A round-up of the New Zealand Mint’s varied recent coin releases in the movie and television world

By |2023-07-18T23:23:53+01:00July 18th, 2023|Categories: Movies & TV, Coloured, Gold, Silver, Niue Island, NZ Mint/Agoro|

A round-up of the New Zealand Mint's varied recent coin releases in the movie and television world A little look at some of the new issues put out there by the New Zealand Mint, includes additions to their five-ounce commemoration of Warner Brothers Studio's centenary, as well as a new Comix comic book cover coin, and [...]

Cult classic, The Matrix, plugs into gold for the first time with Neo being The One on two collectible coins

By |2023-07-11T19:54:54+01:00July 11th, 2023|Categories: Movies & TV, Gold, Niue Island, Mint of Gdansk|

Cult classic, The Matrix, plugs into gold for the first time with Neo being The One on two collectible coins The Matrix movies, a groundbreaking science fiction trilogy created by the Wachowski siblings, are some of the very best in science-fiction movie-making, especially the ground-breaking original. Set in a dystopian future, the series explores a complex [...]

The East India Company marks the 250th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party with a new proof coin range

By |2023-07-06T13:17:41+01:00July 6th, 2023|Categories: Event, History, Gold, Silver, East India Company, St Helena|

The East India Company marks the 250th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party with a new proof coin range The Boston Tea Party, that took place on December 16, 1773, was a protest organized by the Sons of Liberty, a group of American colonists, against the British government's imposition of a tax on tea. Disguised as [...]

Star Wars comes to the home of the Empire! The Royal Mint debuts the famous droids on three coins

By |2023-07-10T19:46:59+01:00July 4th, 2023|Categories: Movies & TV, Coloured, Gold, Silver, Royal Mint, United Kingdom|

Star Wars comes to the home of the Empire! The Royal Mint debuts the famous droids on three coins (UPDATED) In what is very surprising news, the Royal Mint here in the UK is debuting the first in a new range of Star Wars coins. The franchise has a long association with the UK, with the original [...]

The Royal Australian Mint expands its bullion offerings with a selection of nature-themed designs in gold and silver

By |2023-07-03T14:56:38+01:00July 3rd, 2023|Categories: Bullion, Nature, Australia, Gold, Silver, Royal Australian Mint|

The Royal Australian Mint expands its bullion offerings with a selection of nature-themed designs in gold and silver One of the most underrated bullion coin producers around has released a new tranche of coins in their numerous series, culminating today with the fifth in their Dolphins range. The Royal Australian Mint has increased its investment coin [...]

The Royal Mint’s celebration of British Music Legends continues with Dame Shirley Bassey, the sixth in the series

By |2023-06-27T23:39:03+01:00June 27th, 2023|Categories: Art & Literature, Gold, Silver, Royal Mint, United Kingdom|

The Royal Mint's celebration of British Music Legends continues with Dame Shirley Bassey, the sixth in the series With a line-up to date that has included such luminaries as Queen, Elton John, David Bowie, The Rolling Stones, and The Who., the Royal Mint's 'Music Legends' series more than lives up to its name. The sixth coin [...]

In a surprising move, Scottsdale Mint adds a second issue to it’s Chad Scorpion bullion series after a five year hiatus

By |2023-06-22T15:28:00+01:00June 22nd, 2023|Categories: Bullion, Nature, Gold, Ruthenium / Rhodium, Silver, Chad, Scottsdale Mint|

In a surprising move, Scottsdale Mint adds a second issue to it's Chad Scorpion bullion series after a five year hiatus It seems that Scottsdale Mint is diving back into its catalogue to rekindle interest in bullion series that carried unfulfilled potential. The Deathstalker Scorpion, issued for the African nation the Republic of Chad, back in [...]

Australian Emu silver and gold bullion coins (2023 Perth Mint)

By |2023-06-13T18:29:06+01:00June 13th, 2023|Categories: Quicklooks, Bullion, Australia, Nature, Gold, Silver, Perth Mint|

Another perennial favourite of the bullion calendar, the Perth Mint's 'Australian Emu', is back with a sixth annual release in both one-ounce 0.9999 silver, and one-ounce 0.9999 gold. Launched in 2018, it was exclusively distributed by European dealer, Metal Market EU, something that remains the case to this day. Like many limited mintage series around today, especially from [...]

The Royal Mint launches the full Sovereign Collection to celebrate His Majesty The King’s Coronation

By |2023-06-12T00:54:08+01:00June 12th, 2023|Categories: Culture, History, Gold, Royal Mint, United Kingdom|

The Royal Mint launches the full Sovereign Collection to celebrate His Majesty The King’s Coronation A quick heads-up that today sees the debut of another special Sovereign, a long-running icon of the numismatic world. We see a few of these, as the Royal Mint often uses special variants to denote historic events, and it doesn't get [...]

The seventh in the Royal Mint’s ‘British Monarchs’ series adds the Charles II portrait by legendary engraver John Roettiers

By |2023-06-08T23:08:53+01:00June 8th, 2023|Categories: History, Gold, Silver, Royal Mint, United Kingdom|

The seventh in the Royal Mint's 'British Monarchs' series adds the Charles II portrait by legendary engraver John Roettiers Release number seven in the Royal Mint's 21-coin, 5-year 'British Monarchs Collection', welcomes Charles II, joining Charles I and III in appearing on a coin in the series, although the latter in just obverse effigy form. A [...]

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