A new addition to the increasingly popular shaped coin market is, rather unsurprisingly, sporting a pop-culture design. Continuing the 40th anniversary celebrations of Steven Spielberg's massive hit, E.T. The Extra Terrestrial, Australian producer The Coin Company, has today released a two-ounce coloured coin, featuring the head of the title character. Unlike many of these coins, this one seems [...]
The NZ Mint's late July releases include horror movies, Harry Potter, Batman, and a yellow bird who tawt he taw a puddy-tat... In our second catch-up of New Zealand Mint popular-culture releases, we have the usual selection of Chibi, Harry Potter, DC Comics, Star Wars, and more, encompassing a decent selection of styles and formats. There [...]
The numismatic world's Lord of the Rings selection expands with an impeccable issue from Mint XXI A giant of the literary and movie worlds, irrespective of genre, J.R.R. Tolkien's 'Lord of the Rings' sequence has topped bestseller lists around the world for decades, They made the move to the big screen in 2003, with an epic [...]
One of the New Zealand Mint's numerous popular culture themed bullion coins, Pirates of the Caribbean, has just debuted its fifth and final release. It's called 'Silent Mary' and features the Spanish Royal Navy galleon from the fifth movie in the franchise, 'Dead Men Tell No Tales'. Captained by Armando Salazar, she was a feared pirate hunter, but [...]
What's new in the world of television, film and popular culture coins? A July round-up of the latest releases Another round-up of popular culture coins, the usual names are in attendance, both producers, and licences. The NZ Mint has added to its Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, and Chibi franchises, while adding the awesome Rick [...]
After looking at the new Homer bullion coin yesterday, we're taking a quick dip back into the animated world of one of TV's most dysfunctional families. This time it's Bart, who's appeared on many coins at the Perth Mint over the last few years. Rather than a traditional round coin, however, the mint has decided to tap into [...]
Homer is back! The Perth Mint's very cool 'The Simpson's' silver bullion coin series continues today, with the second solo appearance of the dopey patriarch, Homer. This has always been a good series, jumping between more formal character portraits (of which this is the third), and general scenes from the smash-hit animated TV show, four of those having [...]
The New Zealand Mint's impressive silver miniature range expands with a second Darth Vader statue It's been a while since we saw a new miniature from the New Zealand Mint, but here we are with a second Darth Vader statue. The mint has quite a wide variety of these, spread mainly across its DC Comics, Disney, [...]
A Trip to the Moon, Powercoin's latest issue, celebrates its 1902 movie namesake, the first true science-fiction film Alien, Blade Runner, Star Wars, Star Trek, Flash Gordon, and 2001: A Space Odyssey. Science Fiction is without question the most visually spectacular, and inventive movie genre out there, where writers and directors get to imagine anything and [...]
Today sees the debut of the second issue in the New Zealand Mint's new 'Game of Thrones' range. The range kicked off last month with a coloured medallion carrying the banner of House Targaryen, the family soon to star in their own television show 'House of the Dragon. For the second release, we have a wholly more unusual [...]
