I know we keep saying it, but the meteoric rise in the price of gold is going to bring changes to the collectible coin market. First amongst these will be a transition to smaller formats, with the traditional favourite one-ounce coin closing in on $5000 USD in bullion form, it's clear that the number of collectors in [...]
Hobo Coin's neat copper round mash-up of historical figures and cyborg technology, continues on with the release of the fourth in the 'Future in the Past' series. This time, there's quite the change in design ethos, with the simple portrait on the reverse, and the symbolism on the obverse, giving way to some action-packed dynamism. The end [...]
Last April, Powercoin started a new series to sit alongside its retro-themed techstalgic range, except this time, featuring software rather than hardware. The series, called 'Back to the Pixel', kicked off with the now legendary Microsoft Paint, a piece of art creation software that is still in use today, and an integral component of Windows.No such luck for [...]
The first release in what we're expecting to be a busy year for Scottsdale Mint, is the 2025 entrant in one of their most attractive series. The Samoan Seahorse silver bullion series debuted for 2018, with the 2019 coins adding an antiqued variant with a far smaller mintage. In 2023, they added what they term [...]
Hobo Coins appear to have had much success with their 'Future in the Past' range of copper rounds, mixing historical figures with futuristic alternate-reality themes, and that series is now three issues old. Joining it is the first in a whole new series called 'Future in the Myth'. Very similar in concept, and identical [...]
Following their Spider-man vs Green Goblin, and Iron Man vs Ultron one-ounce silver bullion coins, MTB-PAMP are adding a third issue to their officially licensed Marvel Versus range today. These coins pit a hero and their nemesis against each other, both in bust form, split by a lightning bolt. This third coin features Captain America, and one [...]
A series that really piqued our interest in copper numismatics in the latter half of this year has now debuted its third issue. The series, called Future in the Past, features famous figures and their civilisations from the ancient period, and gives them a modern twist, almost part Cyberpunk, and part Steampunk. The series debuted with [...]
Christmas is coming, and Manfra, Tordella & Brookes, a part of the Swiss MKS-PAMP group, are releasing the 13th issue in their unusual PEZ silver bullion bar series. The world-famous hard candy has long inspired a collector market, with plastic dispensers coming in hundreds of different designs since they first appeared in 1949. MTB-PAMP have cleverly tapped into [...]
I know the Sovereign has its hardcore collectors, and this one should have some appeal if you track one down. PRESS RELEASE: The Royal Mint, the United Kingdom’s official maker of coins, and Piraeus Bank, Greece’s leading financial institution, announce the launch of a limited-edition Gold Sovereign featuring a discreet «ΕΛ» privy mark. Struck in 22-carat gold, [...]
Just a couple of days ago, we covered the 18 coins issued to finish Pop Coins twin Zodiac series of micro-mintage coins. These finished up an initial tranche released earlier this year. Along with that first tranche came six coins in a neat series called Anime Art, which combined some of the classic masterpieces from history, and [...]