Agoro continues the trading coin concept with Harry Potters 'Wizarding World' taking up the reins after Star Wars, Marvel and DC The New Zealand Mint, now called Agoro, debuted their .mint Trading Coins concept with Star Wars back in August 2023, with a 51-coin Star Wars release. The concept is simple enough, taking the age-old [...]
The Summer Launch from CIT brings us valleys, steampunk, birds, hats, spinning tops, Santorini, and lots of Iron Maiden Eddies It's time for the eagerly anticipated Summer Launch from CIT, and yet again, they haven't disappointed. As always, there's a mix of additions to existing series, one-offs, and potential new series debuts (CIT sensibly see how [...]
As we reported just yesterday, the New Zealand Mint has rebranded their collectible coin division as Agoro, and the first new issue to take advantage of that is in what we'd argue has been their flagship series for a decade - Star Wars. We've often been a little critical of the mint's poster/comic cover ranges for their [...]
While it was the post-WW2 period that saw an explosion in the popularity of the Jukebox, they can trace their heritage back to 1889, when Louis Glass and William Arnold invented the nickel-in-the-slot phonograph. Progress from there was measured, but in 1946, Wurlitzer launched the 1015, that went on to sell a phenomenal 56,000 units in its [...]
Just a couple of days ago, Forbes published a small article on the Tarantula Hawk, that appeared in my feed for some reason. Coincidentally, the Melbourne Coin Company has just released the first in a fascinating new one-ounce silver coin series called 'Kings of Sting', looking at insects on the Schmidt sting pain index, and the subject [...]
Rome's extensive monumental history is mined for inspiration for the first in a new series of coins celebrating Italian landmarks Europe is awash with some of the finest architecture on the planet. Despite a tumultuous history of war and revolution, the continent remains a haven of truly iconic landmarks, and probably topping that list is Italy. The [...]
The Kraken awakes! Mint of MK adds a very striking numismatic look at one of the mightest beasts in nautical mythology We thought we'd sneak in one more from our backlog of Mint of MK's recent releases, but in true MK style, another new one was released, and it really caught our eye. As we've [...]
An iconic artist, a chilly dragon of lore, and the most recognisable turtle on Earth feature in Mint XXI's portfolio With the Chicago ANA show coming up, some of the big producers like to release a tranche of coins at the same time, and Mint XXI did so a little earlier than usual last week. We've [...]
Perseus, and his most powerful adversary, the Gorgon Medusa, are depicted on a shield-shaped silver coin from Mint of MK Our catching up on coverage of mint of MK's output of the last month continues apace from its start yesterday, and this time it's a return to ancient mythology, Greek to be more specific. This is [...]
Mint of MK recreates the beauty of the butterfly in nature with their latest silver coin release Mint of MK has only been on our radar for around a year, but they've already carved out a niche for exquisite design, and a hugely varied range of subjects for their silver coin range. They've also become one of [...]
