The Royal Mint returns to the Star Wars universe with a second four-issue series of proof coins, and all new bullion bars

By |2024-03-18T00:01:32+00:00March 18th, 2024|Categories: Bullion, Movies & TV, Gold, Silver, Royal Mint|

The Royal Mint returns to the Star Wars universe with a second four-issue series of proof coins, and all new bullion bars Last July, the Royal Mint surprised us with a new Star Wars coin collection, a franchise which had been associated with the New Zealand Mint for almost a decade. Consisting of four designs, [...]

The New Zealand Mint expands its pop-culture ranges, and ventures outside that genre with cowboys and tarot

By |2024-03-13T19:18:24+00:00March 13th, 2024|Categories: Culture, History, Coloured, Movies & TV, Silver, Niue Island, NZ Mint|

The New Zealand Mint expands its pop-culture ranges, and ventures outside that genre with cowboys and tarot It's been a while since we did a good round-up of the New Zealand Mints coins, so here's a long overdue catch-up on a more varied selection than they've had of late, encompassing some more ambitious pop-culture coins, [...]

Grand Admiral Thrawn & Poison Ivy Chibi silver coins (2024 New Zealand Mint)

By |2024-02-27T16:26:30+00:00February 27th, 2024|Categories: Quicklooks, Coloured, Movies & TV, Silver, Niue Island, NZ Mint|

Our updating of various Coin Series Profiles continues today, with another pair of coins added to the New Zealand Mint's copious, and quirky range of pop-culture parodies. For those unaware, Chibi is based on the Japanese art-style called super-deformed, whereby a character is depicted with a huge, outsized head. There are now over 150 coins in this [...]

Call of Duty, an absolute behemoth of the gaming world, partners with PAMP to release new wearable gold and silver bars

By |2024-02-21T12:45:49+00:00February 21st, 2024|Categories: Bullion, Military, Movies & TV, Gold, Sport, Silver, PAMP|

Call of Duty, an absolute behemoth of the gaming world, partners with PAMP to release new wearable gold and silver bars Launching in 2003, Call of Duty was a brilliant first-person shooter set in the Second World War. Garnering immense acclaim, it led to a whole franchise, filled with numerous sequels and subseries. One of [...]

Star Trek returns to the New Zealand Mint with a pair of shaped silver USS Enterprise coins

By |2024-01-19T14:31:18+00:00January 19th, 2024|Categories: Movies & TV, Silver, Niue Island, NZ Mint|

Star Trek returns to the New Zealand Mint with a pair of shaped silver USS Enterprise coins With Star Trek back on the agenda at the New Zealand Mint, we're expecting to see an increased variety and volume of new coins as the year progresses. I wouldn't be in the least bit surprised if the [...]

Bond’s iconic undersea Lotus Esprit S1 represents the legendary spy’s celluloid journey through the 1970s

By |2023-12-12T04:45:50+00:00December 12th, 2023|Categories: Bullion, Movies & TV, Gold, Silver, Royal Mint, United Kingdom|

Bond's iconic undersea Lotus Esprit S1 represents the legendary spy's celluloid journey through the 1970s With a debut just four weeks ago, the Royal Mint is already following up it's look at the film career of the legendary spy, James Bond, with the second of seven coins in the series. Each issue will showcase the films [...]

‘He really is a groovy cat, a gentleman, a scholar, what a numismat’. The Pink Panther turns 60, and the Perth Mint has a bullion coin

By |2023-12-05T23:53:02+00:00December 5th, 2023|Categories: Bullion, Movies & TV, Silver, Perth Mint, Tuvalu|

'He really is a groovy cat, a gentleman, a scholar, what a numismat'. The Pink Panther turns 60, and the Perth Mint has a bullion coin The slick and suave pink pussycat, The Pink Panther, first saw the light of day as an animated opening sequence for the film of the same name, back in [...]

The Penguin & Sabine Wren Chibi silver coins (2023 New Zealand Mint)

By |2023-11-21T12:34:48+00:00November 21st, 2023|Categories: Quicklooks, Coloured, Movies & TV, Silver, Niue Island, NZ Mint|

Chibi continues its relentless pursuit of market domination with a pair of new issues for two of the biggest franchises that make up the broad range. The first is the 16th in the DC Comics subset, and features one of Batman's most popular adversaries, The Penguin, complete with monocle and dapper suit. The second is from [...]

“Nooo, Mr Bond, I expect you to buy!”. The Royal Mint celebrates six decades of 007 with Little Nellie.

By |2023-11-15T18:32:48+00:00November 15th, 2023|Categories: Bullion, Movies & TV, Gold, Silver, Royal Mint, United Kingdom|

"Nooo, Mr Bond, I expect you to buy!". The Royal Mint celebrates six decades of 007 with Little Nellie. Last year saw the 60th anniversary of the first of the serious James Bond movies, back in 1962 when Dr. No debuted to widespread critical acclaim, creating legions of fans that persist to this day. The [...]

The Mandalorian Mythosaur Emblem shaped silver coins (2023 New Zealand Mint)

By |2023-11-13T19:51:51+00:00November 13th, 2023|Categories: Quicklooks, Movies & TV, Silver, Niue Island, NZ Mint|

Another new Star Wars series from the New Zealand Mint has debuted, this time taking the shaped, antique-finished format from the ship-shaped series, the latest of which is Bo-Katan's Gauntlet Starfighter, and applying it to an emblem. The coin features the Mandalorian Mythosaur, popularised in the hit TV show, and likely to become a more important thing moving [...]

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