DOUBLE DRAGON TEN-OUNCE SILVER BULLION (2021 Perth Mint)

By |2021-02-05T00:42:38+00:00February 5th, 2021|Categories: Quicklooks, Culture, Bullion, Australia, Silver, Perth Mint|

The Perth Mint's pretty 'Double Dragon' coin returns for a third year with a timely ten-ounce silver bullion variant, exclusively from LPM. The design first appeared in 2019 in one-ounce bullion form, and returned last year as a proof coin, but with just 888 being minted, this chunky ten-ounce 0.9999 silver bullion variant may well be the most [...]

MintXXI @ WMF: Legendary Shaolin Kung Fu animal-inspired techniques are showcased, starting with Tiger Style

By |2021-02-09T13:44:21+00:00February 3rd, 2021|Categories: Culture, Gilded, Silver, MintXXI, Niue Island|

MintXXI @ WMF: Legendary Shaolin Kung Fu animal-inspired techniques are showcased, starting with Tiger Style UPDATED Shaolin Kung Fu is about as famous a martial art as you're ever going to see. Popularised by countless Chinese movies, often with hilarious, dynamic fighting, there are few that haven't heard of this fighting ethos. Movie lovers will no doubt [...]

MintXXI @ WMF: A dynamic Dragon & Phoenix coin kicks off Mint XXI’s first batch of 2021 coins in glorious style

By |2021-05-17T16:18:00+01:00January 30th, 2021|Categories: Art & Literature, Culture, Coloured, Silver, Ghana, MintXXI|

MintXXI @ WMF: A dynamic Dragon & Phoenix coin kicks off Mint XXI's first batch of 2021 coins in glorious style It isn't only CIT putting out some beautiful, top-end numismatics for the World Money Fair, but other AgAuNEWS favourites like Mint XXI, Numiscollect and more. Mint XXI have impressed us greatly over the last [...]

SEVERUS SNAPE CHIBI (2021 NEW ZEALAND MINT)

By |2021-01-26T16:13:57+00:00January 26th, 2021|Categories: Quicklooks, Culture, Movies & TV, Coloured, Silver, Niue Island, NZ Mint/Agoro|

We almost forgot this one, released on the same day as Luke Skywalker, but not available to buy until 01 February. Severus Snape is the sixth entrant in the Harry Potter Wizarding World subset and does a great job of channeling the sarcastic menace of the character as portrayed by the late, and very great, Alan Rickman. [...]

LUKE SKYWALKER CHIBI (2021 NEW ZEALAND MINT)

By |2021-01-25T22:35:44+00:00January 26th, 2021|Categories: Quicklooks, Culture, Movies & TV, Coloured, Silver, Niue Island, NZ Mint/Agoro|

Here comes Chibi again, this time the sixth in the Star Wars subset, as opposed to the Harry Potter and DC Comics ranges. Luke Skywalker has been a long time coming, but fans of the hit science fiction franchise can now have their hero in big-headed silver form. Looks good, as they all do to be fair, [...]

The Royal Mint’s superb Queen’s Beasts series ends its proof range with the release of the Griffin of Edward III

By |2021-04-28T22:30:50+01:00January 25th, 2021|Categories: Culture, History, Gold, Silver, Royal Mint, United Kingdom|

The Royal Mint’s superb Queen’s Beasts series ends its proof range with the release of the Griffin of Edward III It's been an epic journey, but today, the Royal Mint wraps up its proof range of Queen's Beasts coins. The bullion range has already come to its natural ten-coin conclusion, with, strangely enough, the Griffin [...]

Perth Mints ‘Zeus’ bullion coin returns in gold form for the first time, and a pair of five ounce silvers

By |2021-01-20T21:45:43+00:00January 20th, 2021|Categories: Art & Literature, Culture, Bullion, Gold, Silver, Perth Mint, Tuvalu|

Perth Mints 'Zeus' bullion coin returns in gold form for the first time, and a pair of five ounce silvers We've already covered LPM and the Perth Mint's excellent re-release of the seminal debut 'Gods of Olympus' coin in bullion form last year, when the 2oz numismatic original came back to market in one ounce form [...]

HARLEY QUINN CHIBI (2021 NEW ZEALAND MINT)

By |2021-01-12T11:43:56+00:00January 12th, 2021|Categories: Quicklooks, Culture, Movies & TV, Coloured, Silver, Niue Island, NZ Mint/Agoro|

Chibi is back bright and early in 2021 with the launch of the 7th in the DC Comics sub-series, Harley Quinn. Coming to fame as The Joker's main love, Harley Quinn is now one of the most popular DC characters of them all, with both a hit animated series, and the Margot Robbie headlined movie appearances. She [...]

Mint of Poland widens its look at Slavic mythology with a new coin featuring Skarbek, the Spirit of Coalmines

By |2021-01-21T00:36:34+00:00January 8th, 2021|Categories: Art & Literature, Culture, Inserts, Silver, Niue Island, Mint of Poland|

Mint of Poland widens its look at Slavic mythology with a new coin featuring Skarbek, the Spirit of Coalmines It appears that 'Slavic Gods' isn't going to be the only facet of Eastern European mythology showcased by the Mint of Poland as today, they've released a new coin looking at other aspects of it. Indeed, [...]

UNESCO PRAGUE HISTORICAL CENTRE (2020 Czech Mint)

By |2021-01-07T12:22:23+00:00January 7th, 2021|Categories: Quicklooks, Culture, History, Platinum, Czech Mint, Niue Island|

The Czech Mint has issued the 12th in its series of platinum coins depicting Czech UNESCO sites.  When the series kicked off in 2017, there were 12 UNESCO sites in the Czech Republic, and the mint even went to the trouble of creating a wooden box to hold the set. However, in 2019, two more sites were [...]

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