You click for a candy and you get a lump of silver. I'd have a smiley face as well!! PEZ is back. A surprise hit on release back in 2019, MTB-PAMP launched an unusual new bullion product that aped the legendary candy treat, PEZ. The sweets originated in Europe and are comprised of two elements. Firstly, [...]
Silver Coins Europe debuts the launch coin in its new high-relief silver ‘Camelot’ series – Arthur Pendragon Despite the potency and ubiquitous nature of the Arthurian legends, there have been surprisingly few coins featuring them. We had a superb pair of coins from the Choice Mint around five years ago, a single piece in PMC's 'Nine Worthies' [...]
Released in June last year as part of the Perth Mints 'Chinese Mythology' bullion coin series, Double Pixiu was a departure from the predominately dragon based designs that had made up the range to date. A depiction of a pair of Chinese Imperial guardian lions, this was always a pretty coin, but its fair to say it's never [...]
The cat god Bastet ushers in the second series of Egyptian Symbols coins and we have a sneak peek With a casual launch schedule running from 2014 to 2017, Egyptian Symbols from numiartis was an attractive series of three, 3oz silver coins bringing to life some of the more famous motifs of Ancient Egyptian Culture. The [...]
Perth Mints 'Chinese Myths & Legends' bullion series returns with a traditional Dragon design, also in colour. Ostensibly the fifth in a loose 'Chinese Myths and Legends' series, the latest dragon design from the Perth Mint follows some very popular issues since its debut in 2017. We've had Dragon & Phoenix, Dragon & Tiger, Double Dragon, [...]
Who doesn't love Nutella? IPZS issues a trio of silver coins celebrating 75 years of the company that makes it. It was in Alba, Italy, back in 1946 that Pietro Ferrero first sold a batch of Pasta Granduja. Derived from Granduja, a mix of chocolate and hazelnut that itself was the result of Napoleon's blockade of [...]
American Eagle bullion coin images. After decades of use, the reverse faces are ready for a fresh new look It was back in 1986 that the United States Mint debuted its new American Eagle bullion coins. Born from a desire to sell off the bulk of the huge stockpile of silver held by the government, after [...]
Four Heavenly Kings coin series continues with Chiguotian, the King of the East, and the'Upholder of the Nation' Last year, Pela-Coins and the Mint of Poland released the first of their 'Four Heavenly Kings' silver coins. Each of the kings guards one of the major compass directions, and the first coin featured Duowentian, the leader of [...]
The Pagoda of Many Treasures, the Dabotap, is showcased on a new three ounce smartminted silver coin Situated in Gyeongju, South Korea, at the temple of Bulguksa, is the Dabo Pagoda. Built during the United Silla period in 751, the 10 metre tall Dabotap and the temple constitute one of the most famous locations in Korea. This [...]
A Samurai mask of the Japanese feudal period launches LPM's 'Ancient Warriors' series of dimensional silver coins Coin producers continue to be more adventurous when it comes to designs, and none more so than the increasingly popular dimensional format. Coins that are not just shaped for a subject in outline, but also with high-relief, sometimes on [...]
