One of the Perth Mint's wackier ranges, the loose mix of antiqued coins with unusual centres has been in production since they released a very pretty Alice in Wonderland coin with a small clock in the middle, back in 2015. Over the years we've seen a compass, thermometer, even an abacus inset into coins, which might sound [...]
Movie and TV coins for mid October - Potter, Batman, 007, Green Lantern, and a good doggie Regular media licenced coin roundup number four, we'll continue to do these as while they're quite time-consuming to put together, they are quicker than individual articles would be. Besides, the genre as a whole is quite repetitive, so it [...]
The Perth Mint expands its eclectic range of coins sporting unusual centres with an hourglass issue We haven't covered Perth Mint issues as much as we should, mainly because they've leaned heavily into numismatic versions of their iconic bullion coins and there's only so much you can write about those. However, we've missed a few goodies, [...]
Movie, TV and Popular Culture coin roundup for early September - Batman, Monsters Inc, and head bangers This is our third, roughly fortnightly round-up of coins in the popular culture genre. This has turned out to be an excellent way to corral the ever-increasing number of such coins, which are popular, so worthy of coverage, but time [...]
The Perth Mint debuts its 2022 bullion range, with new additions to its iconic core nature ranges The highlight of the bullion calendar is here again, and it's the launch of the Perth Mint's iconic nature-themed core bullion range. Many of these series date back decades and come from a time when choice was considerably more restricted [...]
We've just seen the issue of the new Quokka and Wombat silver bullion coins from the Perth Mint and now it's the turn of the second in the mints 'Australian Brumby' horse series. Launching last year with a nice running design by Jennifer McKenna, she's returned for 2021 with another very attractive coin. We like the horse [...]
Another round up of the latest in movie and television coins - The Minions are Back, as is Star Wars, Harry Potter and more We published a roundup of popular culture coins last month and it looks to be a decent way to cover many of the ever increasing coins in this genre without cutting down [...]
The new bullion coin series continue to pour out of the Perth Mint with nature remaining the main theme of choice. Latest to debut is the Australian Wombat, a one-ounce 0.9999 silver coin featuring another of those lovable beasts from Down Under, and one of the rare examples of life there that doesn’t want to end yours. [...]
The Perth Mints wildlife silver bullion coin series 'Quokka' debuts its second annual design Another of the Perth Mint's myriad selection of wildlife and nature bullion coin series, 'Quokka' debuted last year. and today sees the second release arrive for pre-order.The Quokka is a small cat-sized marsupial beloved by tourists for its playful looks. As [...]
The whole dysfunctional family turns up for the Perth Mint’s latest Simpsons silver bullion coin Probably the biggest and most popular animated show in television history, The Simpsons has broken multiple records over its 20 year run. The creation of Matt Groening, the show went from the humble beginnings of a small sketch on the [...]
