Modern icon, Game of Thrones, marks 15 years since its debut with a new pair of fifty pence designs called 'Fire' and 'Ice' Based on the fantasy novel series 'A Song of Ice and Fire', by George R. R. Martin, Game of Thrones debuted on HBO on April 17, 2011, and became a phenomenon almost immediately. [...]
The British Grand Prix marks a century of competitive motorsport with a new fifty pence proof coin from The Royal Mint Yet another 50p coin has dropped at the Royal Mint, but fortunately it isn't another in the endless run of literature, and pop culture themed issues, but something hardly ever seen on UK coinage - [...]
As expected, the upcoming 250th anniversary of the US Declaration of Independence is creating a lot of numismatic interest, and one of the biggest players with intimate interest is Britain's own Royal Mint. A new proof range dropped today, designed by Gordon Summers, the current Chief Engraver of the Royal Mint, in both gold and silver. The [...]
The Monnaie de Paris jumps into the investment arena with Marianne, a new range of French bullion coins in four sizes For the first time in over a century, France has a gold bullion coin. In the latter half of the 18th century, the Louis d'or fulfilled this role, replaced through the 19th century by the [...]
500 years since Henry VIII introduced the Gold Crown, the Royal Mint issues a commemorative homage in silver and gold One of the icons of British coinage, the Gold Crown was inspired by a French coin called the 'ecu au soleil', or 'crown of the sun', and was first issued in 1526 by that infamous honeymoon addict, [...]
The Perth Mint, and Austrian dealer philoro, debut the prettiest 2026 Kookaburra variant, the ultra-high relief gold proof The Perth Mints annual bullion coin release in September is one of the most eagerly awaited events in the coin calendar. They add new annual designs to their core bullion series - Koala, Kangaroo, Kookaburra, and the Lunar - [...]
A first issue from T&S Coin, an addition to the Royal Mint's Tudor Beast's series, and fractional Germania coins bump up bullion choice It's been a while since we did a round-up of the bullion market, as they involve a lot of work in collating and optimising images for the site, but I've concentrated on three [...]
The tsunami of releases from Mint of MK and Silver Pours in the realm of micro-coins continues, and so does our quest to keep track of them for the collectors among you. For the unaware, these are tiny coins, way smaller than the 0.5 gram minigold and usually a light as 1/1000oz. You can buy coins in [...]
English rock icons, Pink Floyd, and the legendary Dark Side of the Moon, adorn the Royal Mint's 14th Music Legends coin The Royal Mint's successful Music Legends series sees its fourteenth release today. Starting in 2020, this showcases British music talent, and features some of the biggest names in music history. You can see [...]
Emporium Hamburg's Prehistoric Life II bullion coin range continues into 2026 with the first of three issues, Plateosaurus After recently releasing the 2026 entrant in their World's Wildlife bullion coin series, it's the turn of their Prehistoric Life II range to get its first of three 2026 additions. This will be a twelve-coin range, with [...]
