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09Dec 23

MK’s 9 Dragons series reaches the half-way point with the Coiled Dragon. Here are some images.

By |December 9th, 2023|Categories: Culture, Gilded, Silver, Chad, MK Coins|0 Comments

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 [...]

08Dec 23

Britannia bullion variants and Platinum (2024 The Royal Mint)

By |December 8th, 2023|Categories: Quicklooks, Culture, Bullion, Platinum, Silver, Royal Mint, United Kingdom|0 Comments

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 [...]

07Dec 23

The Royal Australian Mint debuts its own Koala bullion coins for 2024, and there’s a high-relief proof in tow

By |December 7th, 2023|Categories: Bullion, Gold, Nature, Australia, Silver, Royal Australian Mint|0 Comments

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 [...]

06Dec 23

Hot Wheels Twin Mill 1oz silver coin (2023 MTB / PAMP)

By |December 6th, 2023|Categories: Quicklooks, Culture, Coloured, Silver, PAMP, Solomon Islands|0 Comments

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, [...]

05Dec 23

‘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

By |December 5th, 2023|Categories: Bullion, Movies & TV, Silver, Perth Mint, Tuvalu|0 Comments

'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 [...]

05Dec 23

You won’t lose Art Mints latest coin. A unique homage to Nikola Tesla brings added shine to silver

By |December 5th, 2023|Categories: Coloured, Art Mint, People, Science, Silver, Cameroon|0 Comments

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 [...]

04Dec 23

The lunar calendar year is more than just 12 animals, and Double Dragon God of Wealth is a striking numismatic reminder

By |December 4th, 2023|Categories: Culture, Gilded, Silver, Chad, MK Coins|0 Comments

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 [...]

01Dec 23

Artisan Coin Productions brings some stylish designs to affordable territory with a range of one-gram silver coins

By |December 1st, 2023|Categories: Artisan Coins, Lunar Calendar, Gilded, Science, Silver, Chad|0 Comments

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 [...]

30Nov 23

EIC’s annual Una & the Lion coin range returns for 2024, with a new visual interpretation of the classic story

By |November 30th, 2023|Categories: Art & Literature, Bullion, Gold, Silver, East India Company, St Helena|0 Comments

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, [...]

30Nov 23

Camelot: Arthur Pendragon Bullion Edition 1oz silver coin (2023 Asturmint)

By |November 30th, 2023|Categories: Quicklooks, Art & Literature, Bullion, Asturmint, Silver, Niue Island|0 Comments

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 [...]

29Nov 23

Art Mint immortalises the Mesopotamian Sumerians, on the first of its 7 Ancient Civilisations silver coin series

By |November 29th, 2023|Categories: Architecture, History, Art Mint, Coloured, Silver, Cameroon|0 Comments

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. [...]

29Nov 23

Time for fish & chips! Coin’s Today grows its quirky silver bullion offerings with the Silver Fish, and the Value Disk

By |November 29th, 2023|Categories: Art & Literature, Bullion, History, Silver, Coins Today KR|0 Comments

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 [...]

28Nov 23

Scottsdale debuts their third Equatorial Guinea Giraffe bullion coin, and there’s Jesus and a Unicorn as well

By |November 28th, 2023|Categories: Art & Literature, Culture, Bullion, Gold, Nature, Silver, Equatorial Guinea, Ghana, Samoa, Scottsdale Mint|0 Comments

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 [...]

27Nov 23

The Royal Mint employs the talents of John Mercanti with The Lion and the Eagle, a nod to the US/UK relationship

By |November 27th, 2023|Categories: Gold, Politics & Finance, Silver, Royal Mint, United Kingdom|0 Comments

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, [...]

27Nov 23

The Czech Mint rounds out the second of three sets of four Second World War tank coins with the fearsome Panther

By |November 27th, 2023|Categories: History, Military, Gold, Silver, Czech Mint, Niue Island|0 Comments

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 [...]

24Nov 23

Minigold’s biggest cheerleader, CIT Coin Invest, expands its already wide and varied range with five new coins

By |November 24th, 2023|Categories: History, Nature, Sport, CIT Coin Invest, Cook Islands, Palau|0 Comments

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 [...]

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