Here's a collation of some of the new bullion coin releases from around the world (Week 42, 2024) We've been having some success with our weekly round-up of new coin releases on Fridays, and we used to do similar things last year with bullion coins, so I've decided to continue with similar weekly bullion collections on [...]
MTB/PAMP have done a great job celebrating one of the music industries most iconic names - Fender. Manufacturers of the ultra-iconic Stratocaster, Telecaster, and more, their guitars have been used by countless numbers of musicians over the last seven decades, to produce some of the finest songs of the modern era. They continue to do so to this [...]
PAMP subsidiary, Manfra, Tordella & Brookes (MTB), continues its series of shaped silver coins celebrating one of the most iconic brands in music history, Fender Guitars. We've covered lots of these because they seem to be very popular, the last of them being the Fender Jaguar back in March, and they feature prominently in our Thematic Guide [...]
Coca-Cola memorabilia, in all its many forms, remains a popular collector market, and the numismatic world has added its fair share to the choices on offer. Of most note is a range of bottle cap coins from the now defunct Crown Mint, featuring Coca-Cola logos from around the world, but MTB-PAMP have also issued a wide range [...]
In 1968, Elliot Handler, and his company, Mattel, introduced a new brand of model cars called 'Hot Wheels'. Still popular to this day (a new cartoon is due to debut in 2024, and possibly a film!), over 20,000 different designs have been produced, and collectors pay thousands for rare models. Indeed, some have attained almost mythical status, like [...]
The tenth incarnation of MTB/PAMPs homage to famed candy, PEZ, has arrived, and it's a celebration of Independence Day, the holiday on the 4th of July that marks the official break between the United Kingdom, and its former colony in North America. It's a celebration replete with flags and colourful decoration, and that's exactly what we get [...]
Pop-culture coins remain as popular as ever in numismatic circles. Here's a look at a small mix of recent issues from different mints. It's been a while since we did one of our pop-culture coin round-ups, mainly because we try to give things a break now and then for the sake of variety, and also because [...]
MTB-PAMP moves away from the iconic Fender 'Caster' guitars to showcase Kurt Cobain's instrument of choice - The Jaguar Fender are absolute legends in the musical world, famous for their popular range of guitars, used by some of the biggest names in music around the world. When you hear the name 'Fender', thoughts go to their [...]
Call of Duty, an absolute behemoth of the gaming world, partners with PAMP to release new wearable gold and silver bars Launching in 2003, Call of Duty was a brilliant first-person shooter set in the Second World War. Garnering immense acclaim, it led to a whole franchise, filled with numerous sequels and subseries. One of [...]
It was 55 years ago that Elliot Handler, and his company, Mattel, introduced a new brand of model cars called 'Hot Wheels'. First off the line, and part of what is called the 'Sweet 16', was a dark blue custom Camaro, and it's probably an understatement to say that Hot Wheels became a success from this [...]
