One of the longest running series we've ever covered at AgAuNEWS, Deadly and Dangerous debuted in 2006 with the Red Back Spider, a coin that went on to garner enormous interest on the secondary market. It was a striking coin, but despite interest in the series reducing somewhat, no doubt due to the huge influx of competing designs, [...]
Penned by noted 19th century Australian ornithologist, John Gould, Downies issues its second Birds of Australia coin It was only four months ago that we looked at the first in a new series of nature coins from Australian producer, Downies, themed around the bird world, and featuring the Eastern Rosella, a member of the parrot family. [...]
A perennial fixture on the numismatic calendar for longer than AgAuNEWS has been alive, the Perth Mint/Downies series 'Deadly and Dangerous' was once one of the hottest coin ranges around. Early issues of this series, garnered significant aftermarket appreciation, with the 2006 Red-Back Spider issue becoming almost legendary. The series doesn't attract quite as much attention [...]
An illustration of the Eastern Rosella by noted ornithologist, John Gould, inspires Downies new proof silver coin We haven't had a look at Downie's issues in some time, which is odd as we're fans of many of their issues, like Deadly & Dangerous, and the very neat, Australia at Night series. Both those series are nature [...]
Once one of the hottest series in the coin world, driven by the phenomenal success of the debut Red-back Spider coin, Deadly & Dangerous is still going strong after 15 years. It isn't slowing down, with this week seeing the 16th coin in the series making an appearance. A one-ounce, proof with colour series issued for Tuvalu, each [...]
Deadly & Dangerous is 15 and the big cuddly tarantula carries the baton for Australia Hard to believe that Deadly & Dangerous is now fifteen years old. A testament to the popularity of the subject and of the seemingly endless supply of malevolent creatures that populate the Australian continent, it's fair to say [...]
WMF20: Captain Cooks epic voyages mapped on a extra large silver foil from Downies While the fledgling silver foil market has mainly focused on the ever increasing media franchise presence in the numismatic world, the early issues were more interesting and innovative in nature. First amongst these was a superb reproduction of a 1507-penned [...]
Downies striking Australia at Night series of black proof silver coins continues with the Echidna The third of Downies 'Australia at night' coins is available from today and is another attractive entrant in this striking series. Finished as a 'Black proof', it's surprising how effective something as simple as a [...]
Deadly & Dangerous returns as a six-coin minigold set from Downies One of the most sought after and hotly anticipated series in the coin world back around its late noughties debut, Deadly & Dangerous rose to prominence on the back of a now iconic Red-back Spider design. A new one-ounce silver has been [...]
Australia's most iconic animal joins the Platypus in Downies Australia by Night coin series Back after its debut last year, Downies 'Australia at Night' series takes another darkened look at the weird and wonderful wildlife of this southern continent. The first issue had a fine look at the Platypus, the Donald Duck/Mickey [...]
