We've repeatedly commented on the ever earlier launch of lunar coins, often appearing up to a year before the actual change date, but the Year of the Dragon seems to exacerbate that even further. Probably the most popular of the lunar animals, it next comes around in early 2024 - yes, that's right, 2024 - but we've already [...]
MDM's Double Silver Giant dinosaur coin series is back with a third release, and it's the legendary wielder of the thagomizer, Stegosaurus Similar in concept to Precious Metal Collector's 'Bi-Metal Max' coins, MDM's 'Double Silver Giant' series takes a silver skin and places it on a far larger copper core. This allows for vastly larger coins [...]
How smart is your coin? Bet it isn't as smart as MDM's dimensional 'The Brain' coin from Samoa. The last few years have seen an impressive uptick, not just in numbers, but also in the complexity of fully dimensional coins. I think the first truly breakout design was the Mint of Poland's pretty Fortuna Redux coin, [...]
As is typical, a day after we went live with our look at a pair of Titanic anniversary coins, another interesting issue was released, this time by MDM in Germany. It's a cool piece, worthy of coverage, so while the topic is still fresh in our minds, here it is. This is a five ounce silver issue, and fits [...]
It's March, and time for one of our Film and Television themed coin round-ups We had a few weeks away from our film and television coin round-ups, but that doesn't mean they didn't just keep coming! The genre remains a hugely popular one, and it shows no signs of easing off anytime soon. To be fair, [...]
Last year, MDM debuted the first of its Colours of Wildlife series, with a cool-looking Tiger coin. Ostensibly the sequel series to the producer's, sometimes very pretty 'Underwater World' series, it carried on with the same format (3 oz silver, concave high-relief, resin fill), but switched out the blue resin infill for a foliage green instead. Now it's [...]
The shaped coin market expands with new releases of Gods, Kings, Presidents, some epic wildlife, and a rocket... With shaped coins becoming ever more popular, we thought we'd have a look at the latest wave of releases from various producers in a single round-up. All of these are more than just standard strikes with an uneven edge, [...]
MDM and the Royal Canadian Mint celebrate the 100-year anniversary of telephone pioneer, Alexander Graham Bell Born in 1847, Scottish inventor Alexander Graham Bell's name will forever be linked with his most famous invention - the telephone. His efforts in the field were driven by both his wife's, and his mother's deafness, the work he undertook [...]
Film and Television coins start their journey through 2022 with another wide selection of hit franchises It looks like 2022 is going to carry on where 2021 left off, if this January selection of popular culture coins is any indicator. There's another full selection of coins and rounds on offer, mostly from the usual producers, and [...]
Silver coin notes enjoyed a big flurry of activity just a couple of years ago, headed by the New Zealand Mint and, to a lesser extent, CIT. For a short time, it looked like they were going to be huge, but interest tapered off quickly, resulting in a sparse release schedule these days. That's a shame, [...]
