Just a quick heads up on two new Chibi coins. Not unusual, of course, but one of them will be a huge fan favourite. Fennec Shand is a character in the new The Book of Boba Fett television series, straight from the Star Wars Universe. Extremely popular, we reckon if you want her Chibi coin, don't hang [...]
In a list of the most original and groundbreaking science-fiction movies of all time, The Matrix would sit near the top of all of them. Striking visuals, with a multi-layered story, it was a huge hit when it premiered in 1999, and spawned three sequels. It also popularised 'bullet-time', a filming technique that became the movie's signature [...]
New Chibi coins continue to emanate from the New Zealand Mint, and while we've moved most coverage to our semiregular round up articles, there will always be interesting ones we want to cover on release day. Today is such a day, as the mint adds yet another new subseries to the ever-expanding Chibi juggernaut.The first of the [...]
Film and Television coins start their journey through 2022 with another wide selection of hit franchises It looks like 2022 is going to carry on where 2021 left off, if this January selection of popular culture coins is any indicator. There's another full selection of coins and rounds on offer, mostly from the usual producers, and [...]
Well, 2022 is here, and it seems the Chibi juggernaut isn't going to be slowing down for it. The four issues per month schedule will be continuing in January, and as usual, there will be two pairs issued, one early, one late in the month. More importantly, three of the four will be launch coins in new [...]
Just sneaking into 2021 is the last pair of the New Zealand Mint's 'Chibi' coins, a year that has seen over 40 of them be issued. In light of that, we're not going to dwell on them too much, and suggest heading over to our very comprehensive profile of the series for more information (link below). The [...]
Steve McQueen, a movie legend and the epitome of cool, gets his own epically cool bullion coin Like James Dean, Steve McQueen became one of those film legends that burned brightly, but had their light extinguished before their time. Throughout the 60's and early 70's, McQueen and his anti-hero persona, grew into one of the biggest [...]
Lick that cookie, or the man with the gun is coming!! An umbrella coin inspired by a hit South Korean TV show debuts We're inundated with fake excellence on a daily basis. Constantly told what is, or isn't, good by those trying to latch onto the next 'big thing', we all get burned so many times [...]
A superb miniature of Boba Fett headlines our last round-up of film & TV themed coins in 2021 The last round-up of film and television coins in 2021, and it's one dominated by the New Zealand Mint, offset by just a single release from APMEX. Despite that, a wide range of offerings headlined by a [...]
It seems that the darling of the moment in the popular culture genre is the anniversary of the legendary fighting game, Street Fighter, with both LPM and the NZ Mint issuing several different ranges. The latest is from the latter, and rather than being part of a uniquely Street Fighter series, it's the fourth annual release in the [...]
