South Korean producer, Coins Today, is continuing its recent trend of revisiting their early stackable releases by issuing them in limited numbers with a proof finish, instead of the original antique. We recently covered the proof version of the one that started it all, the Doggaebi Shield, and here we have the Achilles Shield undergoing the same [...]
New two-ounce cast bar additions debut from Asturmint, and Germania Mint, and Medusa appears for the Year of the Snake We rounded up some new releases for Germania Mint's two-ounce coloured cast bar program in an article last month, and also published a Bullion Profile for it, and in our effort to keep it all up-to-date, [...]
The fourth and final issue in Lithuanian artist, Laimutė Varkalaitė's, quirky Pastel Circus series is now available to order, and this one is called 'Becoming'. To say this series has been unusual would be a bit of an understatement, but it's also a gorgeous work of numismatic art. This artist has a quite unique style, and [...]
Mint of MK continues to expand their eclectic coin range with spiders, voodoo, aquatic tunes, and a short rider The Mint of MK's highly varied range of low mintage numismatics is continuing faster than we can keep up, so e've decided to do another round-up of four of the latest ones. We've got voodoo, spiders, medieval European [...]
In 1968, Elliot Handler, and his company, Mattel, introduced a new brand of model cars called 'Hot Wheels'. Still popular to this day (a new cartoon is due to debut in 2024, and possibly a film!), over 20,000 different designs have been produced, and collectors pay thousands for rare models. Indeed, some have attained almost mythical status, like [...]
Germania Mint has just debuted the ninth in its 'Runes' range of one-ounce silver bars. These feature a runic symbol from early Northern European cultures, like the Norse civilisation, and in this case it is Jera. This rune means 'harvest', or 'year', and it signifies a harmony with the natural world, promoting a good summer [...]
Silver foil coins are back in style with a 12-piece Zodiac Series from eDonnaDesign inspired by Czech artist, Alphonse Mucha It was only a few years ago that we started to see a big uptick in the number of silver foils being released, and almost as suddenly, they tapered off. We have a collection of Foil [...]
World Coin Appreciation, the Chinese producer of a diverse range of numismatics, continues with another batch of eclectic releases World Coin Appreciation is one of those producers that likes to experiment. We've had coins shaped like cassette tapes, three millennia old Chinese masks, painted skateboards, and iconic German pistols, along with some more traditional pieces. They've [...]
Rounding out a week for the foodie, MDM cook up a pretzel shaped silver coin It's turned into a bit of a food coin week, with a pink iced donut kicking it off, and a buffalo wing earlier today, so we thought we had time to sneak in one more, so enter MDM Wholesale with [...]
Melbourne Coin Company celebrates 60 years of the iconic Buffalo Wing with a half-ounce silver shaped coin There are many stories about the creation of the iconic buffalo wing, none more endearing than the tale that they were created by Teresa Bellissimo in 1964. She owned the Anchor Bay, in Buffalo, New York with her [...]
