Sega classic 'Sonic the Hedgehog' joins the growing selection of videogame inspired silver bullion coins Now here's something that takes me back! I remember struggling to get an import Sega Megadrive when the importers first starting getting them in and was lucky enough to snag one. A wonderful piece of hardware with some fantastic games, [...]
The 15th bullion release in the New Zealand Mints Disney range launches today, and it's the third in the Lion King sub-series. Reproducing scenes from the movie rather than just showcasing different characters, it's something a little different from the rest of the range and all the better for it. This one has a scene of Simba, [...]
In amongst the explosion of popular culture releases, we've seen a growth in shaped coins. That's hardly surprising given the obvious cross-over potential, and everything from Star Wars to Streetfighter II has put in an appearance. We're going to assume that they're very popular as most of them seem to sell out in short order. One such [...]
Another round up of the latest in movie and television coins - The Minions are Back, as is Star Wars, Harry Potter and more We published a roundup of popular culture coins last month and it looks to be a decent way to cover many of the ever increasing coins in this genre without cutting down [...]
The first pair of Chibi for August has launched and its the 4th Disney 'Mickey & Friends' coin, Donald Duck, and the 11th DC Comics coin, Deathstroke. Both are neat and as you would expect for a series rapidly closing in on its 50th release. Two more coming later this month, of course. Available now for $99 [...]
Numiartis has showcased four Greek gods in its groundbreaking series and now the big daddy, 'Zeus' steals the limelight It was with the debut of the first in the Gods series from Numiartis back in 2017, that collectors took notice of a new wave of ancient lythology coins from the Mint of Poland. That stunning [...]
The Witcher goes gold. All-new companion series to the chunky silver coins debuts with 'The Last Wish' WIth Peter Jackson's epic Lord of the Rings movie trilogy having resurrected fantasy as a viable genre, and Game of Thrones having done the same for television, it's of little surprise that the big media companies starting casting a [...]
The fourth of four in the Czech Mints historically themed c0in series 'Old Town Square Execution' is now available. Doing what coins do best - throwing a spotlight on events that are not always widely known, but should be - they document the execution of 27 Lords, Knights and Burghers in Prague, way back in 1621. Executed [...]
The teeming life and beauty of the coral reef is the spotlight of the Mint of Poland’s latest coin Given how popular nature themed coins are, it's pretty surprising that the world's coral reefs are not more common as a subject. The most recent was the very impressive two-kilogram antique-finished coin released by the Perth Mint, a [...]
The second pair of Chibi for July launches today and we see the continuation of the Lord of the Rings subset with a fifth release, and the first in a whole new subset. Gollum is the neat looking character from the Tolkien behemoth and may well turn out to be the most popular of them to date. [...]
