APMEX has debuted the latest in its Caribbean range of silver and gold bullion coins, this time featuring an octopus. 'Caribbean Silver' is an unusual series, consisting of several subseries, each themed around a single animal. The Seahorse was the first, now on its fifth annual release, and it was followed by the Brown Pelican, national bird of [...]
Better late than never! Scottsdale Mint launches its 2022 Eastern Caribbean 8 bullion coin program with Anguilla and Grenada We have to admit to some surprise when news that Scottsdale Mint's Eastern Caribbean 8 had returned for a fifth run dropped into the Inbox, not because of any inherent problems with it, but simply because it's [...]
Yale of Beaufort continues the Royal Mint’s journey through Henry VIII’s ‘Tudor Beasts’, a show of love to Jane Seymour It's time for the next in the Tudor Beasts series, the flagship sequel to the Royal Mint's much-loved 'Queen's Beasts' series, which debuted last year with the 'Seymour Panther' in proof form. This is to be a [...]
Scottsdale Mint debuts three new additions to its expansive range, including a rare 500-mintage Caribbean special Constantly vying with the Perth Mint on who has the most varied and numerous bullion coin range on the market today, Scottsdale Mint is tipping the scales with some more additions, in both silver and gold. Also dropping is a proof [...]
The world of film, music, and television is as popular on coins as ever. Here's the latest round-up of new releases Our latest regular look at popular culture coins, a seemingly endless task in the current market, encompasses all the usual suspects - Star Wars, Harry Potter, etc. - as well as a rarer entrant into the [...]
Auragentum moves from the Ice Age to the Viking Age for its new gold bullion coin series Having just wrapped up its 'Giants of the Ice Age' bullion series after a five-year, ten-coin run, we were eager to see what would come next, and we didn't have to wait very long at all. The Viking [...]
It's CIT time with a breathtaking range of releases, with Cthulhu, Raven Witch, and Nautilus flexing Smartminting muscles to the max We always look forward to the quarterly release bundles from Liechtenstein-based CIT, a producer who, in partnership with the German mint BH Mayer, are at the very cutting edge of minting technology. As we've said [...]
The NZ Mint's late July releases include horror movies, Harry Potter, Batman, and a yellow bird who tawt he taw a puddy-tat... In our second catch-up of New Zealand Mint popular-culture releases, we have the usual selection of Chibi, Harry Potter, DC Comics, Star Wars, and more, encompassing a decent selection of styles and formats. There [...]
Bullion round-up 09: Pirates, Rabbits, Horses, Dinos, 007, A speedy Hedgehog, and old big-nose is off on a rampage... As always, this took far longer than I anticipated to compile, mainly as I was expecting a half-dozen new coins, rather than the flood here. Fortunately, it's now complete, so here's our latest round-up of new [...]
No stranger to the modern coin world, man's best friend has now put in an appearance on a new 10-coin gold bullion series from German mint, Leipziger Edelmetall. A one ounce coin in 0.9999 gold, and with a 1,000 mintage, 'World Famous Dogs' will showcase iconic breeds from various countries around the globe. This is the first, and they [...]
