The Monnaie de Paris celebration of famous women continues with a 20th century icon, Marilyn Monroe Born Norma Jean Mortenson on June 01, 1926, in Los Angeles, Marilyn Monroe spent much of her early life bouncing between foster homes and an orphanage, culminating in a marriage when she was just 16. She was 'discovered' working [...]
Modern icon, Game of Thrones, marks 15 years since its debut with a new pair of fifty pence designs called 'Fire' and 'Ice' Based on the fantasy novel series 'A Song of Ice and Fire', by George R. R. Martin, Game of Thrones debuted on HBO on April 17, 2011, and became a phenomenon almost immediately. [...]
The Perth Mint adds its 2026 issues to their popular bullion coin series, starts a new one, and heads to the world of sci-fi Purveyors of one of the widest, longest running, and popular ranges of bullion coins is back with new additions to three of its much loved nature-themed series. The Australian Swan, the Australian [...]
March was a varied month for pop-culture coin icons, Agoro, and April looks set to continue the diverse line-up Another round-up of the latest pop-culture releases from the kings of the genre, Agoro (the collectible arm of the New Zealand Mint), and it's a mix of the usual big names like Star Wars and Marvel, [...]
Continuing a long-running series of bullion coins, the New Zealand Mint, and MTB/PAMP, have issued the latest Star Wars silver coin, which is the third in the Original Trilogy range. Previous coins, Princess Leia and Luke Skywalker, have proven popular enough for this issue, Darth Vader, to have its mintage more than doubled to 25,000 pieces in [...]
Pik Coin's three-issue Peaky Blinders silver coin series concludes with the Shelby family matriarch, Polly Peaky Blinders tells the story of a post First World War criminal enterprise in Birmingham, England. Named after the razor blades embedded in the peaks of their flat caps, the family enterprise tries to dominate the alcohol, betting, and other [...]
The silver foil renaissance at Agoro continues with six new pop-culture releases, from movies to comics After a few years in the doldrums, the last year or so has seen a renaissance in the silver foil market. We've always been partial to the type here, as while they're not for everyone, they offer an intriguing [...]
Following their Spider-man vs Green Goblin, and Iron Man vs Ultron one-ounce silver bullion coins, MTB-PAMP are adding a third issue to their officially licensed Marvel Versus range today. These coins pit a hero and their nemesis against each other, both in bust form, split by a lightning bolt. This third coin features Captain America, and one [...]
MTB-PAMP add multiple issues to their pop-culture portfolio, with Star Wars, Pac-Man, Peanuts, and a return to Fender Guitars Swiss company, PAMP, have joined Agoro at the top of the pile for releasing coins themed around popular culture, from video games, to some more eclectic items, like Hot Wheels, NASCAR, and Coca-Cola. They also like [...]
Agoro are broadening their portfolio to include multiple new pop-culture franchises, with coins and foils One of the more prolific producers out there are Agoro, the collectible department of the New Zealand Mint, and, except for some isolated ranges, they're concentrated on the television and film markets almost exclusively. Franchises, like Marvel, Star Wars, Harry Potter, [...]
