February 2025: Lots of guide updates in the bullion and numismatic profiles I've been busy updating some of the guides and profiles over the site. It's a monumentally tedious job, but essential, as nobody wants to look at a profile if it's full of gaps. I still have a few new ones in the early [...]
UPDATE: Cured! Apologies for the slow news week and lack of updates - I have Covid You might have noticed a dearth of new posts this week, but unfortunately, I have Covid again. I'd love to say it's burning itself out, but it's bad case, and haven't had a meal for four days (and I love my [...]
The Royal Mint's move to yellow gold for the Sovereign stirs up some controversy over the potential fineness of the metal UPDATE: The Royal Mint has confirmed there are no plans to move to 0.9999 fineness gold for the Sovereign, so, as the late, great Detective Lieutenant Frank Drebin of Police Squad once said, "Move [...]
We're off for the second week of our summer holiday, back on 01 October I had a week off in July, and now the time has come for the second. We'll be back on 01 October, hopefully refreshed, and with new stuff. You might notice a tweak or two to the site, but maybe not, we'll [...]
It's been quite a while since we did a dive into YouTube videos, which is a shame, as they give us a chance to highlight some decent coin issues which we would otherwise not have time to get to. On an average month, we usually get around three times as many coins to cover as I can handle, so [...]
The Royal Mint Museum kicks off its podcasts with a six-parter about 'Coins and the Sea' Given the popularity of ships as a theme for modern coins, I thought you might be interested in this new podcast series from the Royal Mint Museum. It's a fascinating place, as you can imagine, so this could well be [...]
The New Zealand Mint has rebranded its collectible coin division as Agoro There isn't a coin producer around that has such a presence in the licenced pop-culture coin market than the New Zealand Mint. In fact, it's the overwhelming majority of their issues, with huge names like Star Wars, Harry Potter, Marvel, DC Comics, and [...]
Lots of updates to guides, charts and profiles It's been a busy week after our little break, but you may have noticed there was no news post yesterday. I spent the day, and some time this morning, updating lots of our Coin Series Profiles, Bullion Profiles, and Thematic Guides with new issues, and it always [...]
In need of a recharge, so I'm off for a week Just a quick heads-up that we're off until at least Monday 22nd July. To be honest, I really need a break, as I'm feeling a bit burnt out. I've made an extra effort this week to get a lot of new releases up, so [...]
PRESS RELEASE: U.S. Mint to partner with Warner Bros. Discovery for a new range of DC Superhero coins and medals It appears that the complicated and convoluted world of licencing is getting even more so, with the announcement this morning that the United States Mint will be offering coins and medals featuring DC Comics superheroes. [...]
