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, [...]
MTB-PAMP are continuing the range of Disney bullion coins with the traditional Christmas release. These were originally issued by the New Zealand Mint, but they seem to have stepped back from the bullion side somewhat, and MTB-PAMP have picked up the torch, even minting them in the US. All but one of the five annual issues [...]
At last! South Park hits the coin world in style, with Agoro's latest trading coin range, with a 1 of 1 gold chaser Agoro (by New Zealand Mint) return to their trading coin concept again, with an all-new franchise, the cult classic adult animated series, South Park. Now on its 28th season, and currently as [...]
"I am the Law!!" The shield of Judge Dredd, British comic 2000AD's most iconic character, is replicated as a silver coin I remember the feeling of awe when, as a child, I was bought the first issue of a new British comic, 2000AD. It was 1977, and included the return of classic character Dan Dare. However, [...]
Completely different from just about every other incarnation of Batman, the 1966 television series took the character to camp extremes, and it was a riot!. The Batman's villains gallery has always been odd, but it was taken to extremes with a line-up of top actors taking on such iconic roles as The Joker, Riddler, Catwoman, and King [...]
Live Long and Prosper. The iconic Vulcan salute from Star Trek heads up the latest selection of releases from Agoro We haven't caught up with Agoro, the collectible department of the New Zealand Mint, for a while, but we've noticed they seem to be getting a bit more adventurous of late, and we love that here. [...]
Despite a relatively subdued release schedule compared to the early day, Disney bullion coins are still being released, and the latest, by MTB-PAMP, signifies a new confidence in the brand. We see this in the mintages, with have risen from around 10,000, to 25,000 here. Also telling is the return of gold, absent in most new issues [...]
Modern cinema is a large part of the current numismatic world, with everything from Marvel and DC, to Harry Potter and Jurassic Park, garnering multiple new issues, but sadly, the early days of cinema are almost completely neglected. The Mint of Poland is attempting to inject some life into the genre with its new 'Silent Film Classics' [...]
The final issue in The Royal Mint's four-coin Harry Potter series has just launched, and following The Winged Keys, The Black Lake, and The Flying Car, we have The Patronus, continuing the theme of featuring classic scenes from the uber-popular film series, released from 2001 to 2011. Harry Potter has been a giant in modern numismatics, as you [...]
