A note about our Twitter/X page being down Hi All, The crap keeps coming! Our Twitter (X.com) account has been suspended for apparent 'inauthentic behaviour'. I've appealed and been denied, but have zero idea of why, given that the aforementioned 'inauthentic behaviour' seems to cover an extremely wide and vague range. I'm continuing to appeal [...]
An update on the current situation of site and myself Hi All,You may have noticed that I've managed to be a bit more busy around the site through September, but it won't be back to full normality for a while longer. The back pain has turned out to be sciatica, which is a compressed nerve in the [...]
What's been going on over the last couple of weeks? Okay, it's been a bit quiet over the last ten days or so, and it's just the usual health stuff I can't seem to shake. I had a pre-op assessment yesterday for the kidney stones, so that should get sorted soon, and the intense back [...]
The early July 2026 updates catch-up to all our Bullion Profiles, Coin Series Profiles, and more Like most in Europe, I'm currently being baked alive by some truly horrible temperatures. As I write this, it's about 35°C, and we don't have, or can afford air-con here, so it's really oppressive at the moment. If you've noticed [...]
Early May 2026 catch-up of updates to site guides, profiles and more I've been working on updates over the last few days, in my quest to refresh the older guides to a more common look, which I'm finally happy with. Some of them are shown below, but there are many more. Sorry for the lack [...]
March 2026: Catching up with lots of updates to guides and profiles No news today, as I've been updating guides and coin profiles for a few days, and it's a never-ending job as usual. Our Coin Series Profiles, Bullion Profiles, and Thematic Guides are useless unless they're regularly kept up-to-date with new issues, and the chunk [...]
UPDATE: We're off for a few days due to illness UPDATE: Things have improved somewhat (I did 2 posts a couple of days ago), and I'm hoping to get back to some sense of normality on Monday. Huge apologies for the downtime, but I'll make an extra effort to catch-up where possible, and reply to a lot [...]
The Perth Mint confirms there is no shortage of silver, just enhanced demand straining production and logistics PRESS RELEASE: PERTH, Jan. 22, 2026 — Chief Commercial Officer Sawan Tanna These are extraordinary times for the precious metals market. Gold and silver prices continue to set new records, with gold up 65% in US dollar terms [...]
The World Money Fair is almost upon us, and Numiscollect & Pop Coins tease lots of new additions The biggest event in the Numismatic calendar is without question the World Money Fair, held in Berlin. This year it will take place from the 29th to the 31st of January, and many of [...]
Paul Hollis Confirmed as 41st Director of the United States Mint WASHINGTON, Jan. 7, 2026 — On Monday, Paul Hollis took the oath of office, becoming the 41st Director of the United States Mint (Mint). Mr. Hollis was nominated by President Donald J. Trump on July 16 and confirmed by the U.S. Senate on December 18. [...]