The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse join forces for a final five-ounce outing in Niue’s outstanding coin series

By |2022-03-22T16:06:27+00:00March 22nd, 2022|Categories: Art & Literature, Culture, Gilded, Silver, Niue Island, Mint of Poland|

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse join forces for a final five-ounce outing in Niue's outstanding coin series One of our favourites from the copious selection of mythology-themed coins struck by the Mint of Poland, the 'Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse' series, from Coin Shoppe and Pela Coins, finished its run of four, two-ounce coins last [...]

The Britannia proof range returns for 2022 with striking new core and three-figure exclusive edition designs

By |2022-03-08T01:03:36+00:00March 8th, 2022|Categories: Culture, History, Gold, Silver, United Kingdom, Royal Mint|

The Britannia proof range returns for 2022 with striking new core and three-figure exclusive edition designs After a superb showing last year, when the Royal Mint debuted its dual proof Britannia offerings, including the first time a woman of colour had been depicted in the role, we've really looked forward to seeing how the concept would proceed [...]

Countries of the British Isles are a fertile ground for European Mint’s new trio of silver bullion coins

By |2022-03-13T16:58:20+00:00March 7th, 2022|Categories: Culture, Bullion, Silver, Niue Island, Tokelau|

Countries of the British Isles are a fertile ground for European Mint's new trio of silver bullion coins The low mintage silver bullion coin market has never been more alive with new releases than it has during the last few years, and the selection of offerings show no signs of abating. Big Estonian bullion dealer, [...]

Round 2! Fight! Chun-Li is the second iconic Street Fighter character in LPM’s videogame-inspired bullion coin series

By |2022-02-28T02:02:26+00:00February 28th, 2022|Categories: Culture, Bullion, Movies & TV, Coloured, Gold, Silver, LPM HK, Tuvalu|

Round 2! Fight! Chun-Li is the second iconic Street Fighter character in LPM's videogame-inspired bullion coin series Last November, we were impressed by the first in LPM's new Street Fighter bullion coin series, Ryu. Rather than reproduce the pixel-art of the games, they featured realistic portrayals of the character, and did so with great success. The [...]

The Royal Mint’s ‘Tudor Beasts’ continues with ‘Lion of England’ in a range of proof and bullion coins

By |2022-02-21T00:04:59+00:00February 21st, 2022|Categories: Culture, History, Gold, Silver, Royal Mint, United Kingdom|

The Royal Mint's 'Tudor Beasts' continues with 'Lion of England' in a range of proof and bullion coins The Tudor Beasts, the flagship follow-on series to the Royal Mint's much-loved 'Queen's Beasts' series, debuted last October with the launch of the 'Seymour Panther' in proof form. The first of a new ten-coin series to be issued [...]

Beer – the most amazing invention in human history (probably…) – is celebrated on Numiscollect’s latest silver coin

By |2022-02-15T09:33:00+00:00February 15th, 2022|Categories: Culture, Coloured, Silver, Cameroon, Numiscollect|

Beer - the most amazing invention in human history (probably...) - is celebrated on Numiscollect's latest silver coin The Babylonian Code of Hammurabi is old, dating from around 1750 BC, and is one of the oldest, and most important legal texts in existence. So, what's that got to do with beer? Within its many rules [...]

Chinese Myths & Legends Dragon Platinum (2022 Perth Mint/LPM)

By |2022-02-14T10:12:33+00:00February 14th, 2022|Categories: Quicklooks, Culture, Australia, Platinum, LPM HK, Perth Mint|

Launching today is a platinum version of the 2021 Chinese Dragon coin, the latest in LPM and the Perth Mint's 'Chinese Myths & Legends' series. Launching in 2017, the series is mainly themed around dragons, although there has been a 'Pixiu' coin, and it's fair to say that the overall standard has been very high, especially for [...]

Persona Mask Gilded stacker bullion (2022 Coins Today Korea)

By |2022-02-10T19:36:27+00:00February 10th, 2022|Categories: Quicklooks, Culture, Bullion Round, Gilded, Silver, Coins Today KR|

Coins Today Korea are busy little beavers at the moment, enjoying the success that their innovative and varied bullion stacker releases have garnered. Most have taken mythology or history for inspiration, but last month, they released an original piece shaped like a faceted mask. For the first time, the Persona was released with two different finishes, which they [...]

The Archangel Michael silver bullion stacker shield adds an imposing kilo offering

By |2022-02-07T20:31:05+00:00February 7th, 2022|Categories: Art & Literature, Culture, Bullion, Silver, Coins Today KR, South Korea|

The Archangel Michael silver bullion stacker shield adds an imposing kilo offering Coins Today have made some truly impressive strides with their stackable silver bullion range. We've already seen some terrific issues, many as part of a loose range of shield-inspired designs, like the Korean Doggaebi, the Shield of Achilles, and the St. Michael, as well [...]

Coins Today adds a more affordable two-ounce option to its impressive half-kilo Buddhist stele bullion bar

By |2022-01-26T19:46:53+00:00January 26th, 2022|Categories: Art & Literature, Culture, Bullion, Silver, Coins Today KR, South Korea|

Coins Today adds a more affordable two-ounce option to its impressive half-kilo Buddhist stele bullion bar Launched today is a new version of Coins Today's latest bullion bar, the Buddhist Stele. A 500 gram version of this piece was released in mid-December, which came as a surprise because earlier issues have debuted with a small version first. [...]

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