The Axe of Ganesha is Spectres latest foray into weapon-shaped coins, and it’s an extravagant one

By |2026-03-26T18:58:20+00:00March 26th, 2026|Categories: Art & Literature, Coloured, Gilded, Miniatures, Silver, Samoa, Spectres|

The Axe of Ganesha is Spectres latest foray into weapon-shaped coins, and it's an extravagant one When you have lots of arms, you get to carry a lot of stuff, and that applies perfectly to the Hindu deity, Ganesha. The elephant-headed god is one of the most beloved in the Hindu pantheon, and known for his four [...]

As their innovative Mission X coin series concludes, PMC revisits the concept with Warriors Through Time, starting with the Cowboy

By |2026-03-20T21:38:26+00:00March 20th, 2026|Categories: History, Gilded, Silver, Samoa, Precious Metal Collectors|

As their innovative Mission X coin series concludes, PMC revisits the concept with Warriors Through Time, starting with the Cowboy Precious Metal Collectors are one of those producers that likes to experiment with something a little more unusual than the traditional coin, and employ some impressive techniques in doing so. Their Tutankhamun dagger reproduction was [...]

Shaped weapon coins reach new levels of esoterica, with Spectres new Dragon Claw Blade

By |2026-02-16T10:59:23+00:00February 16th, 2026|Categories: Culture, Silver, Samoa, Spectres|

Shaped weapon coins reach new levels of esoterica, with Spectres new Dragon Claw Blade Shaped, dimensional weapon coins have come from nowhere to being one of the more inventive, and popular genres in recent years. Several producers issue these, and some are quite extraordinary, encompassing historical weapons like Tutankhamun's blade, and mythological blades of various types. [...]

Mint XXI rounds out its first big release of the year with a stunning selection of nature coins, and the return of a classic

By |2026-02-10T13:36:09+00:00February 10th, 2026|Categories: Nature, Coloured, Gilded, Inserts, Silver, Cameroon, MintXXI, Niue Island, Samoa|

Mint XXI rounds out its first big release of the year with a stunning selection of nature coins, and the return of a classic We've already had a look at five new issues from Mint XXI's Winter Launch, those themed around history and mythology, and here we peek at five more. Three of them represent [...]

Mint XXI releases a terrific new range of coins for its winter tranche, including five for history and mythology

By |2026-02-01T22:30:16+00:00January 21st, 2026|Categories: Art & Literature, History, Coloured, People, Gilded, Silver, Samoa|

Mint XXI releases a terrific new range of coins for its winter tranche, including five for history and mythology With the World Money Fair in Berlin fast approaching, we're seeing some of the big guns launch their first big release tranche of the year. One of those we look forward to most is the imaginative, [...]

Top World Coins kicks off the winter release schedule with a three-coin release, and a sense of light-heartedness

By |2026-01-15T15:47:37+00:00January 15th, 2026|Categories: Culture, History, Coloured, Gilded, Silver, Ghana, Niue Island, Samoa, Top World Coins|

Top World Coins kicks off the winter release schedule with a three-coin release, and a sense of light-heartedness Top World Coins are the first out of the starting blocks with their winter tranche of new releases, consisting of two all-new issues, one of which kicks off a new series, and a third coin that continues [...]

Samoan Seahorse 1oz silver bullion coin (2025 Scottsdale Mint)

By |2026-01-07T20:10:24+00:00January 7th, 2026|Categories: Quicklooks, Bullion, Nature, Silver, Samoa, Scottsdale Mint|

The first release in what we're expecting to be a busy year for Scottsdale Mint, is the 2025 entrant in one of their most attractive series. The Samoan Seahorse silver bullion series debuted for 2018, with the 2019 coins adding an antiqued variant with a far smaller mintage. In 2023, they added what they term [...]

MDM Wholesale adds their own twist to the minigold market, with a 12-coin collection of spirit animals in the 1/200 oz format

By |2025-12-04T19:09:52+00:00December 4th, 2025|Categories: Nature, Gold, MDM, Samoa|

MDM Wholesale adds their own twist to the minigold market, with a 12-coin collection of spirit animals in the 1/200 oz format Continuing our peek into the ever-growing minigold market, in which we've already covered the differing approaches of Silver Pours, and Germania Mint, we look at the latest release from MDM Wholesale. The German [...]

PMC’s Mission X silver coin series gets a quick second release, with an assault rifle ramping up our special agent’s firepower

By |2025-11-24T10:37:55+00:00November 24th, 2025|Categories: Culture, Gilded, Silver, Samoa, Precious Metal Collectors|

PMC's Mission X silver coin series gets a quick second release, with an assault rifle ramping up our special agent's firepower Singapore coin producer, Precious Metal Collectors, has already followed up Mission X: Pistol with the second issue in this secret agent inspired series, just two weeks after the first one launched. We liked that one, for [...]

Black & White Swan 500g silver coin (2026 MDM Wholesale)

By |2025-11-13T21:33:17+00:00November 13th, 2025|Categories: Quicklooks, Nature, Coloured, Silver, MDM, Samoa|

One of natures most beautiful birds, the swan has appeared on quite a few modern coins, most famously on the Perth Mint's much-loved Australian Swan bullion and proof coin range. However, we've never seen it depicted in such as fashion as MDM Wholesale have done on their latest issue, released as part of their own Autumn Launch. [...]

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