The Fender Stratocaster guitar is 70 years old and a new mystery coin box offers the chance at one of five iconic colour schemes The latest, and possibly the ultimate example of Fender guitar-shaped coins is this new set, tapping into the randomised contents nature of the New Zealand Mint’s Trading Coin concept, although in a [...]
PAMP subsidiary, Manfra, Tordella & Brookes (MTB), continues its series of shaped silver coins celebrating one of the most iconic brands in music history, Fender Guitars. We've covered lots of these because they seem to be very popular, the last of them being the Fender Jaguar back in March, and they feature prominently in our Thematic Guide [...]
In 1968, Elliot Handler, and his company, Mattel, introduced a new brand of model cars called 'Hot Wheels'. Still popular to this day (a new cartoon is due to debut in 2024, and possibly a film!), over 20,000 different designs have been produced, and collectors pay thousands for rare models. Indeed, some have attained almost mythical status, like [...]
The 2024 European Championship starts on June 14th, and MDM are ready for kick-off with a spherical silver ball coin The UEFA European Football Championship, as it's formally known, takes place every four years, and is the second most watched football event in the world, beaten only by the FIFA World Cup. Held every four [...]
MTB-PAMP moves away from the iconic Fender 'Caster' guitars to showcase Kurt Cobain's instrument of choice - The Jaguar Fender are absolute legends in the musical world, famous for their popular range of guitars, used by some of the biggest names in music around the world. When you hear the name 'Fender', thoughts go to their [...]
It was 55 years ago that Elliot Handler, and his company, Mattel, introduced a new brand of model cars called 'Hot Wheels'. First off the line, and part of what is called the 'Sweet 16', was a dark blue custom Camaro, and it's probably an understatement to say that Hot Wheels became a success from this [...]
MDM dives into multiple ancient cultures with Norse, Japanese, and Egyptian themes immortalised in silver and gold Continuing our look at the new releases in MDM's Autumn release, and sticking with the unintentional theme of the week - the ancient world - we have three new releases here, all very different in style, and subject. [...]
Spring Launch Special: CIT, MDM and Mint XXI take different approaches to the popular Lunar Dragon coin market The lunar market continues to be a regular fixture on the numismatic calendar, although less important than it seemed a decade ago. We stopped our annual round-ups back in 2019 after limited feedback on their usefulness, but a [...]
The third and last of MTB/PAMP's guitar-shaped coins celebrating the iconic Fender Stratocaster is released today, A range showcasing some of the car-inspired shades that the 'Strat' sported back in the day, this one is Daphne Blue, and follows Surf Green and Fiesta Red versions. Originally a colour Cadillac used in the 1950s, it was adopted by Fender in [...]
MDM pushes silver coin diameters with a reproduction of the 1630 World Map by the Dutch cartographer, Henricus Hondius II The art of cartography is everything that art should be. Endlessly fascinating, historically and scientifically important, maps are a rare glimpse into our past, holding extra beauty today in a world dominated by the brilliance of, [...]
