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, [...]
A big and varied selection of the latest gold and silver bullion coins in our February 2022 roundup of new releases The bullion coins continue to come out, so it's time for another of our lightweight round-ups of the new releases. There are a few missing, like the new Wedge-tailed Eagle from the Perth Mint, [...]
Batman is back with another reboot and another actor playing the iconic role. The NZ Mint is prepared for it. I think we're on safe ground assuming anybody reading this will know who Batman is, having been around since 1939, and that you're also aware of the character's various incarnations over the years, so we'll head [...]
Just a quick heads up on two new Chibi coins. Not unusual, of course, but one of them will be a huge fan favourite. Fennec Shand is a character in the new The Book of Boba Fett television series, straight from the Star Wars Universe. Extremely popular, we reckon if you want her Chibi coin, don't hang [...]
In a list of the most original and groundbreaking science-fiction movies of all time, The Matrix would sit near the top of all of them. Striking visuals, with a multi-layered story, it was a huge hit when it premiered in 1999, and spawned three sequels. It also popularised 'bullet-time', a filming technique that became the movie's signature [...]
New Chibi coins continue to emanate from the New Zealand Mint, and while we've moved most coverage to our semiregular round up articles, there will always be interesting ones we want to cover on release day. Today is such a day, as the mint adds yet another new subseries to the ever-expanding Chibi juggernaut.The first of the [...]
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 [...]
Our first new bullion coin release round-up of 2022 is a varied mix Continuing our regular round-ups of new bullion coins entering an ever-increasing market full of activity, is our first one of 2022. There's another wide selection of subjects, although formats tend to have stuck close to the traditional one-ounce in most cases. There [...]
Well, 2022 is here, and it seems the Chibi juggernaut isn't going to be slowing down for it. The four issues per month schedule will be continuing in January, and as usual, there will be two pairs issued, one early, one late in the month. More importantly, three of the four will be launch coins in new [...]
Just sneaking into 2021 is the last pair of the New Zealand Mint's 'Chibi' coins, a year that has seen over 40 of them be issued. In light of that, we're not going to dwell on them too much, and suggest heading over to our very comprehensive profile of the series for more information (link below). The [...]
