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 [...]
Rogue's Island Mint joins the food coin genre with the launch of a cleverly shaped donut coin Of all the genres in modern numismatics, perhaps food has brought the most unusual ideas to the party. We've had scratch-and-sniff pizza, a bowl of instant noodles, Haribo Bears, and a $130,000 fried egg, for example, and now Rogue's [...]
The coloured 2oz cast silver bar market continues to expand with additions from Germania Mint, Carpathian Mint and Asturmint A new concept launched in January by Germania Mint, the two-ounce cast silver bar with a themed, coloured front, has certainly captured the attention of buyers, and their introduction of a program to work with other [...]
We've often waxed lyrical over the amazing stackable silver bullion issues that have emanated from South Korean producer, Coins Today, which have impressed in both quality, and variety. Designs have encompassed a diverse range of subjects, but it all started just three years ago with their first release - the Doggaebi.The Doggaebi should be familiar to buyers of [...]
