In 2021, the Lithuanian Mint debuted a new series of one-ounce silver coins, each bringing to numismatic life one of the famous fairy tales from our literary past. The first coin, and one that seemed to strike a chord with collectors, was called 'Blue Fairy Tale', and was clearly based around Alice in Wonderland, a classic of [...]
Pop Coins, the ultra-low mintage specialist, has debuted a coin that kicks off a new series called Hindu Gods. The Hindu pantheon is expansive, varied, and full of deep stories for its 1.2 billion followers. Unlike the Abrahamic religions, Hinduism isn't based around a single book, and there are multiple ancient texts and scriptures from which [...]
The First French Empire, led by Napoleon Bonaparte, existing for barely a decade between 1804 and 1814. Rising from the ashes of the French Revolution, it was a period of vast military expansion and political dominance across Europe, driven by ambition, and greatly concerning the other major powers. Napoleon’s Grande Armée achieved a series of stunning victories, [...]
Born in 1885, Lawren Stewart Harris was a key figure in Canadian art, and one of the Canadian landscape painters of the Algonquin School, more popularly known today as the Group of Seven. Their belief was that Canadian art could have a distinct character of its own through a direct link with the natural beauty of the country. [...]
Manfra, Tordella & Brookes, a part of the Swiss MKS-PAMP group, are continuing their unusual PEZ program with the release of the 12th set since it debuted in 2019. 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 [...]
What started out as an AI animal art series, Pop Coin's range of coloured silver coins has expanded to encompass a wide range of themes. Currently in progress are series featuring Ancient Egypt, anime, dinosaurs, cultural holidays, travel, and more. All follow a similar path, being one-ounce fine silver coins, some with the option of a two-ounce [...]
One of the biggest producers of themed silver bullion bars operating today is undoubtedly US company, Scottsdale Mint. Even putting to one side their copious output of bullion coins, the bars range is both numerous, and covering a wide range of themes, from calendar events, national jingoism, and cultural tropes.The latest additions are a second annual wave of [...]
It's been a while since we wrote about a Swiss Mint release, but it was hard to ignore their latest issue given how little aviation seems to feature on modern coins. Switzerland itself had a presence in early aviation, mainly around the late 1800s, and centred around balloons, leading to the formation of a military balloon corps [...]
Melbourne Coins & Collectables Co. are bringing their eclectic sense of style to the ever popular world of moggies with a coin called 'From Feral to Friendly'. As you can deduce from that title, it's all about the link between our (semi) domesticated pets, and the equally magnificent animals that dominate ecosystems around much of the world.Cats [...]
Completely different from just about every other incarnation of Batman, the 1966 television series took the character to camp extremes, and it was a riot!. The Batman's villains gallery has always been odd, but it was taken to extremes with a line-up of top actors taking on such iconic roles as The Joker, Riddler, Catwoman, and King [...]