, outstanding ‘World of Cryptids’ series, based on the work of Lithuanian artist, Laimutė Varkalaitė, is drawing to a close. The Lithuanian Mint has released the final two coins for order. Released through 2023 at the rate of about one-per-month, it takes a left field look at [...]

The Mandalorian Mythosaur Emblem shaped silver coins (2023 New Zealand Mint)

By |2023-11-13T19:51:51+00:00November 13th, 2023|Categories: Quicklooks, Movies & TV, Silver, Niue Island, NZ Mint/Agoro|

Another new Star Wars series from the New Zealand Mint has debuted, this time taking the shaped, antique-finished format from the ship-shaped series, the latest of which is Bo-Katan's Gauntlet Starfighter, and applying it to an emblem. The coin features the Mandalorian Mythosaur, popularised in the hit TV show, and likely to become a more important thing moving [...]

The Phoenix 1 oz silver coin (2023 T&S Coin)

By |2023-11-11T00:44:40+00:00November 11th, 2023|Categories: Quicklooks, Art & Literature, Coloured, Silver, Niue Island, T&S Coins|

New producer, T&S Coin, have been impressing us lately with a high quality selection of new releases, all sporting a fine sense of style, mainly based around an antique finish, with, in all but one case, gilded highlights. All of them have also tipped the scales at two-ounces, but that doesn't mean that every coin will fit [...]

Numiartis returns to the Haiyuantang Zodiac Fountain with a second coin, this time featuring the tiger

By |2023-11-10T09:01:07+00:00November 10th, 2023|Categories: Art & Literature, Culture, Inserts, Silver, Niue Island, Numiartis|

Numiartis returns to the Haiyuantang Zodiac Fountain with a second coin, this time featuring the tiger When this series debuted last year, we likened it to an Asian Queen's Beasts in concept, and with the addition of this second design, we stand by that more than ever. Just as the Queen's Beasts sat outside Hampton Court [...]

Mint XXI Autumn Launch: History’s great female warriors, expansive empires and solar deities are showcased in silver

By |2023-11-03T17:07:51+00:00November 3rd, 2023|Categories: Culture, History, Coloured, Silver, Cameroon, MintXXI, Niue Island|

Mint XXI Autumn Launch: History's great female warriors, expansive empires and solar deities are showcased in silver After taking our first look over CIT's latest batch of release as part of their Autumn Launch, we're now doing the same for Mint XXI, a producer we have no problem putting on the same level of excellence. Mint [...]

Carpathian Mint kicks off two new silver coin series with Rebel Time, and Seven Seals of the Apocalypse

By |2023-11-01T23:43:02+00:00November 1st, 2023|Categories: Art & Literature, History, Coloured, Sport, Inserts, Silver, Cameroon, Carpathian Mint, Niue Island|

Carpathian Mint kicks off two new silver coin series with Rebel Time, and Seven Seals of the Apocalypse After a quiet few months, the Carpathian Mint is back with not one, but two new releases, both of which start off a new series. Each of them keeps the classic high-relief, antique-finished silver coin format, beloved [...]

A look at some of the widely variable recent releases from collector favourite producer, the Mint of Poland

By |2023-10-30T09:27:29+00:00October 30th, 2023|Categories: Coloured, Gilded, Inserts, Silver, Cameroon, Niue Island, Mint of Poland|

A look at some of the widely variable recent releases from collector favourite producer, the Mint of Poland Time for a quick review of new releases emanating from the popular Mint of Poland. Widely admired for their superb issues through third-parties, like many of the quite superb ancient mythology themed coins, they've tended to be less [...]

The Nightmare Before Christmas 30th Anniversary 1 oz silver coin (2023 New Zealand Mint)

By |2023-10-27T17:04:07+01:00October 27th, 2023|Categories: Quicklooks, Movies & TV, Silver, Niue Island, NZ Mint/Agoro|

The animated classic, The Nightmare Before Christmas', released in 1993, and directed by Tim Burton, has already received some attention in numismatic circles, notably by the New Zealand Mint. Those coins garnered some impressive appreciation on the aftermarket, so clearly, the film has its fans.Fast-forward to October 2023, and the mint is back with a new, and more [...]

Scottsdale Mint’s epic decade long Biblical Series of coins continues with the first three of six 2023 issues

By |2023-10-26T21:16:08+01:00October 26th, 2023|Categories: Art & Literature, Silver, Niue Island, Scottsdale Mint|

Scottsdale Mint's epic decade long Biblical Series of coins continues with the first three of six 2023 issues We know quite a few have been enquiring about this popular series, so here we are. Now in its ninth year, the range has been issuing six coins annually since 2015, and those releases are usually spread throughout [...]

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