MK’s 9 Dragons series reaches the half-way point with the Coiled Dragon. Here are some images.
MK's 9 Dragons series reaches the half-way point with the Coiled Dragon. Here are some images. We've produced one of our Coin Series Profiles to this very ambitious range of dragon coins, with the idea being we'd cover every second or third new release in a news post, with the rest going straight into the profile. This fifth release was one due to go straight to the CSP, but it's deviated [...]
Britannia bullion variants and Platinum (2024 The Royal Mint)
A giant in the bullion world, the Royal Mint Britannia, with its Philip Nathan designed depiction of the British female personification, has been a mainstay of the bullion world for over 35 years. Like most major bullion coins, the one-ounce weight class in gold and/or silver, is either the only size available, or by far the most popular. That doesn't mean it stops there, and the Britannia has had many other weights [...]
The Royal Australian Mint debuts its own Koala bullion coins for 2024, and there’s a high-relief proof in tow
The Royal Australian Mint debuts its own Koala bullion coins for 2024, and there's a high-relief proof in tow One of their core bullion ranges, the Koala has been a staple of the Perth Mint since 2007, but it now seems its Antipodean rival, the Royal Australian Mint, has a series all of their own. This iconic animal, from a country generally known for wildlife with an attitude, is a [...]
Hot Wheels Twin Mill 1oz silver coin (2023 MTB / PAMP)
It was 55 years ago that Elliot Handler, and his company, Mattel, introduced a new brand of model cars called 'Hot Wheels'. First off the line, and part of what is called the 'Sweet 16', was a dark blue custom Camaro, and it's probably an understatement to say that Hot Wheels became a success from this small start. It was huge. In 1969, an ex-Chrysler employee, Ira Gilford, came on board, [...]
The 12 Guides of Christmas: Number 2 – Armoured Vehicles by the Czech Mint
The 12 Guides of Christmas: Number 2 - Armoured Vehicles by the Czech Mint Just a heads-up that the second of our '12 Guides of Christmas' is now live, and as promised, it's the Czech Mint's excellent 'Armoured Vehicles' range that we recently got [...]
‘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
'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 [...]
You won’t lose Art Mints latest coin. A unique homage to Nikola Tesla brings added shine to silver
You won't lose Art Mints latest coin. A unique homage to Nikola Tesla brings added shine to silver Nikola Tesla, born on July 10, 1856, in Smiljan (now part of Croatia), was a Serbian-American inventor, electrical engineer, and physicist who significantly influenced the development of modern [...]
The 12 Guides of Christmas: Number 1 – The 9 Dragons by MK Coins
The 12 Guides of Christmas: Number 1 - The 9 Dragons by MK Coins It's been an extremely busy November, and we're still dealing with a huge backlog, not counting the new ones we've had in just the last few days. However, [...]
The lunar calendar year is more than just 12 animals, and Double Dragon God of Wealth is a striking numismatic reminder
The lunar calendar year is more than just 12 animals, and Double Dragon God of Wealth is a striking numismatic reminder As we rapidly approach the new lunar calendar year, we can look back at a huge range of coin issues celebrating it. The numismatic [...]
Artisan Coin Productions brings some stylish designs to affordable territory with a range of one-gram silver coins
Artisan Coin Productions brings some stylish designs to affordable territory with a range of one-gram silver coins With the increasing focus on higher end numismatics, it's easy to overlook potential problems arising from it. Even ignoring the economic woes affecting more and more people, and the [...]
EIC’s annual Una & the Lion coin range returns for 2024, with a new visual interpretation of the classic story
EIC's annual Una & the Lion coin range returns for 2024, with a new visual interpretation of the classic story Una & the Lion, based on a poem from the 16th Century epic poem by Edmund Spencer, has been a popular motif in modern coins, [...]
Camelot: Arthur Pendragon Bullion Edition 1oz silver coin (2023 Asturmint)
We've seen a few high-end coins make the transition to bullion over the last couple of years, but it still remains a relatively uncommon thing. A recent offering was the White Horse, from the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse series, put out by the Carpathian Mint, although [...]
Art Mint immortalises the Mesopotamian Sumerians, on the first of its 7 Ancient Civilisations silver coin series
Art Mint immortalises the Mesopotamian Sumerians, on the first of its 7 Ancient Civilisations silver coin series Emerging in the early Bronze Age in what is now south-central Iraq (southern Mesopotamia), Sumer is one of the first civilisations in human history, certainly in the wider region. [...]
Time for fish & chips! Coin’s Today grows its quirky silver bullion offerings with the Silver Fish, and the Value Disk
Time for fish & chips! Coin's Today grows its quirky silver bullion offerings with the Silver Fish, and the Value Disk Coins Today are back with another pair of highly unusual offerings in their silver range, and they couldn't be any more different from each other [...]
Scottsdale debuts their third Equatorial Guinea Giraffe bullion coin, and there’s Jesus and a Unicorn as well
Scottsdale debuts their third Equatorial Guinea Giraffe bullion coin, and there's Jesus and a Unicorn as well One of the most innovative, and expansive bullion producers in the world today, Scottsdale Mint has a huge range of offerings, encompassing an equally huge range of themes. They [...]
The Royal Mint employs the talents of John Mercanti with The Lion and the Eagle, a nod to the US/UK relationship
The Royal Mint employs the talents of John Mercanti with The Lion and the Eagle, a nod to the US/UK relationship We've all heard about the 'Special Relationship' that exists between the United States, and the United Kingdom, two nations, who over the last three centuries, [...]
The Czech Mint rounds out the second of three sets of four Second World War tank coins with the fearsome Panther
The Czech Mint rounds out the second of three sets of four Second World War tank coins with the fearsome Panther In 2022, the Czech Mint debuted a new four-coin series featuring one of my favourite thing - tanks. This isn't a popular subject in [...]
Minigold’s biggest cheerleader, CIT Coin Invest, expands its already wide and varied range with five new coins
Minigold's biggest cheerleader, CIT Coin Invest, expands its already wide and varied range with five new coins So what do we consider a minigold? Basically, gold coins under a gram in weight fall under this general classification, and it's become particularly associated with the 1/2 gram [...]