Women in History – Marie Curie silver coin (2022 New Zealand Mint)

By |2022-05-19T22:36:43+01:00May 19th, 2022|Categories: Quicklooks, History, People, Coloured, Silver, Niue Island, NZ Mint/Agoro|

With the New Zealand Mint seemingly having given up on anything that wasn't a pop-culture franchised coin release, we were pleased to see them finally release a new series with a more general them. They've issued from fine ones over the years, including a decent dinosaur series not too long ago, but we're back into human history for their [...]

A peek behind the curtains to see what’s to come, with CIT’s new retro-inspired Daydreamer: Future proof silver coin

By |2022-05-23T19:37:26+01:00May 17th, 2022|Categories: Culture, History, Coloured, Science, Silver, CIT Coin Invest, Niue Island, Palau|

A peek behind the curtains to see what's to come, with CIT's new retro-inspired Daydreamer: Future proof silver coin Robots, spaceships, flying cars, and buildings towering into the sky, have all been popular elements in science-fiction, dating back to the early 20th century, and in some forms, as far as Victorian times. Fritz Lang's seminal 1927 [...]

Seven Wonders – Temple of Artemis bullion round (2022 APMEX)

By |2022-05-17T00:29:06+01:00May 17th, 2022|Categories: Quicklooks, History, Bullion Round, People, Gold, Silver|

The fourth of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World bullion rounds from APMEX has just debuted, and this time around depicts the Temple of Artemis, and one of its most famous figures by association, Alexander the Great. The temple was actually the third built on the site, with the second having been burned to the ground in [...]

The Czech Mint launches its four-coin look at the potent tanks that fought on both sides during the Second World War

By |2022-05-16T03:16:29+01:00May 16th, 2022|Categories: History, Military, Gold, Silver, Czech Mint, Niue Island|

The Czech Mint launches its four-coin look at the potent tanks that fought on both sides during the Second World War A new series from the prolific Czech Mint features a favourite subject of ours, historical military hardware. Sadly, the 20th century is a veritable goldmine for weapons of destruction, containing an almost endless parade of [...]

Scottsdale Mint’s hewn-edged Terracotta Warrior bullion coin series debuts a belated 2021 release

By |2022-05-17T01:53:30+01:00May 13th, 2022|Categories: Culture, History, Bullion, Silver, Fiji, Scottsdale Mint|

Scottsdale Mint's hewn-edged Terracotta Warrior bullion coin series debuts a belated 2021 release Better late than never, as the old saying goes, Scottsdale Mint has debuted the fourth in its superb Terracotta Army range of five-ounce silver bullion coins. An offshoot of an earlier 'Ancient Egyptian' series, also still running, 'Terracotta Army' first appeared in [...]

Titanic shaped five-ounce silver coin (2022 MDM Wholesale)

By |2022-04-28T17:32:32+01:00April 28th, 2022|Categories: Quicklooks, History, Coloured, Silver, MDM, Solomon Islands|

As is typical, a day after we went live with our look at a pair of Titanic anniversary coins, another interesting issue was released, this time by MDM in Germany. It's a cool piece, worthy of coverage, so while the topic is still fresh in our minds, here it is. This is a five ounce silver issue, and fits [...]

Chibi Mortal Kombat – Scorpion & Warriors – Viking (2022 New Zealand Mint)

By |2022-04-26T21:44:49+01:00April 26th, 2022|Categories: Quicklooks, History, Movies & TV, Coloured, Silver, Niue Island, NZ Mint/Agoro|

As you know, we've started to confine our coverage of new Chibi coins to our TV/Film round-up articles, and to the huge Coin Series Profile we have, but we like to give a heads-up when a new subset drops, and today is the day for that. As usual, this pair of coins is the second to launch this month, [...]

The Titanic hit an iceberg 110 years ago, and CIT and the Mint of Poland issue very different coins to mark the event

By |2022-04-25T20:56:57+01:00April 25th, 2022|Categories: History, Coloured, Copper, Gold, Inserts, Silver, Cook Islands, CIT Coin Invest, Niue Island, Mint of Poland|

The Titanic hit an iceberg 110 years ago, and CIT and the Mint of Poland issue very different coins to mark the event Probably the most famous shipwreck in history, the tragic tale of Titanic's maiden voyage has become the stuff of legend, featuring in countless movies, TV series, and books, as well as starring in [...]

A century on, the transition from Morgan Dollar to Peace Dollar is marked with a new silver coin celebration

By |2022-04-20T16:24:42+01:00April 20th, 2022|Categories: History, Politics & Finance, Gilded, Silver, BH Mayer, Cook Islands|

A century on, the transition from Morgan Dollar to Peace Dollar is marked with a new silver coin celebration The first standard silver coin minted by the United States Government since the passing of the 1873 Coinage Act, the Morgan dollar was a 0.900 silver unit of 26.73 grams total weight. Named after its designer, George [...]

The Czech Mint tells the story of Europe’s journey to the New World with its ‘Discovery of America’ coin series

By |2022-04-19T15:34:37+01:00April 19th, 2022|Categories: History, Gold, Silver, Czech Mint, Niue Island|

The Czech Mint tells the story of Europe's journey to the New World with its 'Discovery of America' coin series We've long been fans of the Czech Mints numerous small series of coins themed around everything from nature, to literature, with a fair bit of history thrown in for good measure. Examples, like their Inventions of Leonardo, [...]

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