Sherlock Holmes ‘A Study in Scarlet’ reveals itself on a new pair of silver coins from Mint of Gdansk

By |2024-08-22T22:28:00+01:00August 21st, 2024|Categories: Art & Literature, Movies & TV, Coloured, Inserts, Silver, Niue Island, Mint of Gdansk|

Sherlock Holmes ‘A Study in Scarlet’ reveals itself on a new pair of silver coins from Mint of Gdansk A literary legend, British author Arthur Conan Doyle's fictional detective, Sherlock Holmes, has captured the imagination of readers since he first appeared in 1887. Over the next four decades, a total of 4 novels, and 56 short [...]

Star Trek: USS Enterprise NCC-1701D 1 oz silver coin (2024 Agoro by NZ Mint)

By |2024-08-20T11:37:14+01:00August 20th, 2024|Categories: Quicklooks, Movies & TV, Coloured, Silver, Niue Island, NZ Mint/Agoro|

The third in the Agoro’s ‘Star Trek Vehicles’ range of one-ounce silver coins is out now, and after the original Starship Enterprise, and Deep Space 9, we're seeing possibly the most popular vessel in all of Star Trek canon, the USS Enterprise D. This ship debuted in the first episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation back [...]

Agoro continues the trading coin concept with Harry Potters ‘Wizarding World’ taking up the reins after Star Wars, Marvel and DC

By |2024-08-12T23:05:21+01:00August 12th, 2024|Categories: Movies & TV, Coloured, Gold, Silver, Niue Island, NZ Mint/Agoro|

Agoro continues the trading coin concept with Harry Potters 'Wizarding World' taking up the reins after Star Wars, Marvel and DC The New Zealand Mint, now called Agoro, debuted their .mint Trading Coins concept with Star Wars back in August 2023, with a 51-coin Star Wars release. The concept is simple enough, taking the age-old [...]

Star Wars: A New Hope Erik Tan Poster 3 oz silver coin (2024 Agoro by NZ Mint)

By |2024-08-07T13:19:05+01:00August 7th, 2024|Categories: Quicklooks, Movies & TV, Coloured, Silver, Niue Island, NZ Mint/Agoro|

As we reported just yesterday, the New Zealand Mint has rebranded their collectible coin division as Agoro, and the first new issue to take advantage of that is in what we'd argue has been their flagship series for a decade - Star Wars. We've often been a little critical of the mint's poster/comic cover ranges for their [...]

Star Trek’s iconic NCC 1701 USS Enterprise is reproduced as a silver coin from Samoa by MDM Wholesale

By |2024-07-11T14:34:47+01:00July 11th, 2024|Categories: Movies & TV, Silver, MDM, Samoa|

Star Trek's iconic NCC 1701 USS Enterprise is reproduced as a silver coin from Samoa by MDM Wholesale Seemingly appearing every couple of years, the ultra-iconic USS Enterprise (NCC 1701) appears as a shaped coin, with varying degrees of success. The first attempt was by the Royal Canadian Mint, who released a ten-ounce depiction that [...]

The Perth Mint has been busy over the last few months with new bullion releases, so here’s a quick round-up of some of them

By |2024-07-08T13:43:31+01:00July 8th, 2024|Categories: Bullion, Movies & TV, Australia, Gold, Platinum, Silver, Perth Mint, Tuvalu|

The Perth Mint has been busy over the last few months with new bullion releases, so here's a quick round-up of some of them Undoubtedly one of the world's premier bullion producers, the Perth Mint has garnered itself a fine reputation for its range of annually changing designs going back several decades. In recent years, [...]

Star Trek Vehicles: 02 USS Enterprise NCC 1701 1oz silver coin (2024 New Zealand Mint)

By |2024-06-18T21:43:01+01:00June 18th, 2024|Categories: Quicklooks, Movies & TV, Coloured, Silver, Niue Island, NZ Mint/Agoro|

Launching today is the second in the New Zealand Mint's 'Star Trek Vehicles' range of one-ounce silver coins. The obvious stand-out here is the coin's unusual shape, almost like a sci-fi datachip, for example. The rest of the spec is quite standard, however, being a proof strike with colour on the reverse face. The first coin featured [...]

Superman joins the Mint of Gdansk’s licenced pop-culture coin range, with a new two-ounce, high-relief depiction of the Man of Steel

By |2024-06-04T14:12:33+01:00June 4th, 2024|Categories: Art & Literature, Movies & TV, Coloured, Silver, Niue Island, Mint of Gdansk|

Superman joins the Mint of Gdansk's licenced pop-culture coin range, with a new two-ounce, high-relief depiction of the Man of Steel We've seen, and covered, quite a few Superman coins over the last decade, as the iconic superhero remains immensely popular across multiple forms of media, from comics, of course, to film and television. The [...]

The Royal Mint’s seven-issue celebratory journey through six decades of James Bond continues with the 2000s, and Die Another Day

By |2024-05-28T14:56:55+01:00May 28th, 2024|Categories: Bullion, Movies & TV, Gold, Silver, Royal Mint, United Kingdom|

The Royal Mint's seven-issue celebratory journey through six decades of James Bond continues with the 2000s, and Die Another Day The fifth release in the Royal Mint's seven-issue romp through the James Bond movies launches today, and features the 2000s. Each of the seven issues showcases one of the most memorable vehicles from each decade the [...]

We’ve had Pickle Rick, and now Banana Rick breaks into coins from the mad genius that is the cult animated hit, Rick & Morty

By |2024-05-16T10:50:39+01:00May 16th, 2024|Categories: Movies & TV, Coloured, Barbados, Silver|

We’ve had Pickle Rick, and now Banana Rick breaks into coins from the mad genius that is the cult animated hit, Rick & Morty The chaotic animated series, Rick & Morty, is back at Glines and Rhodes after a small detour to the Mint of Gdańsk, and the NZ Mint, and it's one of their shaped [...]

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