All of our regular regulars can't help but be aware of the Chibi juggernaut. A Japanese concept called Super-Deformed (SD), it involves the depiction of characters with small bodies, and big heads. Other producers have also issued similar SD coins, like The Coin Company, and LPM Group, but joining that group earlier this year was the Perth [...]
The LPM 'Gods of Olympus' bullion recreation of the Perth Mint originals ventures into new territory with Ares The seventh bullion version of the Perth Mint's iconic 'Gods' series of antiqued numismatics has launched, and has veered away from the original numismatic series for the first time. The bullion range has previously taken the designs from the [...]
The Perth Mint goes heavy on the crime fighting in May with The Phantom, and James Bond featuring May sees the Perth Mint lean heavily into its various pop-culture franchises, with its long-running James Bond range getting a boost with a new mini character coin, alongside additions to the classic 'Legacy' series, showcasing the various actors [...]
With the New Zealand Mint having clearly demonstrated that the Japanese 'Super-deformed' art style resonates with coin collectors, it didn't take long for others to join the caravan. One of the latest is the Perth Mint, who kicked off their efforts with an old coin favourite, The Simpsons. While Bart was the first subject, they soon added Homer, and [...]
Aphrodite joins LPM's Goddeses of Olympus bullion range in both gold and silver The latest bullion version of the Perth Mint's iconic 'Gods' series of antiqued numismatics has just debuted, and is the sixth to date. Following the original pattern of release, this is the third and last of the Goddesses of Olympus trilogy, which itself [...]
After looking at the new Homer bullion coin yesterday, we're taking a quick dip back into the animated world of one of TV's most dysfunctional families. This time it's Bart, who's appeared on many coins at the Perth Mint over the last few years. Rather than a traditional round coin, however, the mint has decided to tap into [...]
Homer is back! The Perth Mint's very cool 'The Simpson's' silver bullion coin series continues today, with the second solo appearance of the dopey patriarch, Homer. This has always been a good series, jumping between more formal character portraits (of which this is the third), and general scenes from the smash-hit animated TV show, four of those having [...]
Round 2! Fight! Chun-Li is the second iconic Street Fighter character in LPM's videogame-inspired bullion coin series Last November, we were impressed by the first in LPM's new Street Fighter bullion coin series, Ryu. Rather than reproduce the pixel-art of the games, they featured realistic portrayals of the character, and did so with great success. The [...]
The lads give way to the ladies with the goddess Hera following LPM’s ‘Gods of Olympus’ bullion coin series Today sees the launch of the fourth in LPM Group's bullion reimagining of the Perth Mint's iconic 'Gods' series of numismatics. Debuting in 2014, they became hugely popular, even crashing the Perth Mint website on release day. The [...]
Our first new bullion coin release round-up of 2022 is a varied mix Continuing our regular round-ups of new bullion coins entering an ever-increasing market full of activity, is our first one of 2022. There's another wide selection of subjects, although formats tend to have stuck close to the traditional one-ounce in most cases. There [...]
