Scottsdale Mint’s unique hewned-edge Egyptian Relics series returns with the frog-headed god, Kek

By |2023-04-26T15:47:39+01:00April 26th, 2023|Categories: History, Bullion, Gold, Silver, Chad, Scottsdale Mint|

Scottsdale Mint's unique hewned-edge Egyptian Relics series returns with the frog-headed god, Kek Absolutely one of our all-time favourite bullion coin series, the 'Egyptian Relics' series, and its counterparts, have matched some neat visual quirks with the perfect subject for them. Using the art of carved hieroglyphics common throughout the Egyptian empires of antiquity, they're placed [...]

The Perth Mint’s pretty Australian Swan bullion coin returns with a seventh design in gold and silver

By |2023-04-25T12:25:19+01:00April 25th, 2023|Categories: Bullion, Nature, Australia, Gold, Silver, Perth Mint|

The Perth Mint's pretty Australian Swan bullion coin returns with a seventh design in gold and silver As one of the first in the Perth Mint's new wave of lower mintage bullion coin series, the Australian Swan was a huge hit on its release back in 2017. Maintaining the signature style defined over many years by [...]

Scottsdale Mint revives it’s 2019 Cameroon Cheetah bullion coin, expanding the range to three formats

By |2023-04-24T11:49:08+01:00April 24th, 2023|Categories: Bullion, Nature, Gold, Silver, Cameroon, Scottsdale Mint|

Scottsdale Mint revives it's 2019 Cameroon Cheetah bullion coin, expanding the range to three formats In amongst the seemingly countless designs in our round-up of Scottsdale Mint's bullion series, we have a small section simply titled 'Solo Releases'. These are issues not in a series, and only available in a single format. In amongst them is [...]

Germania Mint concludes its Allegories dual-personification bullion coin series with the French Galia

By |2023-04-21T18:21:57+01:00April 21st, 2023|Categories: Culture, History, Bullion, Silver, Germania Mint|

Germania Mint concludes its Allegories dual-personification bullion coin series with the French Galia Sad to see that the Germania Mint is wrapping up it's pretty 'Allegories' series of silver bullion coins after six issues. Probably just behind its flagship 'Germania' series for popularity, it took the idea of national female personifications a step further than usual, [...]

Tetris is back on a coin range with a range of seven silver Tetrimino coins, and a clever display frame

By |2023-04-18T14:46:02+01:00April 18th, 2023|Categories: APMEX, Bullion, Coloured, Sport, Silver, Niue Island|

Tetris is back on a coin range with a range of seven silver Tetrimino coins, and a clever display frame The video game coin genre continues apace, and one of the primary issuers of said coins and rounds, the US mega-dealer APMEX, is back with their latest innovative release. The world-famous puzzle game, Tetris, has [...]

Coronation Day Strike Celebration Sovereign gold coin (2023 Royal Mint)

By |2023-04-14T17:56:26+01:00April 14th, 2023|Categories: Quicklooks, Culture, Event, Bullion, Gold, Royal Mint, United Kingdom|

We know the Sovereign is a real collector favourite, with special variants snapped up quickly, so the news that the Royal Mint will strike a special limited run on 06 May, the day of the coronation of King Charles II, will no doubt cause a buying frenzy, especially with its crowned effigy on the obverse. Spec-wise it's a [...]

Having a bad Monday? Mellow out with a cow, or swim with a penguin on the Royal Australian Mint’s new bullion coins

By |2023-04-03T15:47:00+01:00April 3rd, 2023|Categories: Culture, Bullion, Nature, Australia, Politics & Finance, Gold, Silver, Royal Australian Mint|

Having a bad Monday? Mellow out with a cow, or swim with a penguin on the Royal Australian Mint's new bullion coins Not one, but two new bullion coins have dropped at the Royal Australian Mint today, one a continuation of an existing series, the other the first in a new one. The all-new range is [...]

Pobjoy Mint continues to explore Ancient Egyptian history and legend with their third bullion coin for it

By |2023-03-30T21:09:21+01:00March 30th, 2023|Categories: History, Bullion, Silver, Sierra Leone, Pobjoy Mint|

Pobjoy Mint continues to explore Ancient Egyptian history and legend with their third bullion coin for it Following designs commemorating the centenary of the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb, and one for the centenary of the opening of his tomb and sarcophagus, Pobjoy Mint now changes focus by featuring one of the many gods that made up the [...]

Myths and Legends at the Royal Mint continues with the wizard Merlin, the second in the Arthurian Legend subseries

By |2023-03-30T09:32:42+01:00March 30th, 2023|Categories: Culture, Bullion, Gold, Silver, Royal Mint, United Kingdom|

Myths and Legends at the Royal Mint continues with the wizard Merlin, the second in the Arthurian Legend subseries Earlier this year, the Royal Mint's Myths's and Legends bullion coin series made a couple of big changes, moving from the legend of Robin Hood to the legend of Camelot for its next trilogy of releases, and also [...]

Bullion round-up 16: Ships on the water, superheroes under it, bulls, leopards and the arcade classic Dig-Dug

By |2023-03-31T11:14:53+01:00March 28th, 2023|Categories: Culture, Bullion roundup, APMEX, Bullion, Nature, Coloured, Gold, Silver, BH Mayer, Congo, Emporium Hamburg, Samoa, NZ Mint/Agoro, Spanish Mint|

Bullion round-up 16: Ships on the water, superheroes under it, bulls, leopards and the arcade classic Dig-Dug Welcome to our sixteenth bullion coin round-up since we started doing these, and the second in March. It's been a busy month for new issues, and the selection of designs and formats continues to impress. We'd hoped to [...]

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