The Mandalorian Mythosaur Emblem shaped silver coins (2023 New Zealand Mint)

By |2023-11-13T19:51:51+00:00November 13th, 2023|Categories: Quicklooks, Movies & TV, Silver, Niue Island, NZ Mint/Agoro|

Another new Star Wars series from the New Zealand Mint has debuted, this time taking the shaped, antique-finished format from the ship-shaped series, the latest of which is Bo-Katan's Gauntlet Starfighter, and applying it to an emblem. The coin features the Mandalorian Mythosaur, popularised in the hit TV show, and likely to become a more important thing moving [...]

The Phoenix 1 oz silver coin (2023 T&S Coin)

By |2023-11-11T00:44:40+00:00November 11th, 2023|Categories: Quicklooks, Art & Literature, Coloured, Silver, Niue Island, T&S Coins|

New producer, T&S Coin, have been impressing us lately with a high quality selection of new releases, all sporting a fine sense of style, mainly based around an antique finish, with, in all but one case, gilded highlights. All of them have also tipped the scales at two-ounces, but that doesn't mean that every coin will fit [...]

Australia’s Most Dangerous: Tiger Snake bullion coins (2024 Royal Australian Mint)

By |2023-11-07T14:00:59+00:00November 7th, 2023|Categories: Quicklooks, Bullion, Nature, Australia, Gold, Silver, Royal Australian Mint|

It's a snake. It lives in Australia. Those two facts should give you pause for thought, as it's highly likely a nip from it will have you meeting your maker. That is indeed the case, and the Tiger Snake (the name is a clue!), sports a venom consisting of, not just neurotoxins, but also coagulants, haemolysins, [...]

Wheat Field with Cypresses 1889 2.5 oz silver coin (2024 Precious Metal Collectors)

By |2023-11-06T23:15:33+00:00November 6th, 2023|Categories: Quicklooks, Art & Literature, Coloured, Silver, Chad, Precious Metal Collectors|

Singapore-based producer, Precious metal Collectors, has a heavy presence in the fine art coin genre, and by heavy presence, we don't just mean in the number of releases. Utilising their Bi-Metal minting technique, whereby silver is placed over a solid copper core, the end result was coins in the kilo weight class, but containing only 1–5 ounces [...]

Flora and Zephyr high relief silver coin (2023)

By |2023-10-27T19:38:52+01:00October 27th, 2023|Categories: Quicklooks, Art & Literature, Silver, Cameroon|

Currently residing in the Musée des Beaux-Arts of Mulhouse, in France, Flora and Zephyr is a painting by the artist William-Adolphe Bouguereau, completed in 1875 using oil-on-canvas. It depicts the Ancient Greek god of the west wind, Zephyr, embracing and kissing Chloris, a nymph. Chloris was known as Flora in Ancient Rome, hence the title. Unusually, and [...]

The Nightmare Before Christmas 30th Anniversary 1 oz silver coin (2023 New Zealand Mint)

By |2023-10-27T17:04:07+01:00October 27th, 2023|Categories: Quicklooks, Movies & TV, Silver, Niue Island, NZ Mint/Agoro|

The animated classic, The Nightmare Before Christmas', released in 1993, and directed by Tim Burton, has already received some attention in numismatic circles, notably by the New Zealand Mint. Those coins garnered some impressive appreciation on the aftermarket, so clearly, the film has its fans.Fast-forward to October 2023, and the mint is back with a new, and more [...]

Raymond Briggs: The Snowman coin range (2023 The Royal Mint)

By |2023-10-23T00:06:58+01:00October 23rd, 2023|Categories: Quicklooks, Art & Literature, Coloured, Gold, Silver, Royal Mint, United Kingdom|

A perennial classic, the Raymond Briggs classic children's tale, The Snowman, has adorned a Christmas fifty pence coin at the Royal Mint since 2018. Not one of the more extravagant ranges, it's always been a simple affair, with a gold proof, a coloured silver proof, and a pair of base-metal coins, and so it is for 2023.. [...]

World of Cryptids 10 Jinn silver coin (2023 Lithuanian Mint)

By |2023-10-19T17:00:20+01:00October 19th, 2023|Categories: Quicklooks, Culture, Coloured, Silver, Lithuanian Mint, Niue Island|

The tenth of twelve coins in the unusually styled ‘World of Cryptids’ series, based on the work of Lithuanian artist, Laimutė Varkalaitė, is now available to order, and features the Jinn. A popular series here, and seemingly with collectors, it encompasses 12 mythical creatures released one-per-month over a year. You can see all the released designs in [...]

Aztec Sun Stone stackable gilded 1kg silver bullion (2023 Coin’s Today / Chitown Coins)

By |2023-10-17T01:24:02+01:00October 17th, 2023|Categories: Quicklooks, History, Bullion Round, Gilded, Silver, Coins Today KR|

We often wax lyrical about the stackable silver bullion range of South Korean producer, Coin's Today, and for good reason. Encompassing a massive breadth of subjects, and sizes ranging from half-ounce to a kilo, there's something for every taste, and with them being non-denominated bullion, they remain relatively affordable. One of them, released in August 2022, was [...]

Eagle Golf ball marker 15 g silver (2023 Coin’s Today)

By |2023-10-16T14:05:05+01:00October 16th, 2023|Categories: Quicklooks, Bullion Round, Sport, Silver, Coins Today KR|

Not our usual thing, but something we figured would have appeal to quite a few readers, South Korean producer Coin's Today has released a silver golf-ball marker. One of the most popular sports in the world today, we're sure this will find a place in many a golfers bag. Struck in 15 grams of fine silver, and [...]

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