MDM and the Solomon Islands release a three silver coin set showcasing our favourite subject - Dinosaurs! You can never have enough dinosaur coins, in my view, so we're always pleased to see something new. This time, it's German producer MDM doing the honours with an all new three-coin set of one ounce fine silver coins. [...]
Underwater World has finished, but MDM takes the concept to the jungle with Tiger, the first 'Colours of Wildlife' Launching in 2018 and running for three years and seven issues, MDM's pretty 'Underwater World' series of three ounce silver coins employed an ultra high relief design, combined with a raised border. This formed a pool that [...]
Thor's legendary weapon of choice, Mjolnir, is reproduced in miniature for MDM's latest dimensional silver coin We could describe how the story of Mjolnir, the famed weapon of choice of the Norse Thunder God Thor, was first told in Skáldskaparmál from Snorri’s Edda. Of how it was forged as the result of a bet between Loki, Sindri, [...]
French military legend Napoleon Bonaparte died 200 years ago and the coin world marks the anniversary Better late than never, as they say, here's our roundup of coins commemorating the bicentenary this week of the death of pint-sized Gallic terror, Napoleon Bonaparte. An icon in France and one of the most famous figures in history, [...]
Barbados Pelican bullion coin series from APMEX has a second release in gold and silver The Barbados Pelican, part of a Caribbean range that also includes the Barbados Seahorse, is back with a second release, adding to the comprehensive bullion coin market in both gold and silver. This sub-series only debuted last year with a really nice [...]
MDM encompasses the conflict between Heaven and Hell in an intricate new spherical filigree silver coin There's little in literature more titanic than the battle between Heaven and Hell, so it's surprising that there aren't more coins designed around it. Obviously, religion is no stranger to the modern coin market - look at Scottsdales sixty coin, [...]
None shall pass! Legendary Spartan warriors helmet is brought to numismatic life with MDM's new shaped silver coin Who doesn't love the Spartans? Nobody should really. A quite distorted society, a rabid superiority complex and a negative influence on peace in the Greek region, Sparta nevertheless deserves respect for its single-minded pursuit of excellence in the field [...]
MDM brings the Pharoah Khufre's magnificent tomb to dimensional life with a new silver pyramidal coin The pyramids on the Giza plateau in Egypt are rightfully considered wonders of human ingenuity, which have for thousands of years evoked a sense of awe in those that have seen them. That these structures, and the civilisation that [...]
MDM kick off their first copper-cored coin with T-Rex, the dinosaur that's mad, bad and dangerous to know... Regular readers will have seen several of our recent articles about Precious Metal Collectors innovative copper-cored silver coins. What these involve is the wrapping of a large copper coin with a sizably thick skin of fine silver. The [...]
MDM wraps up its distinctive 'Underwater World' series on a high with a super Octopus issue Sadly, Underwater World, German producer MDM's striking sealife series of silver coins, is coming to an end. It;s going out kicking and screaming, however, with a superb final issue - the seventh in a series that began in 2018. What better [...]
